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 code: 95550.

Korbel exists where the Sonoma Creek begins its wider journey, a place where the land exhales a damp, earthy scent, thick with the promise of redwood and fern. It lies 8.5 miles west-south-west of Windsor, CA (from Windsor, CA: bearing 251°T), and is situated 8.8 miles south-west of Healdsburg. The terrain here is a study in subtle gradients, rising gently towards the coastal range, its slopes cloaked in a dense, verdant tapestry of trees. Sunlight, when it pierces the canopy, arrives in fractured shafts, illuminating patches of moss-laden bark and the dark, rich loam underfoot. The air itself feels cool and hushed, carrying the distant murmur of water and the rustle of unseen creatures within the undergrowth. This corner of Sonoma County, Korbel, carries the echoes of a logging past, a time when the towering redwoods were the lifeblood of the local economy. The very air seems to hold a memory of sawdust and the rhythmic clang of axes, a history now softened by the passage of years and the quiet reclamation of the forest. While the grand mills are gone, a more subdued agricultural character has taken root, with vineyards now weaving their way across the lower slopes, catching the afternoon sun. It's a landscape that feels both wild and tended, a place where the wildness of nature is still very much in evidence, a constant, quiet presence.

About This Korbel Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Korbel, California — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 38.50769, -122.964442. 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 Korbel and Sonoma County.

Detailed location data for Korbel includes the ZIP code (95446), telephone area code (408, 669, 530), county seat of Sonoma County (Santa Rosa), 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 Korbel is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.