Cobb, California
| Cobb, California | |
|---|---|
| Census designated place | |
 Location within Lake County and California |
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| Coordinates: 38°49′20″N 122°43′23″W / 38.82222°N 122.72306°WCoordinates: 38°49′20″N 122°43′23″W / 38.82222°N 122.72306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Lake |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.989 sq mi (12.920 km2) |
| • Land | 4.980 sq mi (12.898 km2) |
| • Water | 0.009 sq mi (0.022 km2) 0.17% |
| Elevation | 2,631 ft (802 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,778 |
| • Density | 360/sq mi (140/km2) |
| Time zone | Pacific (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 95426 |
| Area code | 707 |
| FIPS code | 06-14302 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1658293 |
Cobb is a census designated place (CDP) in Lake County, California, United States. Cobb is located 1 mile (1.6 km) northwest of Whispering Pines, at an elevation of 2631 feet (802 m). The population was 1,778 at the 2010 census, up from 1,638 at the 2000 census.
The area is named for John Cobb, who settled in Cobb Valley in 1853. The first post office at Cobb opened in 1911. Highway 175 was mentioned as the next to last highway ridden in the classic book Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert Pirsig.
Many of the community homes were destroyed in September 2015 by the Valley Fire.
Cobb is located on State highway 175 at an elevation of 2,600 ft (790 m).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 5.0 square miles (13 km2), of which, 99.83% of it is land and 0.17% is water. The zip code is 95426. Lake County, CA borders Napa County to the SE, Sonoma County to the W, Mendocino County to the NW, Glenn County to the NE and Colusa and Yolo Counties to the E.
The Geysers Geothermal Field is located just south of Cobb.
This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Cobb has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.
The 2010 United States Census reported that Cobb had a population of 1,778. The population density was 356.4 people per square mile (137.6/km²). The racial makeup of Cobb was 1,625 (91.4%) White, 14 (0.8%) African American, 31 (1.7%) Native American, 13 (0.7%) Asian, 1 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 26 (1.5%) from other races, and 68 (3.8%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 113 persons (6.4%).
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