Myers Flat California Map

About Myers Flat, California

Myers Flat is a locality in Humboldt County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 90. The population density is 80.4 people per km². Myers Flat is located at 40.2663°N, 123.8703°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP codes: 95553, 95554.

Myers Flat occupies a narrow, verdant corridor where the South Fork Eel River carves a slow, deliberate path through the earth. It lies 27.5 miles south-southeast of Fortuna, CA (from Fortuna, CA: bearing 147°T), and is situated 20.3 miles southeast of Rio Dell. The landscape is defined by the towering presence of Humboldt Redwoods State Park, which surrounds Myers Flat with a deep, muffled silence that seems to absorb the very light of the afternoon. To the east, the ground rises into the rugged, shadowed silhouettes of the Klamath Mountains, distant and hazy against the sharp blue sky. Sunlight filters through the canopy of the nearby Childrens Forest, turning the dust of the Hidden Springs Trail into dancing particles of gold, while the air remains heavy with the scent of damp bark and cooling river stone.

Generations have anchored their lives to the rhythm of the South Fork Eel River, building a livelihood upon the land that once fueled the timber trade and now sustains a quiet, deliberate pace of existence. While the regional economy has shifted from the frantic energy of the logging era, Myers Flat retains a rugged independence, looking toward the distant, fertile expanse of Coombs Field as a reminder of the valley’s agricultural potential. Life here is measured by the seasonal rise and fall of the water level and the way the shadows lengthen across the forest floor as dusk approaches. Far from the reach of the distant coast, the people of Myers Flat maintain a steady, unadorned connection to the timber and the silt, finding a grounded stability in the enduring presence of the ancient woods.

About This Myers Flat Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Myers Flat, California. Coordinates: 40.266252, -123.870315. 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 Myers Flat includes the ZIP code (95553, 95554), telephone area code (530), county seat of Humboldt County (Eureka), and school district assignment (Southern Humboldt 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.