Tennant California Map

About Tennant, California

Tennant is a locality in Siskiyou County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 71. The population density is 14.5 people per km². Tennant is located at 41.5838°N, 121.9133°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 96058.

Tennant rests in a high basin, a broad, sun-drenched expanse cradled by the rugged shoulders of the Siskiyou Mountains. It lies 71.3 miles south-east of Medford, OR (from Medford, OR: bearing 136°T), and is situated 28.0 miles north-east of Mount Shasta. The air here is thin and carries the scent of sun-baked earth and the distant, resinous tang of pine forests that climb the slopes like a verdant tide. The land itself is a study in muted ochres and dusty greens, vast meadows punctuated by stands of hardy juniper and the occasional skeletal silhouette of a weathered fence post. Even in the heat of summer, a subtle coolness seems to emanate from the very stones of the earth, a whisper of the snows that will one day blanket this elevated realm. The sky above Tennant is an almost impossibly vast canvas, stretching from horizon to horizon, where clouds drift like slow-moving, white galleons. The history of Tennant is a story etched in the hardscrabble realities of resource extraction and resilient frontier living. Once a hub for logging and ranching, its economy still draws a quiet strength from the land, with cattle grazing on the expansive pastures and timber operations continuing to shape the surrounding hillsides. The echoes of past endeavors linger, a subtle undertone beneath the present-day calm. Few grand landmarks mark the landscape, but the enduring character of Tennant is found in the quiet persistence of its people, their lives interwoven with the rhythms of the seasons and the enduring, untamed beauty of the Siskiyou wilderness.

About This Tennant Map Page

This page provides an interactive Google map of Tennant, 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 Tennant and Siskiyou County.

Detailed location data for Tennant includes the ZIP code (96058), telephone area code (530), county seat of Siskiyou County (Yreka), and school district assignment (Butte Valley Unified 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 Tennant is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.