Manton California Map

About Manton, California

Manton is a locality in Tehama County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 629. The population density is 13.7 people per km². Manton is located at 40.4352°N, 121.8700°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 96059.

Manton rests in a cradle of rolling hills, a place where the sky seems to stretch wider than elsewhere. It lies 29.3 miles east-south-east of Redding, CA (from Redding, CA: bearing 111°T), and is situated 4.1 miles south-south-east of Shingletown. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a faint sweetness, a blend of sun-baked earth and the distant scent of pine from the higher elevations that begin to assert themselves to the north. Gentle slopes, cloaked in a mosaic of dry grasses and scattered oak, descend towards the valley floor, where the land flattens into patchwork fields. The character of Manton is one of quiet resilience, its homes and businesses clinging to the land with a practical grace, their weathered facades speaking of seasons weathered and lives lived in harmony with the natural world. This particular corner of Tehama County has long been shaped by the land’s bounty, its economy historically tied to agriculture and the harvesting of its timber. The fertile soil, once cultivated by early settlers seeking opportunity, still yields its produce, though the whispers of logging rigs are now more often heard in the rustle of leaves than the roar of machinery. There's a sense of continuity here, a feeling that the rhythms of life in Manton are as old as the hills themselves, marked by the changing light and the predictable turning of the seasons. The broad, quiet roads invite a slower pace, a chance to observe the hawks circling overhead or the way the sunlight catches the dust kicked up by a passing pickup truck.

About This Manton Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Manton, California — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 40.435157, -121.86999. 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 Manton and Tehama County.

Detailed location data for Manton includes the ZIP code (96059), telephone area code (530), county seat of Tehama County (Red Bluff), and school district assignment (Antelope Elementary 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 Manton is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.