Clear Creek California Map

About Clear Creek, California

Clear Creek is a locality in Siskiyou County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 175. The population density is 59.6 people per km². Clear Creek is located at 40.3071°N, 121.0554°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP codes: 96039, 96137.

Clear Creek moves through a landscape defined by the persistent, rhythmic push of water against ancient stone. It lies 62.6 miles north-northeast of McKinleyville, CA (from McKinleyville, CA: bearing 32°T), and is situated 51.9 miles southwest of Medford. The terrain here rises in rugged, timbered slopes that lead the eye toward the distant, hazy peaks of the Klamath Mountains. Within a mile, the topography drops into the shadowed depths of Gasquet Gulch, where the air holds a cool, damp weight, distinct from the warmth that settles over the surrounding ridges. Just seven miles away, the dense, green canopy of the Klamath National Forest provides a backdrop for the local ecosystem, while the nearby Klamath, California Wild and Scenic River dictates the flow and character of the land. The quality of light during the late afternoon is thin and sharp, illuminating the texture of the earth as the sun retreats behind the high, craggy horizons.

History in Clear Creek remains tethered to the rugged extraction and land management that defined the early settlement of these interior reaches. The local economy persists in a quiet dialogue with the environment, shaped by the proximity to forest resources and the careful preservation of the surrounding wildlands. Residents often find their way toward the Titus Ridge Trail, a path that offers a vantage point over the basin, providing a sense of scale to those who traverse its incline. While Aspen Lake remains a distant point of reference twenty miles away, the immediate focus of daily life stays centered on the riparian rhythms and the persistent growth of the woodlands. The pace of the days is measured by the seasonal shifts in the foliage and the reliable, steady motion of the water that gives Clear Creek its name.

About This Clear Creek Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Clear Creek, California. Coordinates: 40.307086, -121.0554. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Clear Creek includes the ZIP code (96039, 96137), telephone area code (530), county seat of Siskiyou County (Yreka), and school district assignment (Westwood Unified School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.