Sugar Pine California Map

About Sugar Pine, California

Sugar Pine is a locality in Madera County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 5.0 people per km². Sugar Pine is located at 37.4411°N, 119.6343°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 93664.

Sugar Pine clings to the Sierra Nevada’s western slope, a place where granite shoulders hold up a sky that bleeds sapphire at midday. It lies 40.6 miles north-east of Madera, CA (from Madera, CA: bearing 35°T), and is situated 7.9 miles north of Oakhurst. The air here is thin and crisp, carrying the scent of ponderosa pine and the faint, mineral tang of distant snowmelt. Rolling hills, cloaked in the deep, somber green of evergreens, give way to steeper inclines that scrape at the clouds, their exposed rock faces catching the sun in glinting, sharp facets. The land itself feels ancient, a patient observer of seasons that arrive with a dramatic flourish, transforming the muted tones of summer into the stark, silent beauty of winter’s embrace. Even the quietest moments are punctuated by the rustle of unseen creatures in the undergrowth and the sigh of the wind through the immense, sugar-scented pines that give this locality its name. The history of Sugar Pine is etched not in grand monuments, but in the quiet resilience of a landscape shaped by the relentless pursuit of timber and the fleeting promise of gold. Long before roads were laid and communities formed, this area pulsed with the rhythmic thud of axes and the rumble of ore carts, a testament to the ambition that once defined its rugged terrain. While the echoes of those boom times have long since faded, a certain hardy spirit persists, a legacy of those who carved a life from the unforgiving slopes. Today, the economy draws a more measured breath, tied to the enduring allure of the surrounding wilderness, attracting those who seek solace in its vastness and the subtle, enduring beauty of a place that has learned to endure.

About This Sugar Pine Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Sugar Pine, California — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 37.441051, -119.634318. 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 Sugar Pine and Madera County.

Detailed location data for Sugar Pine includes the ZIP code (93644), telephone area code (760), county seat of Madera County (Madera), 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 Sugar Pine is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.