Frontera California Map

About Frontera, California

Frontera is a locality in Los Angeles County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 9,800. The population density is 1200.0 people per km². Frontera is located at 36.7783°N, 119.4179°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 91720.

Frontera unfolds across a landscape shaped by the subtle, persistent work of water and wind, where the earth itself seems to hold a patient, sun-baked breath. The terrain here is not dramatic, but rather a study in quiet resilience, characterized by broad, undulating plains that gently rise and fall, meeting the horizon with a soft, dusty haze. Chaparral, tough and fragrant, clings to the slopes, its greys and greens deepening in the late afternoon light, a subtle testament to the region's enduring, dry heat. The air, when it stirs, carries the scent of dry grasses and the distant hum of the freeway, a constant reminder of the world beyond Frontera’s own measured pace. The story of Frontera is etched into the very character of its dry, open spaces, a narrative of agricultural roots giving way to a more modern, pragmatic economy. For generations, the fertile soil, nurtured by irrigation canals that snake across the land like veins, supported a robust agricultural output, the bounty of which once defined this place. Today, while agricultural echoes remain in the scent of ripening fruit carried on the breeze from nearby orchards, the economy has diversified, drawing strength from logistics and manufacturing, its warehouses and distribution centers standing as stoic markers of this evolution. Frontera’s past is a quiet undercurrent, a memory of fields tended and harvests brought in, now blended with the steady thrum of contemporary commerce.

About This Frontera Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Frontera, California — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 36.778261, -119.417932. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Frontera and Los Angeles County.

Detailed location data for Frontera includes the ZIP code (93657), telephone area code (760, 818, 747), county seat of Los Angeles County (Los Angeles), and school district assignment. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Frontera is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.