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Silverado California Map

Explore Silverado, 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.

Interactive Map of Silverado, California

How to Use This Silverado, California Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Silverado, 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 Silverado.

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.

CitySilverado
StateCalifornia (CA)
CountyOrange County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezonePacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)
Latitude33.74613
Longitude-117.636994
Population932
Density62.9 /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Code92676
Area Code949
County SeatSanta Ana
School DistrictOrange Unified School District

About Silverado, California

Silverado is a locality in Orange County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 932. The population density is 62.9 people per km². Silverado is located at 33.7461°N, 117.6370°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 92676.

Silverado emerges from the rugged topography of White Canyon, where the terrain rises in a series of sun-bleached slopes and deep, shadowed ravines. It lies 4.3 miles north-northeast of Foothill Ranch, CA (from Foothill Ranch, CA: bearing 18°T), and is situated 9.8 miles south-southwest of Corona. Silverado Creek carves a persistent path through the base of the canyon, its waters often reduced to a quiet trickle that sustains the dense thickets of sycamore and oak. To the west, the jagged silhouette of Loma Ridge dominates the skyline, acting as a formidable barrier that traps the heat of the afternoon sun against the dry earth. The air here holds a distinct, parched clarity, and as dusk descends, the Cleveland National Forest casts long, cooling shadows across the canyon floor, muting the vibrant gold of the summer grasses into shades of slate and charcoal.

History clings to the dust of the ground in Silverado, a legacy born of the silver mining fever that once drew prospectors into these hills to chase veins of ore. While the fervor of the extraction industry has long since faded, the remnants of that era persist in the quiet, weathered structures that dot the landscape. Residents today occupy a space that feels detached from the frenetic pace of the surrounding region, living in proximity to the Modjeska Reservoir and the winding stretches of the Silverado Truck Trail. The economy has shifted from the labor of the mines to a sparse, independent existence where the silence of the canyon is broken only by the occasional passage of a vehicle or the movement of wildlife. Life in Silverado is defined by this isolation, a deliberate adherence to a rhythm dictated by the seasons and the slow, inevitable erosion of the surrounding hills.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Cleveland National Forest (National Forest) — 0.2 mi, 058° NE · 426k acres
  • Silverado Ridge Preserve (Conservation Area) — 0.2 mi, 235° SW
  • Irvine Ranch Open Space (Local Recreation) — 1.0 mi, 244° SW
  • Modjeska Canyon and Tucker Wildlife Sanctuary (Local Conservation Area) — 1.8 mi, 157° SE
  • Fremont Canyon Nature Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 3.1 mi, 320° NW
  • Vista Lookout (Viewpoint) — 3.3 mi, 199° S
  • Limestone Canyon And Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park (Local Park) — 3.8 mi, 241° SW
  • Mariposa Reserve (Conservation Area) — 3.8 mi, 357° N
  • Native American Village (Historic Ruins) — 4.0 mi, 345° N
  • O'Neill Regional Park (Local Park) — 5.0 mi, 166° S
  • San Pantaleon or "Springs of Father Gomez" (Monument) — 5.4 mi, 229° SW
  • Portola Overlook (Monument) — 5.7 mi, 229° SW
  • Hangmans Tree (Monument) — 5.7 mi, 282° W
  • KSRT-AM (Orange) (Historic Ruins) — 5.8 mi, 358° N
  • Coal Canyon Ecological Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 6.6 mi, 338° N
  • Trabuco Fliers Club (Attraction) — 6.8 mi, 145° SE
  • Amphitheater (Theatre) — 6.9 mi, 162° S
  • Museum Barn Exhibit (Museum) — 7.7 mi, 027° NE
  • Chino Hills State Park (State Park) — 8.0 mi, 340° N
  • Sally Ride (Public Artwork) — 8.1 mi, 295° NW
  • Live Music (Theatre) — 8.8 mi, 078° E
  • Giant Wheel at Irvine Spectrum Center (Attraction) — 9.0 mi, 222° SW
  • Pretend City Children's Museum (Museum) — 9.3 mi, 219° SW
  • Castle Peak and Thunder Railroad (Attraction) — 9.5 mi, 323° NW
  • Irvine Art and Music (Arts Centre) — 9.9 mi, 250° W
  • Mission Renaissance Irvine (Arts Centre) — 10.5 mi, 243° SW
  • Tustin Historical Society (Museum) — 10.7 mi, 269° W
  • Chemers Art Gallery (Gallery) — 11.0 mi, 275° W
  • San Mateo Canyon Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 13.6 mi, 148° SE · 40k acres
  • California Coastal National Monument (National Monument) — 16.6 mi, 212° SW · 8,946 acres

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About This Silverado Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Silverado, California. Coordinates: 33.74613, -117.636994. 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 Silverado includes the ZIP code (92676), telephone area code (949), county seat of Orange County (Santa Ana), and school district assignment (Orange Unified 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 generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.