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Ford City California Map

Explore Ford City, 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 Ford City, California

How to Use This Ford City, California Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Ford City, 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 Ford City.

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

Latitude	35.164735
Longitude	-119.4584
Population	4,348
Density	1093.7 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	93268
Area Code	661
County Seat	Bakersfield
School District	Taft City School District

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About Ford City, California

Ford City is a locality in Kern County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,348. The population density is 1093.7 people per km². Ford City is located at 35.1647°N, 119.4584°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 93268.

Ford City exists as a quiet anchor upon the arid plains, where the rhythmic flow of Sandy Creek cuts a persistent, gravel-lined path through the sun-baked earth. It lies 23.6 miles southwest of Rosedale, CA (from Rosedale, CA: bearing 228°T), and is situated 0.8 miles north of Taft. The horizon remains vast and unobstructed, save for the faint, jagged silhouette of the Sierra Nevada far to the east, shimmering like a mirage in the heat of midday. Within the immediate basin, the topography descends into the dry, shadowed creases of Seventeen Canyon, where the light shifts from brilliant gold to deep violet as the sun retreats. Ford City Park serves as the central green pulse of the landscape, offering a modest sanctuary of shade where the dry grass meets the hard-packed clay of the valley floor. The air here holds a distinct, parched clarity, carrying the scent of dry sage and distant, sun-warmed dust that settles over the low-slung architecture of the streets.

Economic life in Ford City remains tied to the cycles of the interior, drawing its character from the legacy of extraction and the stubborn persistence of agriculture that persists despite the scarcity of water. While Lake Webb sits eleven miles away, its presence is a quiet memory rather than a dominant force, influencing the regional water table more than the daily habits of the residents. History here is written in the rusted iron of old machinery and the enduring foundations of structures built to withstand the relentless, drying winds. Life in Ford City moves with a deliberate, measured pace, defined by the long, amber hours of late afternoon and the sharp cooling of the earth once the sun drops below the plains. It is a place that demands a certain kind of patience, where the residents recognize the land not as a backdrop, but as a primary participant in the daily labor of sustaining a home in the deep interior.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Ford City Park (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 180° S
Franklin Field (Local Recreation) — 0.8 mi, 134° SE
Taft Community Center and Skate Park (Local Recreation) — 1.4 mi, 200° S
Civic Center Park (Local Park) — 1.7 mi, 162° S
Lokern-Buena Vista Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 1.8 mi, 308° NW
Jameson #17 (Attraction) — 2.3 mi, 165° S
Ethel D. Oil Tool & Supply House (Attraction) — 2.3 mi, 165° S
Oil Patch Fire House (Attraction) — 2.3 mi, 165° S
Carrizo Plain National Monument (National Monument) — 5.8 mi, 228° SW · 247k acres
Lakeview Gusher #1 (Monument) — 6.0 mi, 148° SE
Carrizo Plains Ecological Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 10.1 mi, 254° W
Szent András-törésvonal (San Andreas) (Attraction) — 11.1 mi, 251° W
Bitter Creek National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 13.7 mi, 176° S · 30k acres
Caliente Mountain Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 16.6 mi, 239° SW · 18k acres
Los Padres National Forest (National Forest) — 18.2 mi, 179° S · 1.8M acres
Wallace Creek (Monument) — 22.1 mi, 290° W
Chumash Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 24.2 mi, 161° S · 38k acres
Shafter Ford Theater (Theatre) — 25.7 mi, 026° NE
Depot Museum (Museum) — 25.7 mi, 023° NE
Soda Lake Overlook (Viewpoint) — 25.8 mi, 282° W
Valley Plaza Stadium (Cinema) — 26.6 mi, 064° NE
Kern County World War II Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 27.9 mi, 059° NE
San Rafael Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 28.4 mi, 211° SW · 191k acres
Bakersfield Civic Auditorium (Theatre) — 28.9 mi, 060° NE
Father Francisco Garces (Public Artwork) — 29.2 mi, 058° NE
Kern County Museum and Pioneer Village (Museum) — 29.4 mi, 057° NE
Kern County Museum Historical Reference Library (Museum) — 29.4 mi, 057° NE
San Emigdio Plantation (Nature Reserve) — 30.7 mi, 137° SE
Memorial Stadium (Stadium) — 32.3 mi, 059° NE
Sisquoc Condor Sanctuary (Nature Reserve) — 33.1 mi, 208° SW

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