Santa Rita Park California Map

About Santa Rita Park, California

Santa Rita Park is a locality in Merced County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,400. The population density is 280.0 people per km². Santa Rita Park is located at 37.0474°N, 120.5952°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 95341.

Santa Rita Park unfurls across a flat, alluvial plain, the land here a rich, dark loam that drinks deeply of the Central Valley sun. It lies 14.1 miles east of Los Banos, CA (from Los Banos, CA: bearing 93°T), and is situated 4.6 miles north-north-east of Dos Palos. The sky above is a vast, unbroken canvas, stretching from horizon to horizon, often a brilliant, almost painful blue during the long, dry summers. Cottonwood trees, their leaves a vibrant green, line the occasional irrigation ditches, their shadows offering scant respite from the midday heat. The air itself can carry a fine, powdery dust, a constant reminder of the earth’s dry embrace. In the late afternoon, the light softens, gilding the edges of the distant Sierra Nevada foothills in a hazy, ethereal glow. This is a landscape shaped by water and agriculture, the lifeblood of Santa Rita Park flowing through a network of canals that feed the surrounding orchards and fields. For generations, the economy here has been tied to the bounty of the land, with almonds, walnuts, and stone fruits ripening under the relentless sun. The history of Santa Rita Park is one of hardy settlers, drawn by the promise of fertile soil, who carved a life from this seemingly endless expanse. Small, family-run farms still dot the landscape, their weathered barns standing as quiet testaments to enduring labor. The pace of life here is measured, dictated by the seasons and the steady turning of the earth, a quiet dignity in its unpretentious rhythm.

About This Santa Rita Park Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Santa Rita Park, California — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 37.047446, -120.595185. 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 Rita Park and Merced County.

Detailed location data for Santa Rita Park includes the ZIP code (93620), telephone area code (760, 408, 669), county seat of Merced County (Merced), and school district assignment. 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 Rita Park is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.