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Poplar California Map

Explore Poplar, 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 Poplar, California

How to Use This Poplar, California Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Poplar, 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 Poplar.

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

Latitude	36.053286
Longitude	-119.143162
Population	2,400
Density	120.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	93257
Area Code	661
County Seat	Visalia

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About Poplar, California

Poplar is a locality in Tulare County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,400. The population density is 120.0 people per km². Poplar is located at 36.0533°N, 119.1432°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 93257.

Poplar occupies a stretch of flat, sun-drenched earth where the horizon pulls away in every direction, revealing a landscape defined by the quiet labor of the fields. It lies 7.1 miles west of Porterville, CA (from Porterville, CA: bearing 263°T), and is situated 9.4 miles west of East Porterville. The light here takes on a pale, buttery quality as the afternoon wanes, casting long shadows across the dust and turning the rows of crops into rhythmic, receding lines that vanish into the haze. To the east, the distant silhouette of the Sierra Nevada stands as a jagged, atmospheric boundary, while the Tule River moves with a slow, deliberate grace just a few miles away. Residents find a familiar stillness at Poplar Park, a local space that offers a brief, shaded respite from the heat, grounding the spirit in the immediate, tangible texture of the soil.

Agriculture dictates the pulse of life in Poplar, where the economy is tethered to the seasonal cycles of planting and harvest that have long defined the valley floor. History here is written in the irrigation ditches and the steady expansion of orchards, a legacy of families who transformed the arid plains into a productive expanse far from the reach of the distant coastline. Beyond the local fields, the terrain grows more rugged toward Fountain Springs Gulch, a reminder of the varied topography that hides just out of sight. Whether passing through to enjoy the recreation at Lake Success or tending to the daily demands of the region’s industry, those who inhabit Poplar know the particular patience required to thrive in a land that demands both persistence and a deep, quiet respect for the changing seasons.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Poplar Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 023° NE
Porterville Sports Complex and OHV Park (Local Park) — 3.7 mi, 108° E
Tule River Parkway (Local Recreation) — 5.8 mi, 087° E
Memorial Auditorium (Theatre) — 6.6 mi, 083° E
Yaudanchi Ecological Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 9.0 mi, 091° E
World's Largest Olive (Public Artwork) — 10.7 mi, 011° N
Preston's Pride (Attraction) — 12.6 mi, 303° NW
Pixley National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 12.9 mi, 220° SW · 15k acres
Success Dam Vista Point (Viewpoint) — 13.0 mi, 087° E
Treaty of 1851 (Monument) — 14.8 mi, 080° E
Galaxy Theatres (Cinema) — 16.2 mi, 318° NW
Charlotte Chichester Auditorium (Theatre) — 19.9 mi, 196° S
Sequoia National Forest (National Forest) — 20.0 mi, 081° E · 1.1M acres
Giant Sequoia National Monument (National Monument) — 20.6 mi, 074° E · 353k acres
Heritage Park Museum (Museum) — 20.9 mi, 195° S
Blue Ridge National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 21.1 mi, 048° NE · 1,825 acres
McCarthy Blue Oak Ranch Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 22.0 mi, 060° NE
McFarland Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 26.6 mi, 190° S
Dry Creek Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 26.8 mi, 014° N
Sequoia National Park (National Park) — 27.2 mi, 049° NE · 407k acres
Woody Rd (Attraction) — 29.6 mi, 146° SE
Golden Trout Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 30.1 mi, 059° NE · 305k acres
Trail of 100 Giants (Attraction) — 31.0 mi, 100° E
Checkpoint (Attraction) — 32.7 mi, 161° S
Metro 4 Cinema (Cinema) — 33.7 mi, 304° NW
Carnegie Museum (Museum) — 33.8 mi, 304° NW
Kings Art Center (Arts Centre) — 34.0 mi, 305° NW
Sequoia-Kings Canyon Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 35.1 mi, 025° NE · 768k acres
The Needles Peak Fire Lookout (Historic Ruins) — 37.0 mi, 084° E
Kings Canyon National Park (National Park) — 41.5 mi, 019° N · 459k acres

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