Korbel California Map

About Korbel, California

Korbel is a locality in Sonoma County, California, United States. Korbel is located at 38.5077°N, 122.9644°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP codes: 95446, 95550.

Korbel anchors itself firmly within the rugged, sun-drenched expanse of the inland landscape where the Russian River carves a deliberate, serpentine path through the deep loam. It lies 8.5 miles west-southwest of Windsor, CA (from Windsor, CA: bearing 251°T), and is situated 8.8 miles southwest of Healdsburg. The terrain surrounding Korbel rises into steep, timbered slopes that define the character of Pasquini Canyon, a place where the light at dusk turns the dry grasses into a bruised, metallic gold. Beyond the immediate canopy of oaks and evergreens, the distant, hazy silhouettes of the Coast Ranges provide a permanent, serrated boundary against the sky. Those seeking to traverse the wilder edges of this geography find their way to the Armstrong Nature Trail, while the quiet, shaded groves of JK Wright Park offer a brief respite from the relentless heat of the interior afternoons.

Industry in Korbel remains tethered to the slow, patient rhythms of the land, shaped by a history of extraction and the steady, seasonal labor of the harvest. The economy here moves with the deliberate pace of the river, favoring the cultivation of the soil over the frantic pulse of urban centers. Residents maintain a quiet connection to the legacy of the region, where the labor of past generations is marked by the enduring presence of the timber and vine. Daily life in Korbel is defined by the shifting quality of the inland heat and the way the shadows lengthen across the valley floor, long before the sun finally dips below the ridges to leave the woods in a cool, silver silence.

About This Korbel Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Korbel, California. Coordinates: 38.50769, -122.964442. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Korbel includes the ZIP code (95446, 95550), telephone area code (408, 669, 530), county seat of Sonoma County (Santa Rosa), and school district assignment.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.