Sunland California Map

About Sunland, California

Sunland is a locality in Tulare County, California, United States. Sunland is located at 36.0225°N, 118.9823°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 91040.

Sunland lies in a land where the foothills of the Sierra Nevada begin their gentle sag towards the Central Valley, a place where the air, especially as the sun dips low, carries the dry, clean scent of sun-baked earth and distant pine. It lies 3.5 miles south-south-east of Porterville, CA (from Porterville, CA: bearing 147°T), and is situated 2.4 miles south of East Porterville. The landscape here is a study in muted greens and ochres, a palette painted by a climate that knows the sting of frost and the relentless embrace of summer heat. Rolling hills, often dusted with a fine, golden stubble after the harvest, give way to flatter expanses where irrigation ditches, like silver threads, stitch the fields together. The character of Sunland is that of a place that has learned to endure, its buildings sturdy and practical, their paint often faded by the persistent sunlight, reflecting a quiet resilience. The history of Sunland is inextricably linked to the bounty of the land, a story of agriculture deeply etched into its identity. For generations, this region has been a fertile ground for the cultivation of fruits and nuts, a local economy built on the patient labor of tending orchards and fields. The air itself seems to hum with the quiet industry of irrigation pumps and the distant rumble of agricultural machinery, a constant, low-grade symphony of cultivation. It’s a place that remembers the dust of old dirt roads and the slow, deliberate growth of trees that now yield their plentiful harvest, a tradition carried forward with a steadfast, unpretentious pride.

About This Sunland Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Sunland, California — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 36.022452, -118.982322. 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 Sunland and Tulare County.

Detailed location data for Sunland includes the ZIP code (91042), telephone area code (661, 310, 424), county seat of Tulare County (Visalia), 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 Sunland is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.