Maxwell California Map

About Maxwell, California

Maxwell is a locality in Colusa County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,067. The population density is 191.6 people per km². Maxwell is located at 39.2763°N, 122.1914°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 95955.

Maxwell emerges from the flat, sun-bleached expanse of the valley floor, where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered under an unrelenting sky. It lies 32.0 miles northeast of Clearlake, CA (from Clearlake, CA: bearing 47°T), and is situated 8.7 miles north-northwest of Williams. The earth here is a study in texture, ranging from the cracked, thirsty clay of midsummer to the orderly, emerald rows of seasonal crops that define the local grid. To the west, the distant silhouette of the Coast Ranges provides a jagged ink-line against the evening haze, while the immediate landscape is drained by the quiet, unassuming path of Stone Corral Creek. During the lingering hours of a summer dusk, the light takes on a bruised, amber quality, casting long shadows that emphasize the vastness of the plains and the solitude of the solitary oaks standing guard over the fields.

Maxwell maintains a rhythm dictated by the harvest and the slow, deliberate turn of the seasons, far removed from the frantic pace of the urban centers. The local economy remains deeply anchored to the soil, with the Farm Service Agency Interest Of Ca serving as a quiet reminder of the land’s stewardship and the persistence of those who work it. While the distant shimmer of East Park Reservoir offers a rare pocket of stillness in the arid heat, the daily life of the inhabitants is more often marked by the hum of machinery and the steady maintenance of the irrigation systems that keep the valley productive. History here is kept not in monuments, but in the enduring utility of the earth and the way the wind moves across the plains toward the deep, silent shadows of Long Canyon.

About This Maxwell Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Maxwell, California. Coordinates: 39.276277, -122.191366. 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 Maxwell includes the ZIP code (95955), telephone area code (530), county seat of Colusa County (Colusa), and school district assignment (Maxwell 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.