Lake County, California
Lake County, California | |
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| County of Lake | |
Clear Lake, the dominant geographic feature in Lake County | |
Interactive map of Lake County | |
Location in the state of California | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Incorporated | May 20, 1861 |
| Named after | Clear Lake |
| County seat | Lakeport |
| Largest city | Clearlake |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–CAO |
| • Body | Board of Supervisors |
| • Chair | Eddie "E.J." Crandell |
| • Vice Chair | Brad Rasmussen |
| • Board of Supervisors | Supervisors
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| • 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 | |
• Total | 68,163 |
• Estimate (2024) | 67,764 |
| • Density | 51/sq mi (20/km2) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | $2.274 billion (2022) |
| 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. The county seat is Lakeport. 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. (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. 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 and around 20 bonded wineries.