Welcome to Lake Isabella ...

Lake Isabella is located in Kern County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lake Isabella, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1957.

A typical abbreviation for Lake Isabella: Lk. Isabella

Lake Isabella is 2,510 feet [765 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Lake Isabella is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area codes for Lake Isabella: (760) and (442)<3>

The ZIP code for Lake Isabella: 93240<4>

Communities Also Named Lake Isabella ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Lake Isabella - it's located in Michigan.

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

Communities near Lake Isabella ...

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

• Miracle Hot Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle Hot Springs
  • Miracle Hot Springs is located in Kern County
  • Former name for Miracle Hot Springs:
  • Hobo Hot Springs
  • Miracle Hot Springs has also been known as:
  • Air Compress Springs
  • Clear Creek Hot Springs
  • Compressor Hot Springs
• Mountain Mesa
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Mesa
  • Mountain Mesa is located in Kern County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Mesa <5>
• Squirrel Mountain Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Mountain Valley
  • Squirrel Mountain Valley is located in Kern County
• Havilah
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havilah
  • Havilah is located in Kern County
• South Lake
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lake
  • South Lake is located in Kern County
• South Lake
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lake
  • South Lake is located in Tulare County
• Wofford Heights
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wofford Heights
  • Wofford Heights is located in Kern County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wofford Heights <5>
• Petersburg ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Petersburg is located in Kern County
  • Petersburg has also been known as:
  • Greenhorn
• Alta Sierra
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Sierra
  • Alta Sierra is located in Kern County
• Shirley Meadows
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley Meadows
  • Shirley Meadows is located in Kern County

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 Isabella. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lake Isabella.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lake Isabella. 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 Isabella.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lake Isabella ...

Looking for more information about Lake Isabella? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Lake Isabella, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Lake Isabella.

Adding Lake Isabella to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lake Isabella in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Lake Isabella was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Lake Isabella post office opened in 1957.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lake Isabella.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Kern County: www.co.kern.ca.us/

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