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Fruitdale California Map

Explore Fruitdale, 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 Fruitdale, California

How to Use This Fruitdale, California Map

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

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	Fruitdale
State	California (CA)
County	San Diego County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	37.311711
Longitude	-121.935765
Population	989
Density	1430.2 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	91911, 95128
Area Code	949, 408, 669
County Seat	San Diego
School District	Campbell Union Elementary School District

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About Fruitdale, California

Fruitdale is a locality in San Diego County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 989. The population density is 1430.2 people per km². Fruitdale is located at 37.3117°N, 121.9358°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP codes: 91911, 95128.

Fruitdale emerges from the low, salt-crusted earth where the Otay River spills its quiet current toward the Pacific Ocean. It lies 1.7 miles northeast of Imperial Beach, CA (from Imperial Beach, CA: bearing 44°T), and is situated 8.7 miles south-southeast of San Diego. The light here carries a heavy, Mediterranean weight, bleaching the color from the dry brush that clings to the edges of the Otay Valley. Eight miles to the east, the jagged silhouette of the Horseshoe Bend rises against the horizon, a serrated barrier that keeps the inland heat at bay. At the water’s edge, the San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge serves as a sanctuary where the tides pulse against the mudflats, and the distant, shimmering outline of the Coronado Cays marks the threshold of the open sea. Even on the clearest days, the air holds a faint, briny dampness that clings to the skin, a reminder that the Pacific Ocean is never more than a breath away.

Economic life in Fruitdale traces the path of the water, moving from the historical promise of fertile soil to the modern demands of a shifting coastal landscape. While the legacy of the land suggests a quieter, agrarian pace, the present rhythm is defined by the constant proximity of the San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge, which mandates a delicate balance between human expansion and the preservation of coastal habitat. Seven miles inland, the River Botton Reservoir acts as a steadying anchor for the regional water supply, supporting the infrastructure that allows life to persist in this arid climate. Fruitdale retains a character forged by the intersection of these natural borders, where the slow migration of birds and the relentless, rhythmic turning of the tide beneath the gray sky define the passage of time far more than the clocks on the wall.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Sanctuary (Public Artwork) — 0.2 mi, 041° NE
Bascom Community Center and Library (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 140° SE
Santana Park (Local Park) — 0.6 mi, 314° NW
Los Gatos Creek Trail (Local Recreation) — 1.0 mi, 168° S
Children's Musical Theater San Jose (Arts Centre) — 1.1 mi, 069° E
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Valley Fair (Cinema) — 1.1 mi, 325° NW
Hoover Theatre (Theatre) — 1.6 mi, 025° NE
Pruneyard Cinema (Cinema) — 1.6 mi, 176° S
Campbell Community Center (Local Recreation) — 1.7 mi, 211° SW
Bank of Campbell (Monument) — 1.8 mi, 194° S
Campbell Heritage Theatre (Theatre) — 1.9 mi, 208° SW
Historic El Camino Real (Monument) — 1.9 mi, 038° NE
Sons of San José (Monument) — 2.5 mi, 055° NE
Little Italy Museum and Cultural Center (Museum) — 2.6 mi, 052° NE
KALEID Gallery (Gallery) — 3.0 mi, 063° NE
Works/San José (Gallery) — 3.1 mi, 057° NE
The Arsenal (Arts Centre) — 3.4 mi, 042° NE
Object Art Gallery (Gallery) — 3.4 mi, 042° NE
Spartan Stadium (State Recreation Area) — 3.6 mi, 079° E
Jeff Garcia Hall of Champions (Museum) — 3.7 mi, 080° E
Spartan Field (State Recreation Area) — 3.8 mi, 078° E
Wildflower Meadow (Viewpoint) — 4.0 mi, 066° NE
Dragon Flyers (Attraction) — 4.0 mi, 076° E
Danny the Dragon Train (Attraction) — 4.0 mi, 077° E
Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 7.9 mi, 342° N · 81k acres
Castle Rock State Park (State Park) — 10.4 mi, 246° SW
Big Basin Redwoods State Park (State Park) — 14.0 mi, 240° SW
Golden Gate National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 21.3 mi, 296° NW · 113k acres

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