Selby California Map

About Selby, California

Selby is a locality in Contra Costa County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,200. The population density is 55.0 people per km². Selby is located at 38.0566°N, 122.2439°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 94547.

Selby rests in the shadow of rolling hills, where the golden grasses of autumn meet the deep green of scattered oaks. It lies 3.4 miles south-south-east of Vallejo, CA (from Vallejo, CA: bearing 168°T), and is situated 6.5 miles west-north-west of Martinez. The air here carries the faint, dry scent of eucalyptus and the distant hum of the highway, a constant reminder of the world beyond this quiet pocket of Contra Costa County. Sunlight, when it breaks through the frequent coastal fog that often drifts inland, paints the landscape in broad, soft strokes, illuminating the gentle contours of the hills and the occasional weathered barn that stands as a solitary sentinel against the vast sky. The terrain slopes subtly towards the Carquinez Strait, its waters a shimmering, ever-shifting pewter under the changeable California light. The history of Selby is intrinsically tied to the industrial pulse of the region, its early days shaped by the need to service the burgeoning shipping and refining industries along the strait. While agriculture once dominated the surrounding valleys, yielding abundant crops that nourished the growing state, the economic character of Selby has long since leaned towards its connection with the water and the transportation routes that crisscross it. Traces of this industrial past can still be felt in the very air, a faint, metallic tang that mingles with the brine from the nearby strait. Today, Selby maintains a character of quiet resilience, a place where the pace of life seems calibrated to the ebb and flow of the tides, and where the legacy of its working past is woven into the fabric of its present.

About This Selby Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Selby, California — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 38.056588, -122.243858. 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 Selby and Contra Costa County.

Detailed location data for Selby includes the ZIP code (94572), telephone area code (510), county seat of Contra Costa County (Martinez), 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 Selby is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.