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Lewiston California Map

Explore Lewiston, 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 Lewiston, California

How to Use This Lewiston, California Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Lewiston, 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 Lewiston.

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.

CityLewiston
StateCalifornia (CA)
CountyTrinity County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezonePacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)
Latitude40.696931
Longitude-122.822509
Population1,222
Density23.6 /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Code96052
Area Code530
County SeatWeaverville
School DistrictTrinity Alps Unified School District (9-12)

About Lewiston, California

Lewiston is a locality in Trinity County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,222. The population density is 23.6 people per km². Lewiston is located at 40.6969°N, 122.8225°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 96052.

Lewiston emerges as a quiet confluence of water and earth, where the Trinity River carves a deliberate path through the rugged terrain. It lies 23.0 miles west of Shasta Lake, CA (from Shasta Lake, CA: bearing 275°T), and is situated 7.2 miles east-southeast of Weaverville. The air here holds the crisp, resinous scent of pine, drifting down from the higher elevations that hint at the distant, jagged silhouette of the Cascade Range. To the north, the verdant density of Ellen Pickett State Forest provides a dark, verdant backdrop, while the local landscape dips into the intimate shadows of Hoadley Gulch. The light at dusk settles heavily upon the valley floor, turning the river into a ribbon of hammered silver that catches the final, amber warmth of the afternoon. Just a mile away, the stillness of Lewiston Lake reflects the sky with a mirror-like clarity, anchoring the horizon in a profound and glassy silence.

Lewiston bears the marks of a past defined by the search for gold and the subsequent taming of the wild, untethered wilderness. The rhythm of daily existence is dictated by the slow, seasonal pulse of the land, shifting from the tinder-dry golden hues of summer to the damp, moss-heavy hush of winter. The local economy finds its footing in the quiet stewardship of these resources, with the Lewiston Fishing Access serving as a central point where the community gathers to engage with the river’s enduring current. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of a place that has learned to listen to the water, where the history of those who first broke the soil remains etched in the quietude of the surroundings. It is a place where the modern world feels distant, replaced by the persistent, unhurried flow of the landscape itself.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Cemetery Hole Fishing Access (State Recreation Area) — 0.5 mi, 010° N
  • Lewiston Fishing Access (State Recreation Area) — 0.8 mi, 048° NE
  • California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 1.3 mi, 199° S
  • Trinity National Forest (National Forest) — 1.4 mi, 015° N · 1.1M acres
  • Whiskeytown Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 1.4 mi, 015° N · 202k acres
  • Trinity, California Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 1.5 mi, 025° NE · 53k acres
  • Ellen Pickett State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 3.3 mi, 165° S
  • Highland Art Center (Arts Centre) — 6.6 mi, 291° W
  • Jake Jackson Memorial Museum (Museum) — 6.6 mi, 291° W
  • Apples Overlook Vista Point (Viewpoint) — 9.5 mi, 288° W
  • Trinity Alps Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 9.5 mi, 331° NW · 540k acres
  • Shasta National Forest (National Forest) — 9.6 mi, 210° SW · 1.2M acres
  • Chanchelulla Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 14.9 mi, 201° S · 8,022 acres
  • North Fork Cottonwood Creek (Wild & Scenic River) — 15.0 mi, 156° SE · 2,936 acres
  • Kennedy Memorial Plaque (Monument) — 16.5 mi, 114° SE
  • Pioneer Baby's Grave (Monument) — 18.1 mi, 111° E
  • Hayfork Reservoir (Nature Reserve) — 20.3 mi, 243° SW
  • Scott Museum (Museum) — 21.0 mi, 018° N
  • Kennett (Historic Ruins) — 21.9 mi, 082° E
  • Amphitheater (Theatre) — 22.1 mi, 129° SE
  • Russell Cabin (Historic Ruins) — 23.4 mi, 320° NW
  • Girl and the Wolf (Public Artwork) — 23.6 mi, 109° E
  • Caldwell Monument (Monument) — 23.6 mi, 108° E
  • Art Gallery (Gallery) — 24.5 mi, 107° E
  • Turtle Bay Bird Sanctuary (Nature Reserve) — 24.8 mi, 107° E
  • Shasta Lake Ranger Station (Attraction) — 25.4 mi, 089° E
  • Lake Shasta Caverns (Attraction) — 28.1 mi, 075° E
  • Palo Cedro Video (Cinema) — 32.0 mi, 107° E
  • Ironsides Museum (Museum) — 38.4 mi, 288° W
  • Redwood National Park (National Park) — 61.1 mi, 299° NW · 194k acres

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About This Lewiston Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Lewiston, California. Coordinates: 40.696931, -122.822509. 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 Lewiston includes the ZIP code (96052), telephone area code (530), county seat of Trinity County (Weaverville), and school district assignment (Trinity Alps Unified 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 generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.