Susanville
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| Location in California | |||
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| Foundation : | August 24, 1900 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | California | ||
| County : | Lassen County | ||
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 25 ′ N , 120 ° 39 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 ) | ||
| Residents : | 17,974 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 1,174.8 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 15.3 km 2 (about 6 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 1276 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 96127, 96130 | ||
| Area code : | +1 530 | ||
| FIPS : | 06-77364 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0277619 | ||
| Website : | www.cityofsusanville.org | ||
| Mayor : | Lino Callegari | ||
Susanville is the only city in Lassen County in the US state of California , United States , and has a population of 17,900 (as of 2010 ).
Susanville is located at the geographic coordinates 40.41 ° north, 120.65 ° west, at the intersection of Sierra Nevada , Cascades and the Great Basin . The urban area has a size of 15.3 km². Main employer is the local prison (High Desert State Prison), with 1200 employees and more than 4,000 inmates.