Upper Lake, California

About Upper Lake

Upper Lake, CA is a small unincorporated community located in northwestern California.

Officially, Upper Lake is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.71 square miles.

📰 Upper Lake News Today

• Sheriff’s Office responds to Upper Lake domestic violence incident; woman seriously injured by ex boyfriend Lake County News,California · Aug 8
• Upper Lake High School (CA) Girls Soccer MaxPreps · Aug 15
• Upper Lake Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
• Update: 2.5 magnitude earthquake reported near Upper Lake, CA on July 30 Sacramento Bee · Aug 10
• HABEMATOLEL POMO OF UPPER LAKE TRIBE, CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON SECURE $3.15 MILLION FOR COMMUNITY CENTER PROJECT Representative Mike Thompson | (.gov) · May 4

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Upper Lake Unique

• The only place in America named Upper Lake — 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.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Upper Lake

• Bloody Island Massacre Historical Marker reviews ★
• Upper Lake County Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Upper Lake

• Clover Valley High (Continuation)
• Upper Lake Community Day
• Upper Lake Elementary
• Upper Lake High
• Upper Lake Middle

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Upper Lake

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