La Jolla California Map
Explore La Jolla, California, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
Interactive Map of La Jolla, California
How to Use This La Jolla, California Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for La Jolla, California. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of California or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to La Jolla.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | La Jolla |
| State | California (CA) |
| County | Orange County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| Latitude | 33.857515 |
| Longitude | -117.876447 |
| Density | N/A /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Codes | 92870, 92037 |
| Area Code | 949, 714 |
| County Seat | Santa Ana |
About La Jolla, California
La Jolla is a locality in Orange County, California, United States. La Jolla is located at 33.8575°N, 117.8764°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP codes: 92870, 92037.La Jolla claims a steady, sun-drenched expanse where the earth meets the sky in a quiet, terrestrial grace. It lies 1.1 miles south-southwest of Placentia, CA (from Placentia, CA: bearing 199°T), and is situated 2.7 miles northeast of Anaheim. Carbon Creek traces a vein through the terrain, its path cutting through the dry, golden landscape that holds the weight of the Miller Retarding Basin just a mile away. To the east, the San Gabriel Mountains rise in a jagged silhouette against the horizon, their distant peaks grounding the sprawl of the land. Residents find a small, shaded respite at La Placita Parkette, a modest pocket of green that offers a pause from the heat. In the afternoons, the air grows thin and clear, catching the light in a way that turns the dust to amber, illuminating the scrub and grass that define this quiet stretch of the basin.
La Jolla carries the quiet history of a region shaped by the steady labor of those who looked toward the Pacific Ocean, though the water remains fourteen miles of distance away. The local economy persists in the rhythm of the basin, an environment where the nearby Anaheim Lake serves as a silent, shimmering anchor for the surrounding agricultural and residential life. Commerce flows along the paved arteries that act as modern rivers, connecting the inhabitants to the broader pulse of the state. Life here moves with a deliberate, unadorned pace, characterized by the dry scent of sage and the persistent, low-frequency hum of a landscape that has learned to thrive in the heat. It is a place where the focus remains on the immediate horizon, observing the slow transition of seasons across the open ground and the long, deep shadows cast by the afternoon sun.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Miraloma Park and Community Center (Local Recreation) — 0.2 mi, 182° S
- Pioneer Park (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 181° S
- Rio Vista Park (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 155° SE
- Santa Ana River Trail (Local Recreation) — 1.5 mi, 143° SE
- Becker Amphitheater (Theatre) — 1.7 mi, 339° N
- Mackey Auditorium (Theatre) — 1.9 mi, 348° N
- Anaheim Cultural Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 2.5 mi, 235° SW
- Panorama Nature Reserve (Local Conservation Area) — 2.6 mi, 340° N
- Fullerton College Art Gallery (Gallery) — 2.6 mi, 297° NW
- Coach Sherbeck (Public Artwork) — 2.7 mi, 301° NW
- Veteran Memorial (Monument) — 2.7 mi, 232° SW
- Fullerton Reservoir (Recreation Area) — 2.8 mi, 349° N
- Fullerton Museum Center (Museum) — 2.8 mi, 292° W
- All The Arts for All The Kids (Arts Centre) — 2.9 mi, 289° W
- American Legion WWII Memorial (Monument) — 3.0 mi, 303° NW
- PAS Gallery and Studio (Gallery) — 3.1 mi, 286° W
- Izaak Walton League WWII Memorial (Monument) — 3.2 mi, 303° NW
- Brea Reservoir (Recreation Area) — 3.4 mi, 320° NW
- Bigfoot Lookout (Viewpoint) — 3.8 mi, 220° SW
- Tomorrowland Monorail Station (Attraction) — 3.9 mi, 217° SW
- Storybook Land Canal Boats (Attraction) — 3.9 mi, 218° SW
- Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage (Attraction) — 3.9 mi, 217° SW
- Alice in Wonderland (Attraction) — 3.9 mi, 218° SW
- Richard Nixon Presidential Library (Museum) — 4.0 mi, 057° NE
- Disney Gallery (Gallery) — 4.1 mi, 216° SW
- Chino Hills State Park (State Park) — 4.8 mi, 029° NE
- Cleveland National Forest (National Forest) — 11.7 mi, 089° E · 426k acres
- Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 13.4 mi, 232° SW · 1,777 acres
- Angeles National Forest (National Forest) — 19.9 mi, 012° N · 662k acres
- San Gabriel Mountains National Monument (National Monument) — 20.1 mi, 011° N · 454k acres
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About This La Jolla Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of La Jolla, California. Coordinates: 33.857515, -117.876447. 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 Jolla includes the ZIP code (92870, 92037), telephone area code (949, 714), county seat of Orange County (Santa Ana), and school district assignment.
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
