Welcome to Lucerne ...

Lucerne is located in Lake County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lucerne, you might consider that their post office opened in 1926.

Lucerne is 1,320 feet [402 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Lucerne: 707 & 369<3>

The ZIP code for Lucerne: 95458<4>

Communities Also Named Lucerne ...

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

Beyond California, there are 21 communities that are also named Lucerne - they are located in Arkansas, British Columbia, Colorado, Indiana, Kansas (2), Louisiana, Missouri, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania, Quebec, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington (2), West Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Lucerne ...

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

Clearlake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearlake
- Clearlake is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,179 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearlake <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Clearlake
- From Lucerne to Clearlake
Lakeport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeport
- Lakeport is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,963 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeport <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lakeport
- From Lucerne to Lakeport
Glenhaven
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenhaven
- Glenhaven is located in Lake County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenhaven <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Glenhaven
- From Lucerne to Glenhaven
Robinson Rancheria
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Rancheria
- Robinson Rancheria is located in Lake County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Robinson Rancheria
- From Lucerne to Robinson Rancheria
North Lakeport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lakeport
- North Lakeport is located in Lake County
Soda Bay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Bay
- Soda Bay is located in Lake County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Soda Bay <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Soda Bay
- From Lucerne to Soda Bay
Bartlett Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bartlett Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett Springs
- Bartlett Springs is located in Lake County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bartlett Springs
- From Lucerne to Bartlett Springs
Finley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley
- Finley is located in Lake County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Finley <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Finley
- From Lucerne to Finley
Upper Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Lake
- Upper Lake is located in Lake County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upper Lake <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Upper Lake
- From Lucerne to Upper Lake
Clearlake Oaks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearlake Oaks
- Clearlake Oaks is located in Lake County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearlake Oaks <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Clearlake Oaks
- From Lucerne to Clearlake Oaks

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lucerne ...

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

Adding Lucerne to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lucerne post office opened in 1926.

We also found Lucerne on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for California (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lucerne.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Lake, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lucerne - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 707 code has been Overlayed with the 369 area code. New phone numbers in the Lucerne area will be assigned with one of these codes: 707 or 369. As a result, placing a call in the Lucerne area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>	ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Lucerne). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Lucerne or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>	An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/