Pumpkin Center California Map

About Pumpkin Center, California

Pumpkin Center is a locality in Lassen County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 421. The population density is 348.1 people per km². Pumpkin Center is located at 35.2653°N, 119.0324°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP codes: 96009, 93313.

Pumpkin Center persists as a quiet intersection of dust and light, where the flat, sun-bleached plains stretch toward the horizon with a patient, unyielding stillness. It lies 53.5 miles north-northwest of Susanville, CA (from Susanville, CA: bearing 334°T), and is situated 32.9 miles east-northeast of Burney. The air here holds the dry heat of the interior, carrying the faint, earthy scent of turned soil and distant grasses that shiver under the midday sun. Only a mile away, the Pit River cuts a slow, deliberate path through the landscape, its waters reflecting the pale intensity of the sky. To the west, the jagged, hazy silhouette of the Cascade Range anchors the distance, serving as a constant, cool reminder of the elevation rising beyond the reach of these low-lying fields.

History in Pumpkin Center clings to the resilience of the local harvest, as the economy remains tied to the cycles of the earth and the steady labor of the surrounding agricultural expanse. Residents often find a moment of respite at Clara Beiber Memorial Park, a small patch of green that offers a modest reprieve from the open expanse of the basin. Further out, the Nine Springs Reservoir waits in the stillness of Hog Valley, holding its water against the heat of the summer months. Life in Pumpkin Center moves with the slow, rhythmic pace of the seasons, defined by the long shadows cast at dusk and the quiet endurance of a place that remains firmly rooted in the interior geography of the land.

About This Pumpkin Center Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Pumpkin Center, California. Coordinates: 35.265301, -119.03241. 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 Pumpkin Center includes the ZIP code (96009, 93313), telephone area code (530, 661), county seat of Lassen County (Susanville), and school district assignment (Panama-Buena Vista School District).

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.