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Tarpey California Map

Explore Tarpey, 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.

Interactive Map of Tarpey, California

How to Use This Tarpey, California Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Tarpey, 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 Tarpey.

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.

CityTarpey
StateCalifornia (CA)
CountyFresno County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezonePacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)
Latitude36.787728
Longitude-119.700696
Population3,997
DensityN/A /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Codes93727, 93612
Area Code760
County SeatFresno

About Tarpey, California

Tarpey is a locality in Fresno County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,997. Tarpey is located at 36.7877°N, 119.7007°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP codes: 93727, 93612.

Tarpey occupies a flat expanse of fertile ground where the sun bleaches the grasses to a pale straw color by midsummer. It lies 2.6 miles south of Clovis, CA (from Clovis, CA: bearing 177°T), and is situated 4.8 miles northeast of Fresno. The horizon here is vast and unencumbered, drawing the eye toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Sierra Nevada to the east. Dry heat radiates from the earth, shimmering above the pavement while the light takes on a thick, honeyed quality as the afternoon wanes. Residents walk or cycle the Clovis Old Town Trail, a ribbon of accessibility that slices through the landscape, offering a quiet corridor for movement amidst the heat. Water flows with a deliberate, slow purpose through Mill Ditch, a reminder of the engineering required to sustain life in this thirsty, inland basin.

Tarpey emerged from the expansion of regional rail lines, marking a transition from open range to a place of concentrated agricultural labor and trade. The economy remains tethered to the rhythmic demands of the harvest, with the surrounding fields serving as the primary engine for the local livelihood. Life in Tarpey moves with the predictable cadence of the seasons, shaped by the cycles of planting and the steady commerce that anchors the valley. Beyond the immediate reach of the town, the waters of Gates Lake provide a localized respite from the arid climate, though the daily character of the district is defined more by the dust of the fields than the stillness of the water. Even as the modern world encroaches with its relentless pace, the fundamental, sun-drenched identity of Tarpey persists in the quiet industry of its people.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Clovis Old Town Trail (Local Recreation) — 0.0 mi, 091° E
  • Airways Municipal Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 0.6 mi, 181° S
  • Flight 93 Monument (Monument) — 0.8 mi, 276° W
  • NYPD Officer, Moria Smith (Monument) — 0.8 mi, 275° W
  • Twin Towers Monument (Monument) — 0.8 mi, 275° W
  • Melody Park (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 115° SE
  • Pk_Palm_Lakes (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 288° W
  • Open Space18 (Local Conservation Area) — 1.7 mi, 081° E
  • Open Space17 (Local Conservation Area) — 1.8 mi, 090° E
  • Carriage House Park (Private Recreation) — 1.8 mi, 102° E
  • Fresno Discovery Center (Museum) — 2.2 mi, 231° SW
  • Clovis Rodeo Statue (Public Artwork) — 2.4 mi, 001° N
  • Clovis Art Gallery (Arts Centre) — 2.5 mi, 349° N
  • Tenri Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 4.1 mi, 179° S
  • The Ash Pit (Gallery) — 5.7 mi, 252° W
  • 2nd Space Theatre (Theatre) — 5.9 mi, 249° W
  • A Sense Of Place (Gallery) — 5.9 mi, 257° W
  • Memorial Auditorium (Theatre) — 5.9 mi, 236° SW
  • Downtown Artist Gallery (Gallery) — 6.0 mi, 231° SW
  • Fresno Metropolitan Museum (Museum) — 6.2 mi, 238° SW
  • Wild Water Adventures (Theme Park) — 6.7 mi, 079° E
  • Friant Roulette (Viewpoint) — 7.0 mi, 321° NW
  • Fresno Chaffee Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 7.2 mi, 250° W
  • Forestiere Underground Gardens (Attraction) — 10.1 mi, 278° W
  • Table Mountain Casino (Attraction) — 13.9 mi, 012° N
  • Sequoia National Forest (National Forest) — 21.7 mi, 081° E · 1.1M acres
  • Sierra National Forest (National Forest) — 23.1 mi, 033° NE · 1.3M acres
  • Giant Sequoia National Monument (National Monument) — 32.8 mi, 092° E · 353k acres
  • Kings Canyon National Park (National Park) — 39.8 mi, 093° E · 459k acres
  • Sequoia National Park (National Park) — 45.2 mi, 107° E · 407k acres

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About This Tarpey Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Tarpey, California. Coordinates: 36.787728, -119.700696. 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 Tarpey includes the ZIP code (93727, 93612), telephone area code (760), county seat of Fresno County (Fresno), and school district assignment.

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 generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.