Los Molinos California Map

About Los Molinos, California

Los Molinos is a locality in Tehama County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,604. The population density is 282.3 people per km². Los Molinos is located at 40.0213°N, 122.1003°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 96055.

Los Molinos unfolds onto a landscape of gentle slopes, where the Tehama County sun, a persistent golden eye, surveys fields that stretch like rumpled blankets toward the distant, hazy blue of the southern Cascade foothills. It lies 24.6 miles north-west of Chico, CA (from Chico, CA: bearing 326°T), and is situated 7.7 miles north-north-east of Corning. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a dry, earthy perfume, a blend of sun-baked soil and the sweet, faint scent of ripening almonds. Oak trees, their branches gnarled and reaching like ancient, arthritic fingers, punctuate the rolling terrain, offering dappled shade to the quiet roads and scattered homesteads. The Sacramento River, a broad, languid ribbon of silver, glints in the distance, its presence a constant, murmuring counterpoint to the stillness. The character of Los Molinos is deeply rooted in the fertile soil that surrounds it, a testament to generations of agricultural endeavor. Once, this land thrummed with the industry of milling, giving the place its enduring name, and though the great water wheels are long gone, the spirit of cultivation persists. Almond orchards, their neat rows a geometric precision against the natural contours of the land, dominate the local economy, their pale blossoms a brief, ethereal snow in spring. This is a place where the pace of life is dictated by the sun and the seasons, where neighbors still wave from pickup trucks and the evenings bring a profound, star-dusted quiet. The shadow of the past, of a simpler, more labor-intensive era, still lingers in the weathered barns and the stoic, enduring faces of the people who call Los Molinos home.

About This Los Molinos Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Los Molinos, California — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 40.021268, -122.100267. 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 Los Molinos and Tehama County.

Detailed location data for Los Molinos includes the ZIP code (96055), telephone area code (530), county seat of Tehama County (Red Bluff), and school district assignment (Los Molinos 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 Los Molinos is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.