Nipton California Map

About Nipton, California

Nipton is a locality in San Bernardino County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 12. The population density is 0.5 people per km². Nipton is located at 35.4667°N, 115.2722°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 92364.

Nipton exists as a sparse gathering of structures beneath the vast, indifferent sweep of the Mojave Desert sky. It lies 38.6 miles south of Enterprise, NV (from Enterprise, NV: bearing 183°T), and is situated 31.5 miles south-east of Sandy Valley. The land here is a study in muted earth tones, a canvas of pale ochre, dusty rose, and the occasional stark white of sun-bleached bone or alkali flats. Jagged, low-slung mountains, weathered by millennia of wind and sun, form a distant, serrated horizon, their flanks etched with the dry wash of ephemeral streams. The air itself is a tangible presence, thin and carrying the faint, dry perfume of creosote bush and brittlebush, a scent that becomes more potent as the sun begins its slow descent, painting the sky in hues of bruised plum and molten gold. Life in Nipton moves with a deliberate quietude, dictated by the sun’s arc and the enduring stillness of the desert. The history of Nipton is as parched and resilient as the landscape it occupies, a tale often whispered in the rustle of tumbleweeds and the sigh of the wind. Once a small stop along a railway line, its fortunes ebbed and flowed with the transient dreams of prospectors and the shifting needs of commerce. The local economy, if one can call it that, relies on the meager offerings of passing travelers and the occasional venture into niche markets, a far cry from the boomtowns of yesteryear. Yet, there is a distinct character to this place, a resilience born of isolation and the stark beauty of its surroundings. Sunlight here possesses a unique quality, a crystalline clarity that sharpens every shadow and imbues the sparse vegetation with an almost spectral glow in the late afternoon.

About This Nipton Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Nipton, California — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 35.466653, -115.27221. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Nipton and San Bernardino County.

Detailed location data for Nipton includes the ZIP code (92364), telephone area code (909), county seat of San Bernardino County (San Bernardino), and school district assignment. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Nipton is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.