Map of Lake City CDP, California

Lake City (formerly, Tri-Lake City) is a census-designated place in Modoc County, California. It is located 8.5 miles (14 km) north-northwest of Cedarville, at an elevation of 4626 feet (1410 m). Its population is 71 as of the 2020 census, up from 61 from the 2010 census.

The first post office at Lake City opened in 1868. Lake City’s ZIP Code is 96115.

A 1913 book described Lake City as being near Upper Alkali Lake and having a population of about 150.

The city is mentioned in the 1995 travel novel California Fault by author Thurston Clarke, when he referenced the area of Modoc County by his great-grandfather’s travels in the 1850s in the Fandango Pass.

Lake City CDP overview:
Name:	Lake City CDP
LSAD Code:	57
LSAD Description:	CDP (suffix)
State:	California
County:	Modoc County
Elevation:	4,626 ft (1,410 m)
Total Area:	5.820 sq mi (15.072 km²)
Land Area:	5.817 sq mi (15.066 km²)
Water Area:	0.003 sq mi (0.007 km²) 0.04%
Total Population:	71
Population Density:	12/sq mi (4.7/km²)
ZIP code:	96115
Area code:	530
FIPS code:	0639472

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Lake City online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.