Explore Shafter, 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 Shafter, 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 Shafter.
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 | Shafter |
| State | California (CA) |
| County | Marin County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| Latitude | 35.479421 |
| Longitude | -119.201285 |
| Population | 19,953 |
| Density | 199.1 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Codes | 94941, 93263 |
| Area Code | 510, 661 |
| County Seat | San Rafael |
| School District | Kern High School District |
Shafter emerges from the quiet, mist-heavy terrain where the persistent flow of Lagunitas Creek carves a path through the landscape. It lies 8.3 miles west-northwest of San Anselmo, CA (from San Anselmo, CA: bearing 284°T), and is situated 9.9 miles west-northwest of San Rafael. Dense woodland defines the perimeter, as the land here sits firmly within the Marin Municipal Water District Watershed, a protected expanse that preserves the integrity of the soil and sky. To the west, the Pacific Ocean exerts a constant, briny influence on the air, while the cool, damp presence of Kent Lake keeps the ground supple and green. Beyond the immediate canopy, the distant, hazy silhouettes of the Coast Ranges anchor the horizon, standing as silent sentinels over the nearby dips and hollows of Wildcat Canyon.
Shafter sustains a rhythm dictated by the stewardship of the land, where the economy remains tethered to the careful management of these vital natural resources. Residents often traverse the Ridge Trail, a path that offers a vantage point over the rugged, untamed beauty that defines the region’s character. While the roar of the surf at Alamere Falls echoes five miles away, the daily pace of Shafter remains grounded in the quietude of the watershed. Life here is measured by the slow shift of seasons and the persistent, low-slung light that filters through the trees, illuminating a place where the human footprint is deliberately light and the surrounding wild remains the primary occupant.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Shafter, California. Coordinates: 35.479421, -119.201285. 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 Shafter includes the ZIP code (94941, 93263), telephone area code (510, 661), county seat of Marin County (San Rafael), and school district assignment (Kern High 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. |