Lakehead, California

About Lakehead

Set in the northwestern part of California, Lakehead is a small unincorporated community.

Lakehead holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 4.7 square miles.

📰 Lakehead News Today

• Lakehead Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
• Monthly Weather Forecast for Lakehead, California 96051 The Weather Channel · Dec 28
• Lightning Strike Map in Lakehead, CA - Tracker & Radar | Spark WeatherBug · Sep 30
• Fatal rollover crash on I-5 near Lakehead, CHP says KRCR · Apr 1
• 5 Waterfront Rentals in California That Feel Like a Dream onlyinyourstate.com · Jun 18

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Lakehead Unique

• The only place in America named Lakehead — 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 northwestern California, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 17 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Lakehead

• Basshole Brews
• Allysons Restaurant
• Coffee Company (café)

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Lakehead

🏘️ Nearby Communities