Clearlake, California

Clearlake, California
Redbud Park
Redbud Park
Motto: 
"On the shores of beautiful Clear Lake"
Location of Clearlake in Lake County, California
Location of Clearlake in Lake County, California
Coordinates: 38°57′30″N 122°37′35″W / 38.95833°N 122.62639°W / 38.95833; -122.62639
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyLake
Incorporated (city)November 14, 1980[1]
Named forClear Lake
Area
 • Total10.58 sq mi (27.40 km2)
 • Land10.13 sq mi (26.24 km2)
 • Water0.45 sq mi (1.17 km2)  4.27%
Elevation1,417 ft (432 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total16,685
 • Density1,647.25/sq mi (635.98/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
95422
Area code707
FIPS code06-13945
GNIS feature IDs1657240, 2409479
WebsiteOfficial city website

Clearlake is a city in Lake County, California.[3] Clearlake is 4.5 miles (7.2 km) north-northwest of Lower Lake,[4] at an elevation of 1,417 feet (432 m).[3] As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 16,685, up from 15,250 in the 2010 census. It takes its name from Clear Lake.

  1. ^ "California Cities by Incorporation Date". California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Archived from the original (Word) on November 3, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
  2. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "Clearlake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  4. ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 39. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.