El Cerrito California Map
Explore El Cerrito, 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 El Cerrito, California
How to Use This El Cerrito, California Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for El Cerrito, 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 El Cerrito.
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 | El Cerrito |
| State | California (CA) |
| County | Riverside County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| Latitude | 33.840572 |
| Longitude | -117.522825 |
| Population | 5,058 |
| Density | 748.2 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Codes | 92881, 94530 |
| Area Code | 949, 510 |
| County Seat | Riverside |
| School District | Corona-Norco Unified School District |
About El Cerrito, California
El Cerrito is a locality in Riverside County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 5,058. The population density is 748.2 people per km². El Cerrito is located at 33.8406°N, 117.5228°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP codes: 92881, 94530.El Cerrito occupies a sun-drenched expanse where the earth holds the heat of the day long after the shadows lengthen across the dry, golden grasses. It lies 2.6 miles south of Home Gardens, CA (from Home Gardens, CA: bearing 182°T), and is situated 3.5 miles southeast of Corona. The terrain rises and falls with a rhythmic persistence, pulling the eye toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the San Bernardino Mountains that define the far horizon. Nearby, the quiet path of Temescal Wash cuts through the terrain, a seasonal pulse that dictates the flow of the land, while the quiet waters of Lake Mathews shimmer like a polished stone in the basin. To the west, the rugged terrain of Cajacalco Canyon offers a deeper silence, its parched slopes harboring the scent of wild sage and dust that characterizes the inland air. Within this landscape, El Cerrito Sports Park serves as the central clearing where the neighborhood gathers, its open fields acting as a lung for the surrounding development.
History here is written in the shift from agricultural roots to the steady, modern pulse of suburban life, where the land has been subdivided but never entirely subdued. The economy reflects a quiet, industrious pragmatism, moving away from the old reliance on the soil toward a service-oriented rhythm that sustains the daily lives of residents. On clear afternoons, the quality of the light takes on a sharp, amber clarity that brings every detail of the fence lines and rooftops into high relief. Those seeking a longer path into the wild might travel to the Maple Spring Truck Trail, though the true character of El Cerrito is found in the everyday transitions of the morning commute and the evening cooling of the pavement. It is a place that demands little from the traveler, yet offers a grounded, unpretentious stillness to those who linger long enough to watch the light change.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- El Cerrito Sports Park (Local Recreation) — 0.4 mi, 226° SW
- Chase Neighborhood Park (Local Park) — 1.1 mi, 264° W
- Citrus Community Park (Local Park) — 1.2 mi, 284° W
- Cleveland National Forest (National Forest) — 2.9 mi, 197° S · 426k acres
- Museum Barn Exhibit (Museum) — 3.1 mi, 276° W
- Mathews Dam (Monument) — 3.5 mi, 095° E
- Serrano Tanning Vats (Monument) — 4.8 mi, 154° SE
- Tanning Vats (Monument) — 4.8 mi, 154° SE
- Let it shine (Public Artwork) — 5.0 mi, 013° N
- Brandstater Gallery (Gallery) — 5.1 mi, 012° N
- World Museum of Natural History (Museum) — 5.1 mi, 013° N
- Live Music (Theatre) — 5.2 mi, 157° SE
- Cowboy Gunfighters Show (Theatre) — 5.3 mi, 157° SE
- Magic Show (Attraction) — 5.3 mi, 036° NE
- Ghost Blasters (Attraction) — 5.4 mi, 037° NE
- Prado Reservoir (Recreation Area) — 5.5 mi, 316° NW
- Five Points Intersection (Attraction) — 5.8 mi, 020° N
- Chudzikowski Home Site (Historic Ruins) — 6.1 mi, 021° N
- Pumpkin Rock (Viewpoint) — 6.3 mi, 003° N
- KSRT-AM (Orange) (Historic Ruins) — 6.8 mi, 263° W
- Stone Fort (Attraction) — 7.2 mi, 006° N
- Chino Hills State Park (State Park) — 7.7 mi, 294° NW
- Irvine Ranch Open Space (Local Recreation) — 8.0 mi, 267° W
- Coal Canyon Ecological Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 8.6 mi, 271° W
- Hidden Valley Wildlife Area (Nature Reserve) — 8.8 mi, 006° N
- Southern California Medical Museum (Museum) — 11.1 mi, 041° NE
- San Bernardino National Forest (National Forest) — 15.8 mi, 073° E · 683k acres
- San Mateo Canyon Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 16.0 mi, 157° SE · 40k acres
- San Gabriel Mountains National Monument (National Monument) — 24.2 mi, 338° N · 454k acres
- Cucamonga Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 25.6 mi, 353° N · 13k acres
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About This El Cerrito Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of El Cerrito, California. Coordinates: 33.840572, -117.522825. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for El Cerrito includes the ZIP code (92881, 94530), telephone area code (949, 510), county seat of Riverside County (Riverside), and school district assignment (Corona-Norco Unified School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
