Virginia Lakes California Map

About Virginia Lakes, California

Virginia Lakes is a locality in Mono County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 7. The population density is 1.9 people per km². Virginia Lakes is located at 38.0435°N, 119.2599°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 93541.

Virginia Lakes emerges from the high-altitude basin where the thin, crisp air carries the scent of granite dust and cold, rushing water. It lies 72.6 miles south-southeast of South Lake Tahoe, CA (from South Lake Tahoe, CA: bearing 147°T), and is situated 31.8 miles north-northwest of Mammoth Lakes. Virginia Creek carves a narrow, lively path through the terrain, its banks lined with hardy subalpine flora that clings to the rocky soil. To the west, the jagged, imposing profile of the Sierra Nevada dominates the horizon, casting long, violet shadows across the landscape as the afternoon sun wanes. The surrounding expanse falls within the borders of Toiyabe National Forest, a vast, protected wilderness that frames the rugged isolation of the basin. High above the valley floor, the icy blue stillness of Conness Glacier remains visible, a silent sentinel watching over the shifting light of the high country.

Virginia Lakes serves as a quiet threshold for those drawn to the stark, unfiltered beauty of the wilderness, far removed from the frantic pace of the lowlands. The local economy relies on the seasonal ebb and flow of visitors who arrive to traverse the rugged terrain or seek the solitude found near the distant waters of Odell Lake. History here is written in the silence of the earth, as the echoes of early prospectors have long since faded into the stillness of Lake Canyon. Those who venture this far often look toward the distant Gaylor Lakes Trail, finding a rhythm that matches the slow, deliberate pulse of the mountains. Life in Virginia Lakes is defined by the resilience of the terrain and the profound, heavy quiet that descends when the wind dies down at dusk.

About This Virginia Lakes Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Virginia Lakes, California. Coordinates: 38.043473, -119.259877. 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 Virginia Lakes includes the ZIP code (93541), telephone area code (760), county seat of Mono County (Bridgeport), and school district assignment (Eastern Sierra Unified School District).

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.