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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.

Lakeport within Lake County

Then and now

1938 to 1994

The 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.

Topographic sheet of Lakeport, surveyed 1994
Topographic sheet of Lakeport, surveyed 1938

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

Population over time

2 figures

Lakeport 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.

YearPeople Change
20104,753
20205,026+273 (+6%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 22 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

111 since 1992

Regional 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/undetermined38
Equipment and vehicle use32
Misuse of fire by a minor13
Debris and open burning11
Power generation/transmission/distribution7
Natural4
Smoking3
Arson/incendiarism2
Recreation and ceremony1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
5 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.5 acresSonoma-Lake Napa UnitCREEKSIDE
30 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa UnitPARALLEL DR / HWY 175
3 September 2020Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa UnitSCOTTS VALLEY RD LAKEPOR
28 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa UnitMISSION RANCHERIA RD LAK
28 September 1997Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreCentral California Agency2950 MRWAY
27 September 2006Misuse of fire by a minor10 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
23 September 2019Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa UnitCRAIG AV LAKEPORT
22 September 1999Naturalunder an acreNorthern California DistrictLNU SCOTTS

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Lake County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 12 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Konocti Pit and MillStoneProducer
QuarryStoneUnknown
Rainbow LedgeManganeseOccurrence
Rainbow Ledge ProspectManganeseProspect1942
Ace Pit and MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Frazell PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Kelsey Creek PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Lange Pit and MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Scotts Creek BarSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Lake County

Storms near this place

6 since 2000

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
February 2017FloodLakeport$7,000,000Flooding 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 2014Debris FlowLakeport$300,000A 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 2026FloodLakeport-Scotts Valley Road closed east of Hendricks Road due to flooding.
February 2025FloodLakeport-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 2019FloodLakeport-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 2000Heavy RainLakeport-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Lake County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Kaci-badon (historical)0.2 miles22
Finley3.4 miles22
Kelseyville6.0 miles20
Nice6.6 miles21
Lucerne7.1 miles21
Pepperwood Grove7.2 miles21
Soda Bay7.3 miles21
Highland Springs7.3 miles20

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 LakeportAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q1960647The 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.