Banta California Map

About Banta, California

Banta is a locality in San Joaquin County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Banta is located at 37.7544°N, 121.3708°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 95304.

Banta itself is a sprawl of sun-baked asphalt and tenacious green, a testament to its position where the Central Valley’s broad, flat embrace begins to fray. It lies 3.1 miles east-northeast of Tracy, CA (from Tracy, CA: bearing 71°T), and is situated 9.0 miles west-southwest of Manteca. The land here, a rich, dark loam, stretches in geometric patterns under a sky that often holds a hazy, golden quality, especially in the late afternoon. Low, scrubby hills, dusted with the pale gold of dried grasses for much of the year, rise in the distance, their slopes etched with the darker geometry of oak savannas. The air, when the wind shifts just so, carries the faint, sweet scent of ripening fruit from nearby orchards, a subtle perfume that hints at the agricultural heart of this region. The story of Banta is deeply entwined with the fertile soil and the ceaseless flow of water, though the San Joaquin River itself is a distant hum rather than a constant presence. Its economy has long been rooted in the bounty of the land – the sugar beets that once defined its landscape, the alfalfa that still carpets fields, and the ever-present almond orchards that shimmer silver-green in the sun. Generations have worked this ground, their lives a quiet rhythm of planting and harvest, a steady hum of machinery a constant underscore to the days. The town itself feels like a collection of weathered buildings, each holding its own subtle history, a place where the past is not a grand monument but a quiet, persistent whisper in the dust.

About This Banta Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Banta, California — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 37.754373, -121.370777. 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 Banta and San Joaquin County.

Detailed location data for Banta includes the ZIP code (95304), telephone area code (408, 669), county seat of San Joaquin County (Stockton), and school district assignment. 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 Banta is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.