Explore Florin, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Florin, 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 Florin.
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 | Florin |
| State | California (CA) |
| County | Sacramento County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| Latitude | 38.483209 |
| Longitude | -121.404271 |
| Population | 52,388 |
| Density | 2321.5 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Codes | 95828, 95823 |
| Area Code | 530 |
| County Seat | Sacramento |
| School District | Elk Grove Unified School District |
Florin occupies a stretch of the vast, sun-drenched interior plains where the horizon remains wide and unencumbered. It lies 2.7 miles east of Parkway, CA (from Parkway, CA: bearing 90°T), and is situated 7.5 miles southeast of Sacramento. The earth here is defined by the steady, unassuming passage of Florin Creek, which traces a path through the landscape with a quiet persistence that dictates the rhythm of the surrounding terrain. In the distance, the silhouettes of the Coast Ranges create a serrated ink-line against the sky, standing as silent observers to the changing light. The air in Florin holds a particular clarity, especially as the afternoon heat begins to wane and the shadows stretch long and thin across the flat, fertile ground.
Florin grew from the necessity of the soil, emerging as a point of convergence for those drawn to the agricultural potential of the deep, alluvial deposits of the region. Early settlers recognized that the land offered a reliable foundation for cultivation, and the development of Florin followed the expansion of rail lines that once sought to bridge the distance between the interior and the wider world. The history of Florin is written in the transition from open grazing land to rows of ordered fields, where the endurance of the original homesteaders remains reflected in the persistent, grid-like layout of the older residential blocks.
Commerce in Florin is anchored by a blend of service-based industries and the logistics of a regional distribution hub that benefits from the proximity of major transit arteries. While the economy functions with the steady efficiency of a machine, the daily life of Florin is supported by local infrastructure that prioritizes connectivity to the educational resources of the broader valley. Students and professionals alike navigate the transition between the workplace and the quietude of home, finding that the infrastructure of Florin provides a stable framework for a life that values both productivity and the simplicity of an inland existence.
Cultural life in Florin revolves around the communal spaces that bring residents together, most notably the open expanse of Danny Nunn Park, which serves as a vital center for outdoor recreation and local gatherings. Those seeking a more rigorous connection to the landscape often venture toward the Jedediah Smith Trail, where the path offers a measure of solitude away from the busier thoroughfares. While Florin is not defined by massive, world-famous institutions, the spirit of the place is found in its annual local festivities, where the community celebrates the harvest and the changing seasons under the vast, cloud-swept sky of the valley.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Florin, California. Coordinates: 38.483209, -121.404271. 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 Florin includes the ZIP code (95828, 95823), telephone area code (530), county seat of Sacramento County (Sacramento), and school district assignment (Elk Grove 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. |