Lake City, Modoc County, California
Lake City | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 41°38′34″N 120°13′01″W / 41.64278°N 120.21694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Modoc |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.820 sq mi (15.074 km2) |
| • Land | 5.817 sq mi (15.066 km2) |
| • Water | 0.003 sq mi (0.008 km2) 0.05% |
| Elevation | 4,626 ft (1,410 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 71 |
| • Density | 12/sq mi (4.7/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP Code | 96115 |
| Area code | 530 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 262284; 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) is a census-designated place in Modoc County, California. It is located 8.5 miles (14 km) north-northwest of Cedarville, at an elevation of 4,626 feet (1,410 m). 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. Lake City's ZIP Code is 96115.
A 1913 book described Lake City as being near Upper Alkali Lake and having a population of about 150.
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.