Blacklake, California

About Blacklake

Blacklake is a small unincorporated community in southern California.

Officially, Blacklake is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.04 square miles.

📰 Blacklake News Today

• Beware of ‘affordable housing advocacy’ that blocks SLO County home building | Opinion San Luis Obispo Tribune · Dec 24
• John Francis Cleary Obituary May 20, 2026 Legacy obituary · Jul 14
• Santa Maria Woman Who Murdered Roommate, Disposed of Dismembered Body at Nipomo Golf Course Sentenced to 35 Years to Life The Santa Barbara Independent · Feb 9
• Endangered frogs halt $11 million construction project in Nipomo New Times San Luis Obispo · Oct 5
• One of SLO County’s premier golf resorts plans a 125-unit housing expansion San Luis Obispo Tribune · Dec 17

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What Makes Blacklake Unique

• The only place in America named Blacklake — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southern California, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 3 miles.

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