Lake Hughes, California

Lake Hughes is an unincorporated community in the foothills of the Sierra Pelona Mountains, northwest of Palmdale and the Santa Clarita Valley, in the Angeles National Forest. It is on the sag pond waters of Lake Hughes and Elizabeth Lake. The community is agricultural in character, with a population of 649 in 2010, but also has a strong recreational element centered on its four lakes. The town of Elizabeth Lake is actually administratively part of Lake Hughes, sharing the same ZIP code. Together, they form the entire town of Lake Hughes.