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Nevada City California Map

Explore Nevada City, California, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Nevada City, California

How to Use This Nevada City, California Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Nevada City, California. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of California or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Nevada City.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Nevada City
State	California (CA)
County	Nevada County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	39.259608
Longitude	-121.033326
Population	3,152
Density	556.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	95959
Area Code	530
County Seat	Nevada City
School District	Nevada City Elementary School District

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About Nevada City, California

Nevada City is a locality in Nevada County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,152. The population density is 556.7 people per km². Nevada City is located at 39.2596°N, 121.0333°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. Nevada City is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 95959.

Nevada City occupies a steep, folded landscape where the persistent waters of Little Deer Creek carve through the earth, defining the rugged character of the terrain. It lies 3.8 miles northeast of Grass Valley, CA (from Grass Valley, CA: bearing 39°T), and is situated 15.5 miles north of Lake of the Pines. Above the creek, the land rises into dense woodland that catches the thinning afternoon light, casting long shadows across the uneven ground. Only a mile away, the deep, shadowed contours of Eagle Ravine pull the gaze toward the horizon, while the quiet surface of Banner Reservoir sits two miles distant, reflecting the sky in a stillness that contrasts with the rushing water nearby. Within the immediate boundaries, Kalithea Park offers a patch of protected wild space where the air smells of pine needles and dry, sun-warmed soil.

Nevada City preserves a distinct architectural legacy from the mid-nineteenth century, when the extraction of mineral wealth drove the rapid expansion of the settlement. The economy, once tethered to the feverish pursuit of gold, has shifted toward a quiet appreciation of local heritage and the maintenance of its Victorian-era commercial district. Residents and visitors alike traverse the nearby South Yuba Trail, which provides a path into the rugged terrain that once challenged the early prospectors. On the distant horizon, the peaks of the Sierra Nevada stand as a permanent, hazy backdrop to the daily commerce and the deliberate, measured pace of life that persists in these hills.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Deer Creek Tribute Trail (Local Recreation) — locality lies within
Providence Mine (Historic Ruins) — 0.2 mi, 257° W
Stewart Mansion (Monument) — 0.6 mi, 094° E
Hirschman Trail (Local Recreation) — 0.6 mi, 329° NW
Stamp Mill (Historic Ruins) — 0.8 mi, 068° E
Mystic Theater (Theatre) — 0.8 mi, 073° E
Tobiassen Park (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 032° NE
Firehouse Number 1 Museum (Museum) — 0.9 mi, 074° E
Site of Old Wells Fargo Building (Monument) — 0.9 mi, 076° E
Sugarloaf Mountain Open Space Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 1.1 mi, 042° NE
Pioneer Park (Local Park) — 1.1 mi, 085° E
Burton Homestead Preserve (Conservation Area) — 1.6 mi, 008° N
Deadmans Flat Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 2.3 mi, 237° SW
Cascade Canal Access Trail (Monument) — 2.4 mi, 124° SE
Tahoe National Forest (National Forest) — 3.0 mi, 162° S · 895k acres
South Yuba River State Park (State Park) — 3.4 mi, 312° NW
North Star Museum (Museum) — 4.1 mi, 209° SW
Purdon Crossing (Attraction) — 4.8 mi, 352° N
Emerald Pool (Attraction) — 4.9 mi, 002° N
China Dam (Attraction) — 5.0 mi, 001° N
Edwards Crossing (Attraction) — 5.6 mi, 028° NE
West Diggins Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 9.4 mi, 038° NE
Plumas National Forest (National Forest) — 10.5 mi, 324° NW · 1.2M acres
North Fork American, California Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 11.6 mi, 124° SE · 12k acres
North Fork American Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 11.6 mi, 151° SE · 4,161 acres
Heritage Museum (Museum) — 11.9 mi, 159° S
Yuba Theatre (Theatre) — 23.5 mi, 028° NE
Downieville Museum (Museum) — 23.5 mi, 028° NE
Giant Indian Statues (Public Artwork) — 24.4 mi, 185° S
General Gomez Arts (Gallery) — 24.9 mi, 184° S

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