Lake California California Map

About Lake California, California

Lake California is a locality in Tehama County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,377. The population density is 206.6 people per km². Lake California is located at 40.3608°N, 122.2102°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 96022.

Lake California sprawls across a rugged expanse of oak-studded terrain where the horizon is defined by the distant, jagged silhouette of the Cascade Range. It lies 7.6 miles southeast of Anderson, CA (from Anderson, CA: bearing 143°T), and is situated 18.3 miles south-southeast of Redding. The landscape of Lake California transitions from high, sun-bleached grasslands into the deeper shadows of dense woodland, marked by the proximity of Schmeider Gulch which carves its path through the arid earth. Here, the air holds a dry, heat-heavy stillness during the long afternoons, carrying the scent of parched grass and the fine, pale dust that settles upon the winding roads. Sunlight catches the dry stalks of wild oats, turning the plains into a shimmering sea of amber that pales only when the evening light begins to deepen the hollows of the landscape into shades of bruised violet.

Sacramento River flows with a persistent, quiet strength only a mile from the residential core, serving as a vital artery that draws local wildlife and sustains the verdant corridors amidst the surrounding heat. As a designated Wild and Scenic River, the Sacramento River offers a stark contrast to the nearby Table Mountain Lake, which sits four miles away as a still, reflective basin in the sun-baked topography. Lake California exists as a place of deliberate, quiet pace, where the economy is tethered to the slow rhythms of the land and the maintenance of its private, sprawling residential character. The community remains a distinct point of human settlement set against the vast, untamed sprawl of the interior, where the history of the soil is written in the seasonal cycles of growth and the enduring, silent presence of the ancient oaks.

About This Lake California Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Lake California, California. Coordinates: 40.3608, -122.2102. 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 Lake California includes the ZIP code (96022), telephone area code (530), county seat of Tehama County (Red Bluff), and school district assignment (Evergreen Union Elementary 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.