Talmage California Map

About Talmage, California

Talmage is a locality in Mendocino County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 986. The population density is 239.4 people per km². Talmage is located at 39.1332°N, 123.1678°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP codes: 95482, 95481.

Talmage occupies a quiet reach of land defined by the deliberate, steady pulse of Mill Creek as it winds through the valley floor. It lies 2.4 miles east-southeast of Ukiah, CA (from Ukiah, CA: bearing 119°T), and is situated 14.9 miles west-northwest of Lakeport. The landscape here is defined by the transition between sun-bleached grasses and the deep, enduring shade of oak woodlands, where the air in late summer grows heavy and golden with the scent of dry earth. To the east, the horizon holds the faint, serrated impression of the Coast Ranges, standing as a silent backdrop to the daily cycle of light that shifts from the sharp clarity of morning to a bruised, violet dusk. Residents often find their way to the quiet green edges of Riverside Park, a space that serves as a communal anchor just a short distance from the water’s edge. The proximity of Lake Mendocino, sitting only four miles away, tempers the heat of the season, providing a cool expanse that mirrors the vast, cloudless sky above the valley.

History remains etched into the character of Talmage, manifesting in the quiet permanence of its older structures and the persistence of its agricultural roots. The local economy has long leaned into the rhythms of the land, moving from the foundational labor of early settlement to the contemporary patterns of small-scale commerce and viticulture that define the surrounding terrain. While Lost Valley lies only five miles distant, the life of Talmage feels self-contained, marked by the slow passage of vehicles along the local roads and the occasional sound of Mill Creek rushing over smooth stones. There is a distinct, unhurried quality to the afternoons here, where the intense heat of the inland sun forces a slower pace, turning the focus toward the shade of a porch or the cool, shifting shadows cast by the trees. Even as the region changes, Talmage retains a sense of grounded utility, a place where the connection between the soil and the people who work it remains the primary pulse of daily existence.

About This Talmage Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Talmage, California. Coordinates: 39.133227, -123.167782. 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 Talmage includes the ZIP code (95482, 95481), telephone area code (408, 669), county seat of Mendocino County (Ukiah), and school district assignment (Ukiah Unified 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.