Cars in Lake County.

What vehicles are registered in Lake County? The DMV counted 69,168 vehicles across 14 ZIPs. Toyota is the largest named make. 0.8% are battery electric.

69,168vehicles

14ZIPs
40Named makes
0.8%Battery electric
28.0%Make not namedThe DMV pools small groups

The largest named makes

Each make count is a lower bound, because the DMV pools small groups.

9,137+
8,923+
8,026+
5,271+
3,067+
2,859+
2,044+
1,730+
1,527+
673+
See all 20 makes
613+
591+
563+
491+
489+
460+
458+
441+
365+
292+

The fuel mix

Gas
56,829
Diesel and diesel hybrid
5,835
Flex-fuel
3,439
Gas hybrid
2,086
Battery electric
579
Plug-in hybrid
385
Other fuel
8
Natural gas
7

Top plug-in models

From the state energy agency. Its count is a year newer than the DMV file and covers light-duty vehicles only.

168
151
84
44

Plug-in types

1,228 plug-in and fuel-cell vehicles in all.

Battery electric
774
Plug-in hybrid
453
Hydrogen fuel cell
1

How many new cars sold here are zero-emission?

New light-duty sales by quarter, from the state energy agency. The newest quarters are preliminary.

12.4% of new light-duty vehicles sold here in the latest three quarters were zero-emission, 104 of 837. A year earlier the share was 13.1%. Across California it was 19.6%.

2025 Q1 11.2% 31 of 276
2025 Q2 11.8% 32 of 271
2025 Q3 16.0% 46 of 287
2025 Q4 12.1% 33 of 273
2026 Q1preliminary 11.9% 33 of 277
2026 Q2preliminary 16.4% 42 of 256
2026 Q3preliminary 9.5% 29 of 304

Every ZIP in Lake County

ZIPCityVehiclesLargest named makeBattery electric
95422Clearlake13,764Toyota0.5%
95453Lakeport12,784Ford0.8%
95451Kelseyville12,750Toyota0.8%
95467Hidden Valley Lake6,015Toyota2.2%
95423Clearlake Oaks4,394Ford0.7%
95461Middletown4,379Ford0.9%
95457Lower Lake4,331Ford0.6%
95485Upper Lake2,773Toyota0.3%
95458Lucerne2,735Toyota0.5%
95464Nice2,264Chevrolet0.9%
95426Cobb2,039Toyota1.3%
95435Finley406ToyotaToo few
95493Witter Springs270ToyotaToo few
95443Glenhaven264ChevroletToo few

Also overlaps Lake County, counted in another county: 95469.

The largest cities

ZIPs grouped by postal city name.

1Clearlake 1 ZIP
13,764
2Lakeport 1 ZIP
12,784
12,750
6,015
4,394
6Middletown 1 ZIP
4,379
7Lower Lake 1 ZIP
4,331
8Upper Lake 1 ZIP
2,773
9Lucerne 1 ZIP
2,735
10Nice 1 ZIP
2,264
See all 14 cities

The most electric ZIPs

Battery-electric share of each ZIP's vehicles.

195467 Hidden Valley Lake
2.2%
295426 Cobb
1.3%
395464 Nice
0.9%
495461 Middletown
0.9%
595451 Kelseyville
0.8%
695453 Lakeport
0.8%
795423 Clearlake Oaks
0.7%
895457 Lower Lake
0.6%
995458 Lucerne
0.5%
1095422 Clearlake
0.5%
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