Hinkley California Map

About Hinkley, California

Hinkley is a locality in San Bernardino County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,800. The population density is 18.0 people per km². Hinkley is located at 34.9347°N, 117.1992°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 92347.

Hinkley lies under a vast, indifferent sky, a scatter of low-slung buildings bleached by the relentless desert sun. It lies 10.3 miles west-north-west of Barstow, CA (from Barstow, CA: bearing 284°T), and is situated 6.7 miles north-west of Lenwood. The landscape here is a study in muted earth tones: scrubby creosote bushes cling stubbornly to the sandy soil, their leathery leaves a testament to resilience. Distant, hazy mountains form a jagged horizon, their peaks softened by the shimmering heat that rises from the baked earth. The air itself feels thin and dry, carrying the faint, metallic scent of dust and the distant hum of unseen machinery. Life in Hinkley moves at a pace dictated by the sun's arc, a quiet endurance against the stark beauty of the high desert. The history of Hinkley is inextricably linked to the arid land it occupies, a place once touched by the promise of underground riches. While the ghost of mining past may linger, the contemporary pulse of Hinkley beats with a different rhythm, driven by the needs of agriculture and the steady flow of traffic along its arteries. The vast, open spaces that surround Hinkley also hold a certain quiet majesty, a canvas for the dramatic shifts of light as day surrenders to night, painting the sky in hues of bruised purple and fiery orange. This is a place where the silence can be profound, broken only by the whisper of the wind or the occasional low growl of a truck passing through, carrying its cargo across the immense, sun-drenched expanse.

About This Hinkley Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Hinkley, California — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 34.934702, -117.199212. 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 Hinkley and San Bernardino County.

Detailed location data for Hinkley includes the ZIP code (92347), telephone area code (909), county seat of San Bernardino County (San Bernardino), 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 Hinkley is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.