Explore Lake Los Angeles, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Lake Los Angeles, 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 Lake Los Angeles.
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 | Lake Los Angeles |
| State | California (CA) |
| County | Los Angeles County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| Latitude | 34.61249 |
| Longitude | -117.828119 |
| Population | 13,187 |
| Density | 522.7 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Codes | 93591, 93535 |
| Area Code | 760 |
| County Seat | Los Angeles |
| School District | Antelope Valley Union Joint High School District |
Lake Los Angeles endures as a vast, arid expanse where the high desert floor meets an unyielding sun. It lies 8.1 miles east-northeast of Sun Village, CA (from Sun Village, CA: bearing 63°T), and is situated 8.7 miles north-northeast of Pearblossom. The terrain stretches out in shades of ochre and pale dust, defined by wide plains that seem to breathe under the immense, cloudless sky. To the south, the San Gabriel Mountains rise in a jagged, purple silhouette, marking the boundary of the horizon. Nearby, the waterless bed of Big Rock Wash cuts through the earth, a reminder of the seasonal forces that occasionally reshape this dry landscape. Evening light here possesses a clarity that sharpens every crevice of the ground, turning the brush into dark, rhythmic silhouettes against the cooling air.
Lake Los Angeles traces its origins to mid-century real estate development, a quiet endeavor to carve a residential grid into the Mojave fringes. The local economy remains tethered to the industrious spirit of the Antelope Valley, where residents often seek work in the aerospace and logistics sectors that anchor the regional workforce. Agriculture lingers in the form of small-scale homesteads and horse properties, where the pace is dictated by the maintenance of fences and the management of drought-resistant land. Far from the dense urban centers, the commerce here is sparse and utilitarian, serving the daily needs of those who prefer the solitude of the open plains. Graham Canyon lies twelve miles away, serving as a distant, folded reminder of the complex geological shifts that define the wider region.
Cultural life in Lake Los Angeles centers on the simple connection between neighbors and the shared stewardship of the high desert environment. Stephen Sorensen Park provides a vital public space for gathering, where the community can find respite beneath the shade of sparse trees. Residents value the quietude that comes with living so far from the restless energy of the coast, finding beauty in the stark, minimalist aesthetic of the sagebrush and the shifting patterns of the wind. While no major celebrities claim this specific patch of earth as their origin, the people here maintain a rugged self-reliance that is a hallmark of the desert experience. Local events often manifest as informal, communal efforts that reflect a deep-seated pride in the resilience required to thrive in such a demanding, sun-drenched climate.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Lake Los Angeles, California. Coordinates: 34.61249, -117.828119. 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 Lake Los Angeles includes the ZIP code (93591, 93535), telephone area code (760), county seat of Los Angeles County (Los Angeles), and school district assignment (Antelope Valley Union Joint High School District).
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. |