Sutter California Map

About Sutter, California

Sutter is a locality in Sutter County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,532. The population density is 340.9 people per km². Sutter is located at 39.1599°N, 121.7527°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 95982.

Sutter rests in a wide, fertile valley, where the land stretches out like an unrolled bolt of tawny linen under a sky that can turn a startling, luminous blue. It lies 7.4 miles west of Yuba City, CA (from Yuba City, CA: bearing 281°T), and is situated 8.7 miles west of Marysville. The air here carries the dry, sweet scent of sun-baked earth and ripening crops, a fragrance that clings to everything. Fields of gold-tinged grain and the darker green of alfalfa checkerboard the landscape, broken by the occasional cluster of cottonwood trees that stand like sentinels along the faint traces of irrigation ditches. The Sutter Bicycles, a local landmark, gleam dully in the afternoon sun, their chrome hinting at a former, more robust life. The history of Sutter is deeply entwined with the agricultural bounty of the Sacramento Valley, a legacy that began with the fertile soil and the vision of those who first worked it. For generations, the economy here has been shaped by the rhythm of planting and harvest, with rice paddies shimmering like shallow, inland seas during the growing season and orchards heavy with fruit in the autumn. The faint echo of the Gold Rush still whispers in the background, though the true enduring wealth of Sutter has always been the land itself. The quiet hum of machinery from distant farms and the occasional rumble of a train passing through are the prevailing sounds of daily life, a steady, unpretentious soundtrack to a place that knows its own quiet strength.

About This Sutter Map Page

This page provides an interactive Google map of Sutter, California with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. 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 Sutter and Sutter County.

Detailed location data for Sutter includes the ZIP code (95982), telephone area code (530), county seat of Sutter County (Yuba City), and school district assignment (Brittan Elementary School District). 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 Sutter is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.