Five Points California Map

About Five Points, California

Five Points is a locality in Plumas County, California, United States. Five Points is located at 38.2907°N, 121.6444°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP codes: 92110, 95612, 93624.

Five Points commands a quiet, high-altitude expanse where the air thins against the rugged timber stands of Plumas National Forest. It lies 37.9 miles south of Susanville, CA (from Susanville, CA: bearing 174°T), and is situated 6.9 miles northwest of Portola. The terrain here rises into a complex topography, defined by the deep, verdant folds of Threemile Valley and the persistent, cool flow of Freeman Creek just a mile away. Only four miles distant, the still waters of Lake Davis catch the sharp, crystalline light of the interior, reflecting the dense canopy of conifers that characterizes the landscape. Across the wide, eastward horizon, the distant, jagged spine of the Sierra Nevada remains a constant, silent presence, its peaks often cloaked in a lingering, seasonal gray that softens the sharp edges of the pines.

Economic life in Five Points has long been tethered to the timber and land management practices dictated by the surrounding forest, fostering a culture of self-reliance and deliberate, measured labor. While recreational travelers occasionally pass through to reach the Madora Lake Loop Trail, the rhythm of daily existence remains governed by the seasonal shifts of the woods rather than the transient demands of the outside world. The community maintains a modest, enduring character, shaped by the isolation of the forest and the functional necessity of its resources. Life here carries the weight of a slow, steady pulse, where the primary concerns are the cycle of the seasons and the preservation of the expansive, forested solitude that defines the identity of Five Points.

About This Five Points Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Five Points, California. Coordinates: 38.290746, -121.6444. 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 Five Points includes the ZIP code (92110, 95612, 93624), telephone area code (530, 760), county seat of Plumas County (Quincy), and school district assignment.

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.