Lakehead

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Lakehead

Total population

577

Elevation1447 m

Land area5.28 km²

Weather93°F · Sunny

Coordinates40.90°, -122.40°

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

Lakehead is a census-designated place (CDP) in Shasta County, California, United States. Lakehead sits at an elevation of 1,447 feet (441 m). Lakehead is located halfway between Seattle and Los Angeles. Its population is 469 as of the 2020 census, up from 461 from the 2010 census.

History & geography

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

Geography

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

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Current forecast

Forecast for Lakehead, CA from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Nearby places in California

• Mountain Gate
  13.3 mi away
• French Gulch
  17.5 mi away · pop. 154
• Bella Vista
  19 mi away · pop. 4,511
• Dunsmuir
  23.6 mi away · pop. 1,407
• Oak Run
  24.4 mi away
• Palo Cedro
  24.7 mi away
• Montgomery Creek
  25.4 mi away
• Big Bend
  25.6 mi away · pop. 67
• Lewiston
  26.3 mi away · pop. 2,020
• Mount Shasta
  29.2 mi away
• Happy Valley
  30.2 mi away · pop. 5,944
• Ono
  31.7 mi away

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 Lakehead

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire MP18, Humboldt, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-07 · 69 mi
• Wildfire Fielder Mtn, Jackson, Oregon
  Wildfires · 2026-08-13 · 113 mi
• Wildfire Wrights Spring, Klamath, Oregon
  Wildfires · 2026-08-05 · 114 mi
• Wildfire LUCAS, Lake, California
  Wildfires · 2026-09-10 · 120 mi
• Wildfire LUCAS, Lake, California
  Wildfires · 2026-09-10 · 120 mi
• Wildfire FELIZ, Mendocino, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-01 · 138 mi
• Wildfire Bug, Lassen, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-08 · 149 mi
• Wildfire Fred Mt, Washoe, Nevada
  Wildfires · 2026-08-09 · 156 mi

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

Recently spotted species

Foothill Yellow-legged Frog

Rana boylii

Seen 2026-09-30

American pokeweed

Phytolacca americana

Seen 2026-09-30

Western Redbud

Cercis occidentalis

Seen 2026-09-29

California black oak

Quercus kelloggii

Seen 2026-09-25

California wild grape

Vitis californica

Seen 2026-09-22

Cooper's Lip Fern

Myriopteris cooperae

Seen 2026-09-21

Oregon oak

Quercus garryana

Seen 2026-09-21

Shasta Maidenhair Fern

Adiantum shastense

Seen 2026-09-21

Rayless False Goldenaster

Heterotheca oregona

Seen 2026-09-18

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