Explore Val Verde, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Val Verde, 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 Val Verde.
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.
| City | Val Verde |
| State | California (CA) |
| County | Riverside County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| Latitude | 34.450423 |
| Longitude | -118.671784 |
| Population | 2,399 |
| Density | 361.1 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Codes | 92570, 91384 |
| Area Code | 909, 626 |
| County Seat | Riverside |
| School District | Castaic Union School District |
Val Verde occupies a sun-drenched expanse of inland Southern California, characterized by dry, golden-hued terrain that stretches toward the distant, hazy silhouettes of the San Bernardino Mountains. It lies 2.6 miles east-northeast of Mead Valley, CA (from Mead Valley, CA: bearing 67°T), and is situated 6.3 miles south-southwest of Moreno Valley. The landscape is defined by a rugged, arid topography where the earth shifts between parched scrubland and open fields, often catching the intense, unfiltered quality of light that seems to bleach the color from the afternoon sky. Only a few miles away, the landscape finds a different rhythm near Motte Rimrock Reserve, where the geology hardens into ancient, exposed stone, and the Perris Valley Storm Drain cuts a quiet, utilitarian path through the otherwise thirsty ground. During the height of summer, the air holds a heavy, static heat, carrying the scent of dry grasses and dust that settles over the low-slung, sprawling horizon.
Val Verde maintains a quiet, deliberate pace of life, distinct from the rapid industrial expansion that has transformed the neighboring Moreno Valley. The local economy and character are rooted in a legacy of modest agricultural plots and residential development, reflecting a history of people seeking space away from the dense, frantic energy of more urbanized centers. Water is a precious, mediated commodity here, with the presence of Perris Reservoir just a short distance away serving as a vital anchor for the surrounding region. Life in Val Verde is often punctuated by the distant hum of transit and the seasonal shifts of the hills, where the transition from winter green to summer gold dictates the visual texture of the days. It is a place where the sprawl of modern infrastructure meets the stubborn, enduring reality of the high-desert plains, resulting in a quietude that persists despite the constant encroachment of the outside world.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Val Verde, California. Coordinates: 34.450423, -118.671784. 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 Val Verde includes the ZIP code (92570, 91384), telephone area code (909, 626), county seat of Riverside County (Riverside), and school district assignment (Castaic Union 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 generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |