Explore Orland, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Orland, 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 Orland.
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 | Orland |
| State | California (CA) |
| County | Glenn County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| Latitude | 39.74738 |
| Longitude | -122.196375 |
| Population | 8,298 |
| Density | 1071.9 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 95963 |
| Area Code | 530 |
| County Seat | Willows |
| School District | Orland Joint Unified School District |
Orland holds a quiet presence upon the vast, sun-drenched floor of the northern Sacramento Valley. It lies 19.1 miles west of Chico, CA (from Chico, CA: bearing 274°T), and is situated 9.7 miles west of Hamilton City.
The terrain surrounding Orland stretches across an expansive agricultural plain, where the light of late afternoon turns the dry grasses into a shimmering, pale gold. To the west, the distant horizon traces the jagged outline of the Cascade Range, standing as a silent, blue-tinted sentinel against the sky. Water shapes the local geography in subtle ways, with the modest path of Hambright Creek flowing just one mile from the center of activity. Further out, the expansive waters of Black Butte Lake offer a respite from the summer heat, reflecting the wide, cloudless canopy above. The soil here is deep and fertile, supporting an open landscape where the wind moves unimpeded across the flat, sun-baked earth.
Orland emerged from the ambition of settlers drawn to the promise of the railroad and the richness of the soil, establishing a foundation rooted in the rhythms of the harvest. The local economy remains tethered to the land, with orchards and processing facilities defining the daily labor that sustains the region. Industry here reflects a long-standing commitment to almond production, a legacy that colors the local identity with the scent of blossoms in the spring and the hum of machinery during the autumn gathering. History is kept alive not through grand monuments, but through the enduring persistence of family-run operations that have adapted to the changing demands of global agriculture. Orland maintains a steady, industrious pace, where the prosperity of the season is measured by the bounty pulled from the surrounding acreage.
Cultural life in Orland finds its quiet center at Library Park, a common ground where the community gathers beneath the shade of mature trees. The town hosts seasonal events that draw neighbors together, fostering a sense of continuity that anchors the collective spirit of the residents. While Orland remains modest in scale, its character is defined by a pragmatic, neighborly resilience that honors the traditions of its past. Notable individuals have passed through these streets, including the writer Raymond Carver, who spent a portion of his early life in this environment, his observations perhaps shaped by the stark clarity of the valley light. Life here unfolds with a deliberate, unadorned grace, favoring the simple truth of a day’s work and the cooling relief of the evening air.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Orland, California. Coordinates: 39.74738, -122.196375. 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 Orland includes the ZIP code (95963), telephone area code (530), county seat of Glenn County (Willows), and school district assignment (Orland Joint Unified School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |