La Quinta California Map

About La Quinta, California

La Quinta is a locality in Los Angeles County, California, United States. La Quinta is located at 34.3278°N, 118.6406°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 92253.

La Quinta unfolds like a sun-baked scroll at the foot of the starkly beautiful San Gabriel Mountains. It lies 5.4 miles north-north-west of Chatsworth, CA (from Chatsworth, CA: bearing 335°T), and is situated 7.1 miles south-west of Santa Clarita. The air here carries a dry, mineral tang, a constant reminder of the ancient earth from which it springs, and the light, particularly in the late afternoon, has a burnished quality, gilding the pale stucco walls and the dusty green of the mesquite. Canyons, etched deep into the mountainside, offer shadowed relief from the pervasive sun, their slopes a mosaic of scrub oak and resilient chaparral that seems to drink the warmth directly from the sky. The landscape feels vast and elemental, a place where the human presence is a deliberate, carefully placed accent against a canvas of rock and sky. This particular stretch of Southern California holds echoes of a past shaped by water and ambition. The San Gabriel River, though often a whisper rather than a roar, has been a lifeblood for generations, its alluvial plains fostering an agricultural bounty that once defined the region. For decades, citrus groves and vineyards flourished, their scent a sweet counterpoint to the dry air, feeding a local economy built on the land's generous, if demanding, embrace. Today, while agriculture still plays a role, the character of La Quinta has shifted, drawing its dynamism from a more diverse range of enterprises, and attracting those who find solace and inspiration in the dramatic intersection of mountain and valley, a place that feels both ancient and perpetually new.

About This La Quinta Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of La Quinta, California — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 34.327778, -118.640644. 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 La Quinta and Los Angeles County.

Detailed location data for La Quinta includes the ZIP code (91311), telephone area code (626, 714), county seat of Los Angeles County (Los Angeles), and school district assignment (Desert Sands Unified School District). 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 La Quinta is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.