Lake County, California

For the California wine region, see Lake County wine.

Lake County, California
County
County of Lake
Clear Lake, the dominant geographic feature in Lake County
Clear Lake, the dominant geographic feature in Lake County
Official seal of Lake County, California
Seal
Map
Interactive map of Lake County
Location in the state of California
Location in the state of California
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
IncorporatedMay 20, 1861[1]
Named forClear Lake
County seatLakeport
Largest cityClearlake
Government
 • TypeCouncil–CAO
 • BodyBoard of Supervisors
 • ChairBruno Sabatier
 • Vice ChairEddie "E.J." Crandell
 • Board of Supervisors[2]
Supervisors
  • Moke Simon
  • Bruno Sabatier
  • Eddie "EJ" Crandell
  • Michael S. Green
  • Jessica Pyska
 • County Administrative OfficerSusan R Parker
Area
 • Total
1,329 sq mi (3,440 km2)
 • Land1,256 sq mi (3,250 km2)
 • Water73 sq mi (190 km2)
Highest elevation
[3]
7,059 ft (2,152 m)
Population
 (April 1, 2020)
 • Total
68,163
 • Density54/sq mi (21/km2)
GDP
[4]
 • Total$2.274 billion (2022)
Time zoneUTC−8 (Pacific Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−7 (Pacific Daylight Time)
Area code707
FIPS code06-033
GNIS feature ID277281
Congressional district4th
Websitehttps://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.[5] The county seat is Lakeport.[6] 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.[7] (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.[8] 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 nine American Viticultural Areas[9] and around 20 bonded wineries.

  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. ^ "Gross Domestic Product: All Industries in Lake County, CA". Federal Reserve Economic Data. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
  5. ^ "Lake County, California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  6. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "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
  9. ^ "Lake County Appellations". Lake County Winegrape Growers.