Explore Sun Village, 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 Sun Village, 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 Sun Village.
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 | Sun Village |
| State | California (CA) |
| County | Los Angeles County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| Latitude | 34.5596 |
| Longitude | -117.9558 |
| Population | 12,345 |
| Density | 441.2 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 93543 |
| Area Code | 760 |
| County Seat | Los Angeles |
| School District | Antelope Valley Union Joint High School District |
Sun Village occupies a stretch of high desert terrain where the light at dusk turns the earth a deep, bruised violet. It lies 8.1 miles west-southwest of Lake Los Angeles, CA (from Lake Los Angeles, CA: bearing 243°T), and is situated 9.2 miles east of Palmdale. The landscape surrounding Sun Village is defined by arid expanses and the distant, rugged silhouette of the San Gabriel Mountains rising eighteen miles to the south. Life here is punctuated by the presence of Little Rock Wash, a transient waterway just a mile away that carves through the dry ground. To the north, the elevation shifts toward the wilder reaches of the Angeles National Forest, providing a stark backdrop of timber and ridge. This region is defined by a profound stillness, where the wind moves across the plains with an unmediated intensity that shapes the very texture of the soil.
Sun Village grew from the quiet expansion of the high desert, rooted in a history of homesteading and the slow labor of reclaiming arid land for small-scale agriculture. The local economy persists through a blend of modest trade and the enduring industry of those who favor the independence of the open range. While the nearby Carr Canyon provides a topographical break in the horizon, the primary work of the region remains tied to the maintenance of the land and the quiet logistics of a desert-adjacent life. Residents often look toward the infrastructure of the surrounding valleys for broader commerce, yet maintain a distinct focus on local enterprise. Sun Village functions as a place where the pace of labor is dictated by the sun and the seasonal shifts of the dry climate.
Sun Village possesses a cultural character defined by self-reliance and an appreciation for the vast, open horizons of the high desert. The community gathers for local recreation at Mattie M. Primmer Park, a space that serves as a focal point for residents to connect away from the demanding glare of the midday sun. While the distant San Gabriel Reservoir remains a point of interest for those seeking the relief of water, the identity of Sun Village is firmly anchored to the earth and the scrub-dotted plains. The atmosphere is one of profound, observant solitude, where the silence is as much a part of the environment as the architecture itself. The region remains a place of quiet endurance, holding its own against the sweeping changes of the broader state while keeping its focus on the immediate horizon.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Sun Village, California. Coordinates: 34.5596, -117.9558. 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 Sun Village includes the ZIP code (93543), telephone area code (760), county seat of Los Angeles County (Los Angeles), and school district assignment (Antelope Valley Union Joint 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. |