Matheny California Map

About Matheny, California

Matheny is a locality in Tulare County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,125. The population density is 1014.9 people per km². Matheny is located at 36.1707°N, 119.3516°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 93274.

Matheny rises from the flat, sun-bleached expanse of the valley floor, where the horizon stretches wide and unobstructed under a relentless, pale sky. It lies 2.6 miles south of Tulare, CA (from Tulare, CA: bearing 185°T), and is situated 8.0 miles north-northwest of Tipton. The air here holds a heavy, dry heat that softens the edges of the horizon, blurring the line between the earth and the heat-shimmering atmosphere. Only a mile away, the quiet grounds of Parkwood Meadows Park offer a brief reprieve of shade, providing a small pocket of greenery against the surrounding golden grasses that turn brittle and amber as the season wanes. Two miles to the east, the Oakland Colony Ditch serves as a quiet artery for the land, its narrow channel marking a subtle, necessary division in the fields. Far to the east, the distant, snow-dusted peaks of the Sierra Nevada occasionally pierce the haze, serving as a reminder of the immense scale of the landscape that keeps Matheny firmly anchored in the interior.

Agriculture defines the pulse of Matheny, with the rhythm of the seasons dictated by the planting and harvest cycles that have long sustained the residents. The local economy relies on the deep, fertile silt of the plains, where irrigation keeps the fields productive despite the lack of immediate proximity to large bodies of water like Bravo Lake. Life moves with a deliberate, steady pace, shaped by the demands of the soil and the long, bright stretches of daylight that define the interior climate. While the town remains a modest dot on the map, its character is forged by the resilience of those who cultivate this expanse, finding a quiet beauty in the way the low evening light catches the dust raised by passing tractors. There is a profound stillness in the evenings here, when the heat finally relents and the vast, open sky begins to deepen into a bruised violet, revealing the true, quiet endurance of the place.

About This Matheny Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Matheny, California. Coordinates: 36.1707, -119.3516. 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 Matheny includes the ZIP code (93274), telephone area code (661), county seat of Tulare County (Visalia), and school district assignment (Palo Verde Union Elementary 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.