Explore Prattville, 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 Prattville, 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 Prattville.
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 | Prattville |
| State | California (CA) |
| County | Plumas County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| Latitude | 40.208775 |
| Longitude | -121.156629 |
| Population | 24 |
| Density | 15.4 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 95923 |
| Area Code | 530 |
| County Seat | Quincy |
| School District | Plumas Unified School District |
Prattville remains a quiet presence upon the earth, defined by the expansive, shimmering surface of Lake Almanor that mirrors the vast, high-altitude sky. It lies 30.2 miles west-southwest of Susanville, CA (from Susanville, CA: bearing 242°T), and is situated 3.0 miles south of Lake Almanor. The air here holds a crisp, pine-scented clarity, moving across the landscape with a coolness that speaks of the distant Cascade Range, which marks the far horizon like a serrated charcoal line. Dense stands of timber define the perimeter of Lassen National Forest, where the scent of dry needles and damp earth lingers long after the sun retreats. Only a mile away, the North Fork Feather River persists in its steady, rhythmic descent, carving a path through terrain that is less a flat expanse and more a series of rugged, forested ridges. As evening approaches, the light shifts to a bruised, golden hue, casting long shadows that emphasize the silent, geological weight of the surrounding basin near Skinner Flat.
Prattville carries the quiet echoes of a time when the pulse of the local economy was set by the rhythm of logging and the seasonal movement of timber. While the physical footprint of the original settlement has been largely reclaimed by the rising waters of the lake, the spirit of the place endures in the slow, deliberate pace of those who favor the solitude of the woods. The land is characterized by its deep connection to Lassen National Forest, which serves as both a backdrop and a primary influence on the lives of inhabitants who rely on the natural cycles of the forest for their livelihood and recreation. Life in Prattville is measured not by the clock, but by the subtle transition of the seasons, where the primary concerns are the accumulation of winter wood and the stillness that settles over the water when the wind dies down.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Prattville, California. Coordinates: 40.208775, -121.156629. 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 Prattville includes the ZIP code (95923), telephone area code (530), county seat of Plumas County (Quincy), and school district assignment (Plumas 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. |