Lake County, California

Lake County, California
Lake County, California
County
	County of Lake
	Clear Lake, the dominant geographic feature in Lake County
	Seal
	Interactive map of Lake County
	Location in the state of California
Country	United States
State	California
Incorporated	May 20, 1861
Named for	Clear Lake
County seat	Lakeport
Largest city	Clearlake
Government
• Type	Council–CAO
• Body	Board of Supervisors
• Chair	Jessica Pyska
• Vice Chair	Moke Simon
• Board of Supervisors	Supervisors Moke Simon; Bruno Sabatier; Eddie "EJ" Crandell; Michael S. Green; Jessica Pyska;
• County Administrative Officer	Susan R Parker
Area
• Total	1,329 sq mi (3,440 km2)
• Land	1,256 sq mi (3,250 km2)
• Water	73 sq mi (190 km2)
Highest elevation	7,059 ft (2,152 m)
Population (April 1, 2020)
• Total	68,163
• Density	54/sq mi (21/km2)
Time zone	UTC−8 (Pacific Standard Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−7 (Pacific Daylight Time)
Area code	707
FIPS code	06-033
GNIS feature ID	277281
Congressional district	4th
Website	https://www.lakecountyca.gov/

Lake County is a county located in the north central portion of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 68,163.^[4] The county seat is Lakeport.^[5] The county takes its name from Clear Lake, the dominant geographic feature in the county and the largest non-extinct natural lake wholly within California.^[6] (Lake Tahoe is partially in Nevada; the Salton Sea was formed by flooding; Tulare Lake was drained by the agricultural industry.)

Lake County forms the Clearlake, California micropolitan statistical area.^[7] It is directly north of the San Francisco Bay Area.

Lake County is part of California's Wine Country, which also includes Napa, Sonoma, and Mendocino counties. It includes eight American Viticultural Areas and over 35 wineries.

^ "Lake County". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ "Board of Supervisors". www.lakecountyca.gov. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
^ "Snow Mountain". Peakbagger.com. Archived from the original on May 2, 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
^ "Lake County, California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ "Clear Lake Is Unique". Official Website of the County of Lake. County of Lake. September 13, 2013. Archived from the original on October 6, 2015. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
^ "2002 Economic Census: Summary Statistics by 2002 NAICS - Clearlake, CA Micropolitan Statistical Area". Archived from the original on May 27, 2014. Retrieved May 27, 2014. Clearlake, CA Micropolitan Statistical Area

[1] "Lake County". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.

[2] "Board of Supervisors". www.lakecountyca.gov. Retrieved July 1, 2022.

[3] "Snow Mountain". Peakbagger.com. Archived from the original on May 2, 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2015.

[4] "Lake County, California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 30, 2022.

[GR6-5] "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.

[6] "Clear Lake Is Unique". Official Website of the County of Lake. County of Lake. September 13, 2013. Archived from the original on October 6, 2015. Retrieved October 9, 2015.

[7] "2002 Economic Census: Summary Statistics by 2002 NAICS - Clearlake, CA Micropolitan Statistical Area". Archived from the original on May 27, 2014. Retrieved May 27, 2014. Clearlake, CA Micropolitan Statistical Area

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