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About Middletown
Middletown, CA is a small unincorporated community located in northwestern California.
Middletown holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.84 square miles.
📰 Middletown News Today
- Update: 2.6 magnitude earthquake reported close to Middletown, CA on Aug. 3 Sacramento Bee · Aug 3
- Robert Smith Obituary The Press Democrat · Aug 13
- Middletown Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
- The Geysers Geothermal Complex Completes 25-Megawatt Expansion Project, Strengthening California Grid Reliability constellationenergy.com · Jun 8
- Middletown Days 2026 celebrates 65 years of community tradition Lake County News,California · Jun 14
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Middletown Unique
- One of 15 places in the US named Middletown — but the California one has a character all its own.
- 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 12 miles.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Middletown
- Beulah's Kitchen
- Grinder Steep — coffee shop (café)
- La mixte-ca — mexican
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Calpine Geothermal Visitor Center · Attraction
- Gibson Museum · Museum
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Middletown
- Middletown Central Park Association reviews ★
- Middletown Square Park reviews ★
- Middletown Trailside Park reviews ★
- Rabbit Hill and Chaparral Preserve reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Middletown
- California Connections Academy North Bay
- Lake County International Charter
- Loconoma Valley High
- Middletown High
- Middletown Middle
- Minnie Cannon Elementary
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateCalifornia
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area1.84 sq mi
Coordinates38.7519, -122.6221