Explore Lakeview, 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 Lakeview, 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 Lakeview.
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 | Lakeview |
| State | California (CA) |
| County | San Diego County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| Latitude | 33.828465 |
| Longitude | -117.123334 |
| Population | 1,977 |
| Density | 234.1 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Codes | 96161, 93313, 92040, 92567 |
| Area Code | 714, 909 |
| County Seat | San Diego |
| School District | Perris Union High School District (9-12) |
Lakeview emerges from the sun-bleached landscape as a place defined by the quiet persistence of Los Coches Creek, which meanders past the settlement like a silver thread pulled taut through the dust. It lies 1.9 miles east-northeast of Winter Gardens, CA (from Winter Gardens, CA: bearing 65°T), and is situated 4.7 miles northeast of El Cajon. The terrain surrounding Lakeview leans into the dry, golden inclination of the regional hills, where the earth turns to a brittle, light-catching amber under the weight of the summer sun. Only a mile away, the surface of Lake Jennings reflects the wide, unblinking sky, providing a cool contrast to the dry brush of the nearby Lakeside Linkage Preserve. In the distance, the silhouette of the Fletcher Hills anchors the horizon, a constant, weathered presence that marks the transition between the low-lying basins and the more rugged terrain stretching toward the Cleveland National Forest.
History in Lakeview remains tethered to the rhythm of the land and the modest, industrious pace of those who built their lives along the banks of the creek. The local economy draws its character from the intersection of tradition and the steady movement of the Valleyview Truck Trail, which serves as a vital artery for the region’s transit and trade. Residents often find their way toward the quiet recesses of Rios Canyon, where the air holds a distinct, earthy stillness that seems to linger long after the heat of the day has faded. Life here unfolds with a deliberate, unassuming grace, marked by the shifting shadows upon the chaparral and the way the light softens against the hillsides as the afternoon wanes into a deep, violet dusk.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Lakeview, California. Coordinates: 33.828465, -117.123334. 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 Lakeview includes the ZIP code (96161, 93313, 92040), telephone area code (714, 909), county seat of San Diego County (San Diego), and school district assignment (Perris Union High School District (9-12)).
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. |