Strawberry California Map

About Strawberry, California

Strawberry is a locality in Tuolumne County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 5,447. The population density is 1581.3 people per km². Strawberry is located at 37.8912°N, 122.5092°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP codes: 95735, 95375, 94941.

Strawberry occupies a high, rugged corridor where the South Fork Stanislaus River carves a cold, persistent path through the granite-strewn landscape. It lies 50.8 miles south of South Lake Tahoe, CA (from South Lake Tahoe, CA: bearing 182°T), and is situated 19.8 miles northeast of Mono Vista. This reach of the Stanislaus National Forest defines the immediate horizon, its dense stands of pine and fir pressing tightly against the edges of the settlement. At an elevation that catches the sharp, thin light of the upper altitudes, the air remains crisp, carrying the scent of damp needle-duff and the mineral tang of the riverbed. Two miles to the west, the basin of Pedro Flat offers a rare, level reprieve from the steep, climbing terrain that characterizes the approach to the distant Sierra Nevada.

Strawberry maintains a quiet economic rhythm tied to the seasonal migration of those seeking the solace of the woods and the nearby waters of Pinecrest Lake. The history of the locale is etched into the remains of old transit routes that once funneled travelers toward the interior, long before the modern infrastructure formalized the passage. Today, the economy functions on a modest scale, serving as a gateway for those who look to the Stanislaus National Forest for recreation rather than industry. Life in Strawberry moves with the slow, deliberate pace of the mountain seasons, where the primary concern remains the shifting quality of the afternoon shadows and the persistent, low hum of the current moving through the river rocks.

About This Strawberry Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Strawberry, California. Coordinates: 37.89125, -122.509166. 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 Strawberry includes the ZIP code (95735, 95375, 94941), telephone area code (408, 669, 510), county seat of Tuolumne County (Sonora), and school district assignment (Tamalpais Union High School District).

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.