Upper Lake California Map

About Upper Lake, California

Upper Lake is a locality in Lake County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,095. The population density is 246.7 people per km². Upper Lake is located at 39.1646°N, 122.9106°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 95485.

Upper Lake anchors the northern reaches of a fertile basin, where the perennial currents of Clover Creek carve a path through the valley floor. It lies 16.0 miles east of Ukiah, CA (from Ukiah, CA: bearing 86°T), and is situated 8.4 miles north of Lakeport. The geography is defined by a stillness that settles over the lowlands, where the landscape transitions from the dense, sun-dappled woodland to the expansive, open plains of the Middle Creek Valley. Sunlight here possesses a particular, honeyed quality in the late afternoon, casting long, deliberate shadows across the dry, golden grasses that characterize the open terrain. Residents often look toward the distant silhouettes of the Coast Ranges, which loom on the horizon like a muted, gray-blue boundary against the clarity of the inland sky.

Upper Lake maintains a quiet continuity with its agricultural heritage, anchored by the proximity of the Middle Creek Flat Trail and the local stewardship of Upper Lake County Park. The economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the seasons and the produce of the surrounding earth, avoiding the frantic pace of more populous districts. While Lake Mendocino sits fourteen miles to the south, the local character is defined less by regional transit and more by the slow, deliberate work of those who cultivate the land. Life in Upper Lake moves with a patient gravity, evidenced by the way the evening air cools quickly once the light fades, leaving a crisp, sharp scent of oak and dry earth that lingers until the stars appear.

About This Upper Lake Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Upper Lake, California. Coordinates: 39.164613, -122.910552. 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 Upper Lake includes the ZIP code (95485), telephone area code (408, 669), county seat of Lake County (Lakeport), and school district assignment (Upper Lake 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.