Witter Springs | |
|---|---|
Former settlement | |
 Witter Springs c. 1916 | |
  Witter Springs | |
| Coordinates: 39°11′28″N122°59′37″W / 39.19111°N 122.99361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Lake County |
| Elevation | 1,663 ft (507 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 95493 |
| Area code | 707 |
Witter Springs (formerly Witter's Springs, Witter Medical Springs, and Witter) [2] is a set of springs that was turned into a resort in the 1870s in Lake County, California. [3]
Witter Springs is located 3 miles (4.8 km) northwest of Upper Lake, [2] at an elevation of 1,476 feet (450 m). [1] It is on the west side of Bachelor Valley in the Scotts Creek watershed. [4]
The Witter Springs resort opened soon after the springs were discovered in 1870. [4] The Witter's Springs post office operated from 1873 to 1880. [2] The Witter post office opened in 1901, moved and changed its name to Witter Springs in 1913. [2] Water from Witter Medical Springs was bottled and sold to the public circa 1909. [5] The ZIP code for Witter Springs is 95493.