Mabie California Map

About Mabie, California

Mabie is a locality in Plumas County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 181. The population density is 19.2 people per km². Mabie is located at 39.7771°N, 120.5447°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 96122.

Mabie occupies a rugged stretch of terrain where the Middle Fork Feather River carves a deep, persistent path through the earth. It lies 36.9 miles north-northwest of Truckee, CA (from Truckee, CA: bearing 331°T), and is situated 3.0 miles west-southwest of Portola. High above the riverbed, the landscape transitions from steep, rocky embankments into the expansive, sun-bleached expanse of Claireville Flat, where the grasses turn a brittle, pale gold under the weight of a long, dry summer. The air here carries a sharp, resinous scent of pine and heated stone, a reminder that Mabie sits firmly within the protected boundaries of the Feather, California Wild and Scenic River. To the east, the distant, hazy silhouette of the Sierra Nevada mountains anchors the horizon, while the cooling influence of Grizzly Ice Pond lies tucked into the higher elevations just a few miles away.

History in Mabie remains tied to the slow, deliberate work of the inland timber and mining industries that once defined the rugged interior of the state. While the bustle of the early frontier has long since faded, the regional economy persists through a quiet stewardship of the land and the maintenance of the nearby Plumas National Forest. Life in Mabie moves in rhythm with the seasons, from the heavy, lingering stillness of autumn afternoons to the sudden, icy rush of spring snowmelt feeding the river. Adventurous spirits often wander toward the roar of Frazier Falls or find solitude along the Madora Lake Loop Trail, where the silence is broken only by the movement of wind through the canopy. It is a place where the light at dusk flattens the hills into long, violet shadows, emphasizing the isolation and the enduring, quiet character of the landscape.

About This Mabie Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Mabie, California. Coordinates: 39.77706, -120.544699. 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 Mabie includes the ZIP code (96122), telephone area code (530), county seat of Plumas County (Quincy), and school district assignment (Plumas Unified School District).

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.