Pearsonville California Map

About Pearsonville, California

Pearsonville is a locality in Inyo County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 17. Pearsonville is located at 35.8097°N, 117.8731°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 93527.

Pearsonville rests in a wide, ochre basin, hemmed by the stark, rugged shoulders of the Sierra Nevada mountains. It lies 17.2 miles north-west of Ridgecrest, CA (from Ridgecrest, CA: bearing 319°T), and is situated 13.2 miles north-north-west of China Lake Acres. The air here carries the dry perfume of creosote and dust, a constant reminder of the immense desert stretching east and west. Sun-bleached structures, some leaning with the weariness of years, punctuate the landscape, their corrugated metal roofs glinting under the relentless California sun. The very ground seems baked, a hardpan that yields grudgingly to the sparse, resilient scrub that clings to its surface. This stretch of Inyo County has long been a crossroads, a place of passage rather than permanence. Its history is etched in the amber of old photographs and the hushed stories of those who have weathered its extremes. For decades, the economy here was tied to the bounty of the earth and the labor of its people, a quiet resilience forged in the harsh beauty of the Owens Valley. Today, the hum of passing traffic on the highway is the dominant sound, a subtle pulse that speaks of a continuing journey, of lives moving through Pearsonville, carrying their own histories across this ancient, sun-drenched land.

About This Pearsonville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Pearsonville, California — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 35.809673, -117.873127. 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 Pearsonville and Inyo County.

Detailed location data for Pearsonville includes the ZIP code (93527), telephone area code (760), county seat of Inyo County (Independence), and school district assignment (Lone Pine Unified School District). 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 Pearsonville is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.