Monument Hills California Map

About Monument Hills, California

Monument Hills is a locality in Yolo County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,702. The population density is 164.8 people per km². Monument Hills is located at 38.6641°N, 121.8754°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 95695.

Monument Hills occupies a quiet expanse of the interior plains, where the horizon stretches wide and the light at dusk turns the dry grasses into a sea of muted amber. It lies 5.6 miles west of Woodland, CA (from Woodland, CA: bearing 260°T), and is situated 7.9 miles east-southeast of Esparto. The earth here is firm, defined by a gentle topography that rises and falls with the subtle, deliberate movements of the land itself. To the west, the distant silhouettes of the Coast Ranges hold the sky, while the immediate landscape is marked by the presence of Willow Slough, a narrow artery of water that sustains the local flora just a mile from the center of activity. The air carries a dry, parched weight, especially as summer deepens and the soil begins to crack under the relentless sun, yet the nearby Wild Wings Park offers a refuge of native brush and quiet observation for those who walk its paths.

Monument Hills grew from the quiet labor of those who recognized the fertility of the soil and the value of the surrounding plains for cultivation. The local economy remains tethered to these agricultural roots, with the rhythms of the seasons dictating the pace of life far more than the frantic pulse of distant urban centers. People here often look toward the basin of Perkins Canyon or the stillness of Stonegate Lake when they seek a change of perspective, finding a steady continuity in the way the land yields to human enterprise. Despite the encroachment of modern transit corridors that slice through the region like rivers of asphalt, Monument Hills retains a sense of isolation, a place where the history of the soil is still written in the cycles of harvest and the slow, persistent growth of the oak savanna.

About This Monument Hills Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Monument Hills, California. Coordinates: 38.6641, -121.8754. 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 Monument Hills includes the ZIP code (95695), telephone area code (530), county seat of Yolo County (Woodland), and school district assignment (Woodland Joint 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.