Country United States County Lake Named for Clear Lake Elevation 432 m Population 14,985 (2013) | State California Incorporated (city) November 14, 1980 Time zone Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) Zip code 95422 Local time Monday 4:05 PM | |
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Clearlake is a city in Lake County, California. Clearlake is 4.5 miles (7.2 km) north-northwest of Lower Lake, at an elevation of 1417 feet (432 m). As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 15,250, up from 13,142 at the 2000 census. It takes its name from Clear Lake.
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Map of Clearlake, CA, USA
History
The Clearlake post office opened in 1923, "Knocti" then Clearlake Highlands until incorporation in 1981 when the official name became City of Clearlake.
The first inhabitants of Clearlake were the Pomo Indians who gave the name to many of the areas features including Mount Konocti. The Pomo suffered mistreatment at the hands of European settlers which resulted in a massive wave of deaths. The result of this was massive amounts of land freed up for the white settlers who arrived during the gold rush.
Geography
Clearlake is located at 38°57'30" North, 122°37'35" West.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 10.6 square miles (27 km2), of which, 10.1 square miles (26 km2) of it is land and 0.5 square miles (1.3 km2) of it is water. The total area is 4.27% water.
Climate
Clearlake has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa) according to the Köppen climate classification system.