Twin Lakes California Map

About Twin Lakes, California

Twin Lakes is a locality in Lake County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,944. The population density is 2762.5 people per km². Twin Lakes is located at 36.9674°N, 121.9980°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP codes: 93517, 95062.

Twin Lakes remains a quiet witness to the slow, golden transformation of the landscape as the sun dips behind the distant silhouette of the Coast Ranges. It lies 5.1 miles south of Clearlake, CA (from Clearlake, CA: bearing 175°T), and is situated 6.2 miles north-northwest of Hidden Valley Lake. Clayton Creek carves a persistent, narrow path through the terrain, its water reflecting the pale, shifting light of an inland sky that hangs wide and clear over the expanse. To the west, the land rises into the dense, shadowed reaches of Boggs Mountain State Forest, while the immediate surroundings are defined by the open, sun-bleached grasses of Excelsior Valley. The air here carries the dry, resinous scent of wild brush, and the silence is broken only by the rhythmic rustle of oaks swaying in the late afternoon heat, grounding Twin Lakes in a geography that feels both ancient and unyielding.

History lingers in the way the local economy has transitioned from its early days of land development to a quiet life tethered to the natural rhythms of the earth. Residents often venture toward the McVicar Trail or spend their afternoons wandering the grounds of Russell Rustici County Park, finding a steady pace that ignores the frantic speed of the modern world. While the distant Indian Valley Reservoir holds a vast, still reserve of water to the east, the life of Twin Lakes is defined by the intimate, seasonal shifts of the valley floor and the persistent, slow growth of the surrounding woodland. It is a place where the passage of time is measured not by the clock, but by the deepening amber of the grass and the long, thin shadows stretching across the dirt roads as evening takes hold.

About This Twin Lakes Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Twin Lakes, California. Coordinates: 36.96745, -121.998017. 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 Twin Lakes includes the ZIP code (93517, 95062), telephone area code (408, 669), county seat of Lake County (Lakeport), and school district assignment (Santa Cruz City High School District (9-12)).

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.