Greenville California Map

About Greenville, California

Greenville is a locality in Yuba County, California, United States. Greenville is located at 39.4366°N, 121.1775°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 95947.

Greenville rests in a broad valley cradled by the rising foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains, a place where the sky seems to spill over the rounded, oak-dotted slopes. It lies 31.2 miles north-east of Yuba City, CA (from Yuba City, CA: bearing 49°T), and is situated 5.5 miles east-south-east of Brownsville. The air here carries the dry, clean scent of pine needles and sun-baked earth, a perfume that deepens as the afternoon sun begins its slow descent, casting long, honeyed shadows across the landscape. The land itself is a patchwork of golden grasses and darker, evergreen shrubs, cut through by the occasional glint of a small creek, its banks often lined with a vibrant, persistent green, a testament to the life it sustains. The houses of Greenville, spread with a comfortable distance, seem to exhale a quiet presence, their weathered wood and simple forms echoing the enduring strength of the surrounding hills. The history of Greenville is etched not in grand monuments, but in the subtle shifts of the land and the enduring spirit of its people. Once a vital hub for logging, the scent of sawdust and the clang of axes have largely faded, replaced by a quieter economy focused on agriculture and the steady, unhurried pace of rural life. The fertile soil of the valley floor, once coaxed into yielding timber, now supports orchards and ranches, their bounty a direct inheritance from the land's generous nature. Old wooden buildings, their paint softened by decades of sun and wind, still line the main thoroughfare, hinting at the generations who have found their livelihood and community in this particular corner of Yuba County. The quiet hum of daily routines, from the morning delivery of newspapers to the evening murmur of conversations on front porches, underscores the enduring character of Greenville.

About This Greenville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Greenville, California — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 39.436557, -121.177458. 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 Greenville and Yuba County.

Detailed location data for Greenville includes the ZIP code (95925), telephone area code (530), county seat of Yuba County (Marysville), and school district assignment (Plumas Unified School District). 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 Greenville is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.