Bass Lake, California | |
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 Location in Madera County, California | |
  Bass Lake  Bass Lake | |
| Coordinates: 37°19′29″N 119°33′59″W / 37.32472°N 119.56639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Madera |
| Named for | Bass Lake |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.49 sq mi (6.45 km2) |
| • Land | 1.88 sq mi (4.87 km2) |
| • Water | 0.61 sq mi (1.57 km2) 22.73% |
| Elevation | 3,415 ft (1,041 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 575 |
| • Density | 305.53/sq mi (117.95/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP Code | 93604 and 93669 |
| Area code | 559 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 256579; 2628709 |
| FIPS code | 06-04198 |
| Website | basslake-weather |
| U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bass Lake, California; U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bass Lake, California | |
Bass Lake is a census-designated place[4] in Madera County, California, United States.[2] It is located 4.5 miles (7.2 km) southeast of Yosemite Forks,[5] at an elevation of 3,415 feet (1,041 m).[2] The population was 575 at the 2020 census.[1]
Bass Lake is situated in the Sierra National Forest approximately 14 mi (23 km) from the south entrance of Yosemite National Park. Established in 1895 as "Bass Lake Village", the community grew up around the newly created Bass Lake reservoir that supplied the first hydroelectric generating project in Central California. Much of the community and the reservoir is devoted to the tourism industry.
The original post office at Bass Lake opened in 1912.[5]
The ZIP Codes for Bass Lake are 93604 and 93669, and it is in the 559 area code.
- ^ a b "2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files: California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bass Lake, California
- ^ "P1. Race – Bass Lake CDP, California: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bass Lake, California
- ^ a b Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 743. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.