Cobb, California

Cobb is a census designated place (CDP) in Lake County, California, United States. Cobb is located 1mi northwest of Whispering Pines, at an elevation of 2,631 feet (802 m). The population was 1,778 at the 2010 census, up from 1,638 at the 2000 census.HistoryThe 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.2015 fireMany of the community's homes were destroyed in September 2015 by the Valley Fire.GeographyCobb is located on State highway 175 at an elevation of 2600ft.According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 5.0sqmi, of which 99.83% of it is land and 0.17% is water. The ZIP code is 95426. Lake County borders Napa County to the southeast, Sonoma County to the southwest, Mendocino County to the west and northwest, Glenn County to the northeast and Colusa and Yolo Counties to the east.The Geysers Geothermal Field is located just south of Cobb.ClimateThis region experiences warm 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.