Enter your search query in the box below.

Lake City California Map

Explore Lake City, California, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Lake City, California

How to Use This Lake City, California Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Lake City, California. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of California or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Lake City.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Lake City
State	California (CA)
County	Modoc County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	41.645317
Longitude	-120.222097
Population	71
Density	4.7 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	95959, 96115
Area Code	530
County Seat	Alturas
School District	Surprise Valley Joint Unified School District

🌦 Goto Lake City Weather Page: Lake City, California — Weather Warnings, Forecast, Radar, Satellite & Current Conditions

About Lake City, California

Lake City is a locality in Modoc County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 71. The population density is 4.7 people per km². Lake City is located at 41.6453°N, 120.2221°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP codes: 95959, 96115.

Lake City occupies the floor of Lake City Canyon, where the earth opens into a broad, sheltered basin defined by the steady, low-slung presence of the landscape. It lies 87.7 miles north-northeast of Susanville, CA (from Susanville, CA: bearing 15°T), and is situated 20.0 miles east-northeast of Alturas. Mill Creek carves a persistent path through the terrain, its water providing a cool, rhythmic contrast to the dry, sun-bleached grasses that define the surrounding plains. To the west, the distant Larkspur Hills rise in muted silhouettes against the sky, their jagged ridges catching the shifting colors of the late afternoon. Only three miles away, the surface of Upper Lake mirrors the vast, cloudless expanse above, acting as a quiet anchor for the local ecology. The proximity of Modoc National Forest adds a dense, evergreen boundary to the northern edge, where the scent of pine needles sharpens the air and the shadows of the timber lengthen across the brush as the day fades.

Lake City emerged from the hard work of those who recognized the utility of the canyon’s fertile soil and its access to reliable water, establishing a community that remains tethered to the pulse of the land. The local economy persists in a slow, deliberate cadence, largely supported by agriculture and the stewardship of the neighboring timberlands, which have sustained generations of families. Life in Lake City follows the changing seasons, marked by the cycles of planting and harvest rather than the frantic pace of larger hubs. A quiet resilience defines the character of the residents, who move through their days with a practical understanding of their isolated, inland geography. Whether tending to the irrigation along Mill Creek or observing the seasonal migrations that pass through the canopy of the nearby forest, the people of Lake City maintain a deep, unhurried connection to the quiet rhythm of their immediate world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Modoc National Forest (National Forest) — 0.4 mi, 269° W · 1.7M acres
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 4.8 mi, 128° SE
Modoc Other (National Forest) — 8.2 mi, 164° S · 96 acres
South Warner Contiguous Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 11.9 mi, 170° S · 4,333 acres
South Warner Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 12.2 mi, 175° S · 70k acres
Emigrant Trails Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 15.0 mi, 335° NW
Fortynine Camp (Historic Ruins) — 15.7 mi, 101° E
Modoc National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 16.4 mi, 232° SW · 14k acres
Black Rock Desert / High Rock Canyon National Conservation Area (National Conservation Area) — 21.2 mi, 103° E · 816k acres
Massacre Rim Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 22.1 mi, 085° E · 101k acres
Twelvemile Creek (Wild & Scenic River) — 25.5 mi, 020° N · 2,504 acres
Three Corners Monument (Monument) — 26.7 mi, 025° NE
Crane Mountain Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 29.7 mi, 358° N
Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 30.5 mi, 067° NE · 1.2M acres
High Rock Canyon Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 37.0 mi, 111° E · 46k acres
Alger Theatre (Cinema) — 38.1 mi, 350° N
Battle of Dry Lake (Registered Battlefield) — 55.8 mi, 274° W
Royal Peacock Opal Mine (Attraction) — 58.7 mi, 080° E
Canby's Cross (Monument) — 61.0 mi, 286° W
Captain Jack's Stronghold (Monument) — 61.0 mi, 286° W
Petroglyph Point (Attraction) — 61.8 mi, 283° W
Hart Mountain Hot Springs (Attraction) — 65.1 mi, 025° NE
Hospital Rock (Attraction) — 65.7 mi, 282° W
Josie Pearl Camp (Historic Ruins) — 72.3 mi, 096° E
ARTery (Arts Centre) — 79.5 mi, 138° SE
Temple of the Moon (Public Artwork) — 79.5 mi, 138° SE

Latest News: Lake City

Loading news…

World News

Loading news-world…

More World News