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Trinity Center California Map

Explore Trinity Center, 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 Trinity Center, California

How to Use This Trinity Center, California Map

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

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.

CityTrinity Center
StateCalifornia (CA)
CountyTrinity County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezonePacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)
Latitude40.983201
Longitude-122.699744
Population198
Density14.6 /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Code96091
Area Code530
County SeatWeaverville
School DistrictTrinity Alps Unified School District (9-12)

About Trinity Center, California

Trinity Center is a locality in Trinity County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 198. The population density is 14.6 people per km². Trinity Center is located at 40.9832°N, 122.6997°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 96091.

Trinity Center emerges from the rugged northern landscape where the cool, clear waters of Swift Creek carve a path through the dense timber. It lies 27.1 miles northwest of Shasta Lake, CA (from Shasta Lake, CA: bearing 321°T), and is situated 19.9 miles north-northeast of Lewiston. The terrain surrounding Trinity Center is defined by the expansive, reflective surface of Trinity Lake, which mirrors the jagged peaks of the Cascade Range visible along the distant horizon. Steep slopes rise toward the dense canopy of Shasta National Forest, creating a basin where the air holds a permanent, pine-scented crispness. In the quiet hours of dusk, the light softens against the earth, turning the dry grasses to a pale, translucent gold that seems to vibrate against the deep, shadow-heavy green of the surrounding conifers.

History in this region remains quiet, rooted in the remnants of hydraulic mining and the slow, deliberate transition from a resource-dependent frontier to a place of seasonal respite. The local economy persists through the rhythm of small-scale commerce and the stewardship of the surrounding wilderness, which draws those seeking to lose themselves in the solitude of Freethy Gulch. Traces of past endeavors linger in the soil, yet the present character of Trinity Center is dictated by the seasonal cycle of the reservoir and the steady, cold flow of the creek. Life here operates at a pace set by the changing light and the encroaching forest, favoring a grounded existence where the scale of the mountains renders the ambitions of the outside world distant and inconsequential.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Shasta National Forest (National Forest) — 0.2 mi, 359° N · 1.2M acres
  • Scott Museum (Museum) — 0.3 mi, 027° NE
  • Whiskeytown Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 0.3 mi, 030° NE · 202k acres
  • Trinity National Forest (National Forest) — 3.8 mi, 181° S · 1.1M acres
  • Trinity Alps Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 3.9 mi, 305° NW · 540k acres
  • Preacher Meadows Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 4.9 mi, 262° W
  • California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 13.7 mi, 132° SE
  • Pacific Crest Trail National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 15.8 mi, 340° N · 1,886 acres
  • Stamp mill (Historic Ruins) — 15.9 mi, 354° N
  • Trinity, California Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 18.2 mi, 196° S · 53k acres
  • Castle Crags Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 19.8 mi, 044° NE · 11k acres
  • Overlook (Viewpoint) — 20.6 mi, 140° SE
  • Castle Crags State Park (State Park) — 20.9 mi, 057° NE
  • Highland Art Center (Arts Centre) — 21.5 mi, 216° SW
  • Jake Jackson Memorial Museum (Museum) — 21.5 mi, 216° SW
  • Russell Cabin (Historic Ruins) — 21.6 mi, 265° W
  • Battle Rock (Monument) — 22.8 mi, 060° NE
  • Lake Shasta Caverns (Attraction) — 24.1 mi, 121° SE
  • Klamath, California Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 24.8 mi, 296° NW · 52k acres
  • Twin Tower Memorial (Monument) — 27.0 mi, 141° SE
  • Dam Builders Monument (Monument) — 27.1 mi, 140° SE
  • Shasta Lake Ranger Station (Attraction) — 27.1 mi, 136° SE
  • 1727 Class M6 (Attraction) — 27.6 mi, 053° NE
  • The Best Grindstone in the World (Public Artwork) — 27.8 mi, 139° SE
  • Sisson Museum (Museum) — 29.6 mi, 040° NE
  • Art Gallery (Gallery) — 32.0 mi, 148° SE
  • Turtle Bay Bird Sanctuary (Nature Reserve) — 32.2 mi, 148° SE
  • Marble Rim Gallery (Gallery) — 34.2 mi, 343° N
  • Weed Museum (Museum) — 34.7 mi, 028° NE
  • Redwood National Park (National Park) — 60.6 mi, 279° W · 194k acres

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About This Trinity Center Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Trinity Center, California. Coordinates: 40.983201, -122.699744. 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 Trinity Center includes the ZIP code (96091), telephone area code (530), county seat of Trinity County (Weaverville), and school district assignment (Trinity Alps Unified School District (9-12)).

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.