Lake City, Modoc County, California

Lake City
Lake City is located in California
Lake City
Lake City
Location in California
Coordinates: 41°38′34″N 120°13′01″W / 41.64278°N 120.21694°W / 41.64278; -120.21694
Country United States
State California
CountyModoc
Area
 • Total5.820 sq mi (15.072 km2)
 • Land5.817 sq mi (15.066 km2)
 • Water0.003 sq mi (0.007 km2)  0.04%
Elevation4,626 ft (1,410 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total71
 • Density12/sq mi (4.7/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP Code
96115
Area code530
GNIS feature IDs262284; 2583049
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake City, Modoc County, California; U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake City, Modoc County, California

Lake City (formerly, Tri-Lake City)[3] is a census-designated place[4] in Modoc County, California.[2] It is located 8.5 miles (14 km) north-northwest of Cedarville,[3] at an elevation of 4,626 feet (1,410 m).[2] Its population is 71 as of the 2020 census, up from 61 from the 2010 census.

The first post office at Lake City opened in 1868.[3] Lake City's ZIP Code is 96115.[5]

A 1913 book described Lake City as being near Upper Alkali Lake and having a population of about 150.[6]

The city is mentioned in the 1995 travel novel California Fault by author Thurston Clarke, when he referenced the area of Modoc County by his great-grandfather's travels in the 1850s in the Fandango Pass.

  1. ^ U.S. Census Archived 2012-07-02 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake City, Modoc County, California
  3. ^ a b c Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 390. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake City, Modoc County, California
  5. ^ United States Postal Service ZIP Code look up Archived 2010-11-22 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Drury, Wells; Drury, Aubrey (1913). California tourist guide and handbook: authentic description of routes of travel and points of interest in California. Western guidebook company. p. 249. Retrieved June 16, 2009.

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