Welcome to Live Oak ...

The city of Live Oak is located in Sutter County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Live Oak, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

The city was incorporated January 22, 1947.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Live Oak has a population of 8,911 people<2> (see below for details).

Live Oak is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Live Oak is within the (530) area code.

The ZIP code for Live Oak: 95953<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Live Oak had an population of 8,911 people. This is an increase of 6.18% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 43.06% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Live Oak had a population of 8,392 people (or 8.86% of the total population of Sutter County). This makes Live Oak the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Live Oak represents 0.02% of the population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 380th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 8,392 people, the population of Live Oak increased 34.72% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 6,229 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Live Oak.

Communities Also Named Live Oak ...

While we believe that this Live Oak is located in Sutter County, we know of another 2 California communities named Live Oak. Those communities are located in the following counties: Sacramento and Santa Cruz County.

Beyond California, there are 16 communities that are also named Live Oak - they are located in Alabama, Florida (3), Georgia (2), Louisiana (3), North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Live Oak.

Communities near Live Oak ...

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

• Yuba City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba City
  • Yuba City is located in Sutter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yuba City <5>
• Oroville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oroville
  • Oroville is located in Butte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,237 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oroville <5>
• Marysville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
  • Marysville is located in Yuba County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,594 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marysville <5>
• Gridley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley
  • Gridley is located in Butte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,397 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gridley <5>
• Colusa
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colusa
  • Colusa is located in Colusa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,098 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colusa <5>
• Bigg's
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigg's
  • Bigg's is located in Butte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,025 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bigg's <5>
• Robinsons Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Corner
  • Robinsons Corner is located in Butte County
• Honcut
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honcut
  • Honcut is located in Butte County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honcut <5>
• Peachton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachton
  • Peachton is located in Butte County
• Pennington
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
  • Pennington is located in Sutter 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 Live Oak. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Live Oak.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Live Oak ...

Looking for more information about Live Oak? 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 Live Oak, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Live Oak.

Adding Live Oak to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Live Oak 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 Live Oak was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Live Oak post office opened in 1874.

We also found Live Oak in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Live Oak.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Sutter County: www.co.sutter.ca.us/

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