La Grange California Map

About La Grange, California

La Grange is a locality in Stanislaus County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 166. The population density is 689.2 people per km². La Grange is located at 37.6635°N, 120.4635°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 95329.

La Grange commands a rugged expanse where the earth transitions from the flat, sun-baked floor of the interior into the rising, tawny foothills that eventually climb toward the distant Sierra Nevada. It lies 20.6 miles north-northeast of Winton, CA (from Winton, CA: bearing 23°T), and is situated 16.3 miles east of Waterford. The Tuolumne River carves a deliberate, muscular path through this terrain, its waters reflecting the pale clarity of the sky as it moves past the scarred, gravel-strewn earth of French Pit. Here, the landscape is defined by the persistence of oak savanna and the sharp, dry scent of grass curing under a relentless sun. At the edge of the settlement, La Grange Regional Park provides a quiet anchor, offering a space where the stillness of the land remains undisturbed by the modern velocity of the world beyond.

Gold-flecked history clings to the foundations of La Grange, where the remains of stone structures and hydraulic mining scars serve as a testament to the feverish industry that once defined its emergence. Today, the economy has settled into a slower, more deliberate rhythm, far removed from the frantic pace of the mid-nineteenth-century boom. Residents live within sight of the water’s edge, often looking toward the nearby Don Pedro Reservoir, which holds the current promise of the region’s hydrological life. The character of La Grange is marked by this transition from a frantic, transient camp to a place of quiet endurance, where the remnants of a vanished commerce rest peacefully in the dry heat, waiting for the evening light to soften the harsh contours of the valley floor.

About This La Grange Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of La Grange, California. Coordinates: 37.663543, -120.463529. 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 La Grange includes the ZIP code (95329), telephone area code (408, 669), county seat of Stanislaus County (Modesto), and school district assignment (Roberts Ferry Union Elementary School District).

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.