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Tuolumne City California Map

Explore Tuolumne City, 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 Tuolumne City, California

How to Use This Tuolumne City, California Map

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

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.

CityTuolumne City
StateCalifornia (CA)
CountyTuolumne County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezonePacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)
Latitude37.962703
Longitude-120.2413
Population1,798
Density294.7 /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Code95379
Area Code408, 669
County SeatSonora
School DistrictSummerville Elementary School District

About Tuolumne City, California

Tuolumne City is a locality in Tuolumne County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,798. The population density is 294.7 people per km². Tuolumne City is located at 37.9627°N, 120.2413°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 95379.

Tuolumne City asserts its presence amidst a landscape of rugged, sun-bleached elevations where the earth takes on the color of toasted wheat under the long, dry afternoons. It lies 35.7 miles east-northeast of Oakdale, CA (from Oakdale, CA: bearing 68°T), and is situated 7.8 miles east of Sonora. Turnback Creek carves a persistent, winding path through the local topography, its waters often low and clear, reflecting the shifting ochre of the surrounding hillsides. Beyond the immediate terrain, the distant, hazy silhouettes of the Sierra Nevada provide a permanent, jagged backdrop to the horizon. Residents often gather at the Bay Street Tot Lot, a modest pocket of green space that serves as a quiet anchor for the neighborhood, while the deeper, wilder expanses of the Stanislaus National Forest wait nineteen miles to the east. The air here holds a distinct, parched clarity, carrying the scent of dry grass and sun-warmed pine that intensifies as the light begins to slant toward evening.

Tuolumne City grew from the hard-bitten roots of the gold-mining era, a heritage that lingers in the weathered character of its older structures and the deep, uneven contours of Cedar Gulch. The local economy, once tethered to the extraction of precious metals and timber, has since transitioned into a quiet, interior life defined by regional commerce and the rhythm of those who prefer the solitude of the foothills to the density of the plains. Travelers seeking a more deliberate pace occasionally venture toward the Rogge Trail, a path that offers a measured route through the brush and oaks, or pause near the banks of Phoenix Reservoir to witness the stillness of the water as the light fades. History is not displayed in grand monuments here, but rather in the persistent, functional layout of the streets and the collective memory of a populace that has remained long after the initial rush of fortune-seekers receded.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Jerry Whitehead Field (Local Recreation) — 0.2 mi, 145° SE
  • West Side Memorial Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 124° SE
  • Depot Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 130° SE
  • Tuolumne Park and Recreation District (Local Recreation) — 0.2 mi, 159° S
  • Heisler #2 Steam Engine (Attraction) — 0.2 mi, 124° SE
  • Tuolumne City Memorial Museum (Museum) — 0.3 mi, 106° E
  • Willow Creek Lounge (Theatre) — 0.8 mi, 007° N
  • Covers Apple Ranch (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 1.1 mi, 290° W
  • Stanislaus National Forest (National Forest) — 1.4 mi, 136° SE · 901k acres
  • Tuolumne, California Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 4.0 mi, 176° S · 8,379 acres
  • Veterans Memorial Military Museum (Museum) — 7.9 mi, 282° W
  • Tuolumne County Museum (Museum) — 8.0 mi, 281° W
  • Dunlavy Field (Stadium) — 8.2 mi, 283° W
  • California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 8.5 mi, 209° SW
  • Groveland Museum (Museum) — 8.5 mi, 174° S
  • Me-Wuk Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 9.1 mi, 300° NW
  • Jamestown Museum (Museum) — 9.9 mi, 266° W
  • Historic Fallon House Theater (Theatre) — 10.0 mi, 299° NW
  • Springfield Armory/School/Store (Historic Ruins) — 10.2 mi, 294° NW
  • Indian Grinding Rock (Historic Ruins) — 10.4 mi, 142° SE
  • Red Hills Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 11.2 mi, 219° SW
  • Mark Twain Bret Harte Trail - Chinese Camp (Monument) — 12.1 mi, 239° SW
  • National Recreation Area (Nature Reserve) — 14.1 mi, 277° W
  • Moaning Caverns Adventure Park (Attraction) — 14.3 mi, 301° NW
  • Rim of the World (Viewpoint) — 14.7 mi, 131° SE
  • Old Crimea House (Monument) — 15.7 mi, 235° SW
  • Emigrant Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 18.4 mi, 076° E · 113k acres
  • Yosemite Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 19.4 mi, 090° E · 704k acres
  • Yosemite National Park (National Park) — 19.4 mi, 090° E · 743k acres
  • Sierra National Forest (National Forest) — 26.7 mi, 140° SE · 1.3M acres

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About This Tuolumne City Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Tuolumne City, California. Coordinates: 37.962703, -120.2413. 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 Tuolumne City includes the ZIP code (95379), telephone area code (408, 669), county seat of Tuolumne County (Sonora), and school district assignment (Summerville Elementary School District).

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.