Lake Isabella, California

Lake Isabella
Location in Kern County and the state of California
Lake Isabella
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 35°37′05″N 118°28′23″W / 35.61806°N 118.47306°W / 35.61806; -118.47306
Country United States
State California
CountyKern
Government
 • State senatorShannon Grove (R)
 • AssemblymemberStan Ellis (R)
 • U. S. rep.Vince Fong (R)
Area
 • Total
22.138 sq mi (57.338 km2)
 • Land21.714 sq mi (56.240 km2)
 • Water0.424 sq mi (1.098 km2)  1.9%
Elevation
2,513 ft (766 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
3,573
 • Density164.5/sq mi (63.53/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
93240
Area codes442/760
FIPS code06-39570
GNIS feature ID1652739

Lake Isabella (formerly, Isabella) is a census-designated place (CDP) in the southern Sierra Nevada, in Kern County, California, United States. It is named after the Lake Isabella reservoir and located at the lake’s southwestern edge, 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Wofford Heights in the Kern River Valley.

The town of Lake Isabella is located 35 miles (56 km) east-northeast of Bakersfield, at an elevation of 2,513 feet (766 m). The population was 3,573 at the 2020 census, up from 3,466 at the 2010 census.