Welcome to Tulelake ...

The city of Tulelake is located in Siskiyou County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tulelake, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1931.

The city was incorporated March 1, 1937.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Tulelake has a population of 965 people<2> (see below for details).

Tulelake is 4,030 feet [1,228 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Tulelake is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Tulelake lies within the (530) area code.

The ZIP code for Tulelake: 96134<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Tulelake had an population of 965 people. This is a decrease of 4.46% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 5.39% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Tulelake had a population of 1,010 people. This makes Tulelake the county's 6th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,010 people, the population of Tulelake has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,020 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Tulelake.

Communities near Tulelake ...

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

• Merrill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
  • Merrill is located in Klamath County (OR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 859 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merrill <5>
• Malin
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malin
  • Malin is located in Klamath County (OR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 837 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malin <5>
• Bonanza
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonanza have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
  • Bonanza is located in Klamath County (OR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonanza <5>
• Stronghold
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stronghold
  • Stronghold is located in Modoc County
• White Lake City ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lake City
  • White Lake City is located in Klamath County (OR)
• Haynesville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynesville
  • Haynesville is located in Klamath County (OR)
• Pine Grove
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
  • Pine Grove is located in Klamath County (OR)
• Dairy
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dairy
  • Dairy is located in Klamath County (OR)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dairy <5>
• Altamont
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
  • Altamont is located in Klamath County (OR)
• Midland
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
  • Midland is located in Klamath County (OR)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midland <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tulelake ...

Looking for more information about Tulelake? 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 Tulelake, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Tulelake.

Adding Tulelake to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tulelake 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 Tulelake was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Tulelake post office opened in 1931.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tulelake.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Siskiyou County: www.co.siskiyou.ca.us/

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