Santa Fe Springs California Map

About Santa Fe Springs, California

Santa Fe Springs is a locality in Los Angeles County, California, United States. It has a population of 18,871. The population density is 841.7 people per km². Santa Fe Springs is located at 33.9472°N, 118.0853°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 90670.

Santa Fe Springs unfolds as a broad, sun-baked expanse, a place where the low, rolling hills of Southern California begin their subtle rise toward the inland mountains. It lies 2.2 miles south-south-west of West Whittier-Los Nietos, CA (from West Whittier-Los Nietos, CA: bearing 205°T), and is situated 7.3 miles south-east of East Los Angeles. The air here carries a dry, perpetual warmth, a scent of dust and distant sage, softened by the occasional breath of moist air from the coastal plains to the west. Wide avenues, lined with resilient palms and drought-tolerant landscaping, crisscross the landscape, connecting clusters of utilitarian buildings and residential streets. The sky overhead is vast, often a brilliant, unblemished blue, but in the late afternoon, it can ignite with hues of apricot and rose, casting long shadows that stretch and warp the familiar contours of the terrain. This is a land shaped by the deep currents of industry and the enduring spirit of enterprise that has defined much of Los Angeles County. Santa Fe Springs, once a vital hub for oil extraction, still bears the echoes of that boom, though its economy has diversified, embracing manufacturing, logistics, and a robust commercial sector. The presence of the San Gabriel River, a ribbon of water that can swell with winter rains and shrink to a murmur in the dry months, has always been a defining feature, shaping the land and the lives that unfolded upon it. The city hums with a steady, purposeful energy, a place where work is often the foreground, but the quiet beauty of a desert sunset or the persistent green of a well-tended park offers moments of profound, understated grace.

About This Santa Fe Springs Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Santa Fe Springs, California — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 33.947236, -118.085345. 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 Santa Fe Springs and Los Angeles County.

Detailed location data for Santa Fe Springs includes the ZIP code (90670), telephone area code (310, 424), county seat of Los Angeles County (Los Angeles), and school district assignment (Whittier Union High 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 Santa Fe Springs is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.