Welcome to Lake City ...

Lake City is located in Nevada County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Lake City: Lk. City

Lake City is 3,380 feet [1,030 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Lake City is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Lake City lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Lake City: (530)

Communities Also Named Lake City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Lake City: This one is located in Nevada County and the other is located in Modoc County.

Beyond California, there are 26 communities that are also named Lake City - they are located in Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, South Dakota (2), Texas and Washington (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lake City.

Communities near Lake City ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lake City.

• Grass Valley
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Valley
  • Grass Valley is located in Nevada County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,763 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grass Valley <3>
• Nevada City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada City
  • Nevada City is located in Nevada County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,127 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nevada City <3>
• Colfax
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
  • Colfax is located in Placer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,009 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colfax <3>
• Scotts Flat
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Flat
  • Scotts Flat is located in Nevada County
• Nevada City Rancheria
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nevada City Rancheria have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada City Rancheria
  • Nevada City Rancheria is located in Nevada County
• Washington
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <3>
• Camptonville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camptonville
  • Camptonville is located in Yuba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camptonville <3>
• Gold Flat
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gold Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Flat
  • Gold Flat is located in Nevada County
• North San Juan
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North San Juan
  • North San Juan is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North San Juan <3>
• Alleghany
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany
  • Alleghany is located in Sierra County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alleghany <3>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Lake City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lake City.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lake City. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lake City.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lake City. See our Newspapers Page for Lake City.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lake City ...

Looking for more information about Lake City? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Lake City, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lake City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lake City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Nevada County: www.new.mynevadacounty.com/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/