Whitehawk California Map

About Whitehawk, California

Whitehawk is a locality in Plumas County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 39. The population density is 6.0 people per km². Whitehawk is located at 39.7205°N, 120.5510°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 96106.

Whitehawk rests in a high Sierra Nevada cradle, where granite shoulders rise in jagged silhouette against a sky that often burns with an intense, almost crystalline blue. It lies 41.4 miles west-north-west of Reno, NV (from Reno, NV: bearing 289°T), and is situated 7.6 miles south-west of Portola. The air here, thin and sharp, carries the scent of sun-baked pine needles and the distant, cool promise of snowmelt from the higher peaks. Rolling hills, cloaked in serried ranks of fir and pine, descend into valleys that wind like ancient riverbeds, their contours softened by the passage of seasons. In this quiet expanse, the land itself seems to breathe, each gust of wind a whispered story from the vast, untamed wilderness that surrounds Whitehawk. The history of Whitehawk is deeply entwined with the sturdy, unyielding earth and the resources it has yielded. For generations, the rhythm of life here was dictated by the steady extraction of timber, the sturdy pines marching down the slopes to feed sawmills that once hummed with industrious purpose. Though the great logging days have softened into memory, a connection to the land persists, a quiet respect for the forests that still define the horizon. The local economy now finds a gentler footing, drawing sustenance from the growing appreciation for the natural beauty that envelops Whitehawk, a draw for those seeking the quietude and restorative power of the mountains.

About This Whitehawk Map Page

This page provides an interactive Google map of Whitehawk, 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 Whitehawk and Plumas County.

Detailed location data for Whitehawk includes the ZIP code (96106), telephone area code (530), county seat of Plumas County (Quincy), and school district assignment (Plumas 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 Whitehawk is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.