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Edison California Map

Explore Edison, California, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Edison, California

How to Use This Edison, California Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Edison, California. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of California or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Edison.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Edison
State	California (CA)
County	Kern County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	35.347459
Longitude	-118.871764
Population	255
Density	97.3 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	93307, 93220
Area Code	661
County Seat	Bakersfield
School District	Edison Elementary School District

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About Edison, California

Edison is a locality in Kern County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 255. The population density is 97.3 people per km². Edison is located at 35.3475°N, 118.8718°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP codes: 93307, 93220.

Edison occupies a sun-bleached expanse where the flat, fertile earth meets the horizon in a shimmering haze of heat and dust. It lies 3.9 miles east-southeast of East Niles, CA (from East Niles, CA: bearing 120°T), and is situated 8.5 miles east-southeast of Bakersfield. The landscape surrounding Edison remains defined by its broad, arid plains and the relentless intensity of the summer light, which bleaches the dry grasses to a pale, brittle straw. Five miles away, the seasonal flow of Cottonwood Creek leaves behind a parched, gravelly path, while the distant, hazy silhouette of the Sierra Nevada serves as a faint, jagged reminder of the tectonic forces that shaped this basin. Residents often find respite in the shade of Orangewood Park, a simple green reprieve that offers a quiet contrast to the vast, open fields stretching toward Sacramento Gulch.

Agriculture provides the steady, rhythmic pulse of life in Edison, grounding the local economy in the seasonal cycles of planting and harvest. The town grew from the grit of homesteaders who recognized the potential in this thirsty soil, transforming the plains into a patchwork of productive fields that demand a disciplined, daily devotion. Life moves with the deliberate pace of those who understand the temperament of the land, far removed from the frantic energy of the coast. Whether watching the amber sun dip toward the western edge of the world or noting the proximity of Lake Ming’s still waters six miles to the north, those who call Edison home share an understated appreciation for the austere beauty of a region that asks much but offers a singular, quiet clarity in return.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Orangewood Park (Local Park) — 2.4 mi, 312° NW
Bakersfield Cactus Ecological Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 4.5 mi, 043° NE
Sand Ridge Preserve (Conservation Area) — 4.9 mi, 127° SE
California Living Museum (Museum) — 5.9 mi, 352° N
Kern River Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 5.9 mi, 007° N
Hart Memorial Park (Local Park) — 6.7 mi, 346° N
Memorial Stadium (Stadium) — 6.9 mi, 307° NW
Kern County Fair Grounds (Local Recreation) — 7.4 mi, 268° W
Kern Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 7.9 mi, 283° W
Bakersfield Civic Auditorium (Theatre) — 8.1 mi, 282° W
Sequoia National Forest (National Forest) — 8.6 mi, 029° NE · 1.1M acres
Father Francisco Garces (Public Artwork) — 8.7 mi, 288° W
Kern County Museum and Pioneer Village (Museum) — 8.9 mi, 291° W
Kern County Museum Historical Reference Library (Museum) — 8.9 mi, 291° W
Valley Plaza Stadium (Cinema) — 9.3 mi, 265° W
Korean War Memorial (Monument) — 9.3 mi, 281° W
Kern County World War II Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 9.4 mi, 281° W
Checkpoint (Attraction) — 18.4 mi, 346° N
Tehachapi Loop (Attraction) — 21.4 mi, 118° SE
Shafter Ford Theater (Theatre) — 24.2 mi, 296° NW
Woody Rd (Attraction) — 24.4 mi, 003° N
Depot Museum (Museum) — 25.3 mi, 296° NW
Tehachapi Depot Museum (Museum) — 28.2 mi, 122° SE
Hitching Post (Cinema) — 28.2 mi, 122° SE
Historic Water Tower (Attraction) — 28.2 mi, 122° SE
Los Padres National Forest (National Forest) — 31.6 mi, 191° S · 1.8M acres
Giant Sequoia National Monument (National Monument) — 33.0 mi, 023° NE · 353k acres
Chumash Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 37.4 mi, 203° SW · 38k acres
Kiavah Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 38.4 mi, 066° NE · 43k acres
Carrizo Plain National Monument (National Monument) — 39.8 mi, 234° SW · 247k acres

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