South Oroville California Map
Explore South Oroville, 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 South Oroville, California
How to Use This South Oroville, California Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for South Oroville, 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 South Oroville.
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 | South Oroville |
| State | California (CA) |
| County | Butte County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| Latitude | 39.476676 |
| Longitude | -121.543937 |
| Population | 3,235 |
| Density | 470.1 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 95966 |
| Area Code | 530 |
| County Seat | Oroville |
| School District | Oroville Union High School District |
About South Oroville, California
South Oroville is a locality in Butte County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,235. The population density is 470.1 people per km². South Oroville is located at 39.4767°N, 121.5439°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 95966.South Oroville sits upon the flat, sun-baked expanse of the Sacramento Valley floor, where the heat of the afternoon settles heavily against the dry, golden grasses and the scattered oaks. It lies 1.2 miles south of Oroville, CA (from Oroville, CA: bearing 169°T), and is situated 4.6 miles west-southwest of Oroville East. The landscape remains defined by the proximity of the Feather River, which pulls a thin, cool ribbon of moisture through the parched soil just one mile away. To the west, the horizon holds the faint, shimmering silhouette of the distant Coast Ranges, while the nearby Thermalito Diversion Pool offers a quiet stillness to the local topography. Residents often find their way to the shaded grounds of Martin Luther King Jr. Park, where the trees provide a necessary reprieve from the relentless intensity of the summer sun.
South Oroville carries the quiet weight of a regional history anchored in the shifting fortunes of land and water, far removed from the cooling influence of any maritime breeze. The local economy has long been shaped by the rhythms of the agricultural Central Valley, where the labor of the soil remains an essential thread in the daily life of the neighborhood. The proximity to Pleasant Valley informs the character of the surroundings, lending the area a sense of openness that contrasts with the industrial legacy of regional water management. Life in South Oroville moves at a deliberate pace, colored by the expansive sky and the persistent, dry warmth that dictates the habits of the day, reflecting a landscape that demands both resilience and a quiet appreciation for the stark beauty of the inland plains.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Martin Luther King Jr. Park (Local Park) — 1.5 mi, 006° N
- Riverbend Park (Local Park) — 1.8 mi, 289° W
- Oroville Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.0 mi, 288° W
- Mitchell Field (Local Recreation) — 2.2 mi, 334° NW
- Bath House Museum (Museum) — 2.8 mi, 356° N
- Lake Oroville State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 3.1 mi, 042° NE
- Deer Creek Open Space (Local Recreation) — 3.1 mi, 355° N
- Clay Pit State Vehicular Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 3.6 mi, 275° W
- North Table Mountain Ecological Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 6.6 mi, 355° N
- Schirmer View (Viewpoint) — 6.9 mi, 355° N
- Beatson Corral (Historic Ruins) — 7.9 mi, 349° N
- Beatson Falls (Attraction) — 8.1 mi, 346° N
- Phantom Falls (Attraction) — 9.3 mi, 354° N
- Plumas National Forest (National Forest) — 12.7 mi, 019° N · 1.2M acres
- Black Box Theatre (Theatre) — 13.1 mi, 335° NW
- World Trade Center artifact (Monument) — 13.2 mi, 334° NW
- Lassen National Forest (National Forest) — 14.2 mi, 016° N · 1.1M acres
- Feather, California Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 17.4 mi, 047° NE · 24k acres
- IN LOVING MEMORY OF Kristina Chesterman 1992-2013 (Monument) — 22.3 mi, 321° NW
- Veterans Memorial Auditorium (Theatre) — 23.1 mi, 186° S
- Sacramento River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 23.1 mi, 279° W · 21k acres
- Mary Aaron Memorial Museum (Museum) — 23.2 mi, 186° S
- Sutter County Museum (Museum) — 23.3 mi, 192° S
- Phagna Norapamok Memorial (Monument) — 23.4 mi, 318° NW
- Chico Art Center (Arts Centre) — 23.5 mi, 317° NW
- National Yo-Yo Museum (Museum) — 23.5 mi, 318° NW
- Wildcat Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 23.6 mi, 317° NW
- Janet Turner Print Museum (Museum) — 23.6 mi, 318° NW
- Purdon Crossing (Attraction) — 28.5 mi, 111° E
- China Dam (Attraction) — 29.1 mi, 110° E
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About This South Oroville Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of South Oroville, California. Coordinates: 39.476676, -121.543937. 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 South Oroville includes the ZIP code (95966), telephone area code (530), county seat of Butte County (Oroville), and school district assignment (Oroville Union 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. |
