Lakeport, California
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1938 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Lakeport census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95453. It stands on Forbes Creek. The Survey maps it on the Lakeport quadrangle. 5,026 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,355 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1938 to 1994The same ground, surveyed 56 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Lakeport
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 2 records
Lake County Courthouselisted 1970
Lakeport Carnegie Librarylisted 2008
Population over time
2 figuresLakeport grew from 4,753 to 5,026 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4,753 | |
| 2020 | 5,026 | +273 (+6%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 22 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1938 USGS Lakeport quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1951 USGS Lakeport quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Ukiah quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Lakeport quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Lakeport quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Ukiah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1977 USGS Lakeport quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Lakeport quadrangle1:48000
- 1994 USGS Lakeport quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
111 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 111 fires within 5 miles of Lakeport between 1992 and 2020, burning about 599 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 2 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 38 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 32 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.5 acres | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | CREEKSIDE |
| 30 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | PARALLEL DR / HWY 175 |
| 3 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | SCOTTS VALLEY RD LAKEPOR |
| 28 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | MISSION RANCHERIA RD LAK |
| 28 September 1997 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Central California Agency | 2950 MRWAY |
| 27 September 2006 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 23 September 2019 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | CRAIG AV LAKEPORT |
| 22 September 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Northern California District | LNU SCOTTS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Lakeport: 5 producers, 3 occurrences, 2 unknowns, 1 past producer. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Manganese. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Konocti Pit and Mill | Stone | Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Rainbow Ledge | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Rainbow Ledge Prospect | Manganese | Prospect | 1942 | |
| Ace Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Frazell Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Kelsey Creek Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Lange Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Scotts Creek Bar | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lakeport in 6 storm reports between 2000 and 2026: 4 flood, 1 heavy rain, 1 debris flow. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2017 | Flood | Lakeport | $7,000,000 | Flooding of Clear Lake brought the closure of multiple roads. Lakeshore Boulevard was closed due to flooding between Lange Street and Giselman Street, Other strees closed included Esplanade Street, K Street, Konoctie Avenue, and Lupoyoma Avenue. Clear Lakes level stayed in flood stage for a month and led to mandatory evacuations in parts of the city of Lakeport. Lake County Public Works Director said early assessments suggested damage to county-maintained roads ranged between $5 million and $7 million. |
| December 2014 | Debris Flow | Lakeport | $300,000 | A slide at Lakeside Heights over topped the K-railing that was placed at the base of the slope and extended out into Hill Road, blocking an access to Sutter Lakeside Hospital. |
| January 2026 | Flood | Lakeport | - | Scotts Valley Road closed east of Hendricks Road due to flooding. |
| February 2025 | Flood | Lakeport | - | Flooding at Scotts Valley Road has caused it to be closed, 2 miles west of North Lakeport, CA. Lat. 39.08N, Long. -122.95W. |
| February 2019 | Flood | Lakeport | - | Multiple reports of flood related problems with road closures in Lake County. Highland Springs Rd mudslide. Laurel Dell Rd closed from Scotts Vly Rd to Mid Lake Rd. Other road closures include parts of Argonaut Rd, Bell Rd, Clark Drive, Soda Bay Rd, Candyland, Dry Creek, Lakeshore Drive and Scotts Valley Rd. |
| February 2000 | Heavy Rain | Lakeport | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaci-badon (historical) | 0.2 miles | 22 | |
| Finley | 3.4 miles | 22 | |
| Kelseyville | 6.0 miles | 20 | |
| Nice | 6.6 miles | 21 | |
| Lucerne | 7.1 miles | 21 | |
| Pepperwood Grove | 7.2 miles | 21 | |
| Soda Bay | 7.3 miles | 21 | |
| Highland Springs | 7.3 miles | 20 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Lakeport | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1960647 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 277536. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.








