Live Oak California Map

About Live Oak, California

Live Oak is a locality in Sacramento County, California, United States. It has a population of 17,038. The population density is 2028.5 people per km². Live Oak is located at 36.9860°N, 121.9804°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP codes: 95683, 95953, 95065.

Live Oak emerges from the flat, alluvial expanse of the valley floor, where the horizon stretches wide and the light at dusk settles in heavy, amber layers across the fields. It lies 13.6 miles south-southwest of Cameron Park, CA (from Cameron Park, CA: bearing 200°T), and is situated 1.7 miles southeast of Rancho Murieta. The landscape surrounding Live Oak is defined by the quiet presence of the Cosumnes River, which meanders through the plains just a mile away, and the calm, reflective surface of Lake Clementia. While the distant, hazy silhouettes of the Coast Ranges provide a rugged boundary eighty miles to the west, the immediate terrain remains defined by the open, sun-bleached character of inland plains. Here, the air carries a dry, crisp weight, and the vegetation is shaped by the interplay of seasonal shifts that turn the earth from a vibrant, verdant green to a deep, brittle gold under the relentless summer sun.

Agriculture dictates the tempo of existence in Live Oak, where the rhythm of the seasons is measured by the tilling, planting, and harvesting of the surrounding fertile soil. The proximity of the Cosumnes River Parkway offers a rare, protected corridor of native growth, reminding those who walk its paths of the wilder, uncultivated history that once dominated this basin before the arrival of modern irrigation and homesteading. Economic life here remains deeply tethered to the productivity of the land, with local operations leaning into the bounty of the valley to sustain the population. Life in Live Oak moves with a steady, deliberate pace, where the connection to the cycles of the earth is not merely a historical curiosity but a constant, visible reality that defines the character of the day.

About This Live Oak Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Live Oak, California. Coordinates: 36.986024, -121.980413. 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 Live Oak includes the ZIP code (95683, 95953, 95065), telephone area code (530, 408, 669), county seat of Sacramento County (Sacramento), and school district assignment (Santa Cruz City High School District (9-12)).

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.