Klamath

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Klamath

Total population

931

Median home value

$221,300

18.5%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$46,979

Klamath$47k

National$74k

Elevation9 m

Land area32.12 km²

Weather64°F · Patchy Fog then Chance Light Rain

Coordinates41.57°, -124.06°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Klamath is an unincorporated community in Del Norte County, California, United States, situated on US Route 101, inland from the mouth of the Klamath River. The population of Klamath is 1088 based on the 2020 US Census. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Klamath as a census-designated place (CDP). Klamath is at an elevation of 30 feet (9.1 m). Klamath is located within the Yurok Indian Reservation.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Klamath, CA from NOAA NWS API.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Nearby places in California

• Bertsch-Oceanview
  13.7 mi away
• Crescent City
  15.2 mi away
• Hiouchi
  15.3 mi away
• Gasquet
  18.6 mi away
• Fort Dick
  21.3 mi away
• McKinleyville
  42.9 mi away
• Arcata
  49.1 mi away · pop. 18,607
• Manila
  50.2 mi away
• Eureka
  53.8 mi away · pop. 26,512
• Fairhaven
  54.7 mi away · pop. 293
• Bayview
  56.2 mi away
• Fields Landing
  59.2 mi away · pop. 532

Browse all places in California →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Klamath

Shadows in the Rain

R. Joe King · 2007

Field measurement of the initiation of large bed particle motion in Blue Creek near Klamath, California

Sudoku Genius Mind Exercises Volume 1

Klamath Calif State of Mind Collection · 2019

Klamath River at and in the vicinity of Klamath, California

United States. Army. Office of the Chief of Engineers. · 1966

Klamath ethnography

Leslie Spier · 1930

Klamath River Basin investigation

California. Dept. of Water Resources. · 1960

The Klamath knot

David Rains Wallace · 1983

Interim report on Klamath River Basin investigation

California. State Water Resources Board. · 1954

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire MP18, Humboldt, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-07 · 36 mi
• Wildfire Fielder Mtn, Jackson, Oregon
  Wildfires · 2026-08-13 · 73 mi
• Wildfire Wrights Spring, Klamath, Oregon
  Wildfires · 2026-08-05 · 135 mi
• Wildfire LUCAS, Lake, California
  Wildfires · 2026-09-10 · 171 mi
• Wildfire LUCAS, Lake, California
  Wildfires · 2026-09-10 · 171 mi
• Wildfire FELIZ, Mendocino, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-01 · 184 mi
• Wildfire Picture Rock, Lake, Oregon
  Wildfires · 2026-08-16 · 195 mi
• Wildfire Bug, Lassen, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-08 · 246 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Douglas's Squirrel

Tamiasciurus douglasii

Seen 2026-09-30

Del Norte Salamander

Plethodon elongatus

Seen 2026-09-27

Pacific Sand Crab

Emerita analoga

Seen 2026-09-27

Pacific rhododendron

Rhododendron macrophyllum

Seen 2026-09-26

Yellow Sand Verbena

Abronia latifolia

Seen 2026-09-26

Pacific Banana Slug

Ariolimax columbianus

Seen 2026-09-26

Creeping Woodsorrel

Oxalis corniculata

Seen 2026-09-26

Large-flowered Evening-primrose

Oenothera glazioviana

Seen 2026-09-26

coast redwood

Sequoia sempervirens

Seen 2026-09-25

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-10-01 16:30 UTC.