Welcome to Twin Lakes ...

Twin Lakes is located in Lake County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Twin Lakes, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

A typical abbreviation for Twin Lakes: Twin Lks.

Twin Lakes is 9,230 feet [2,813 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Twin Lakes is 1¾ mile [or ~2¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Twin Lakes lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Twin Lakes is within the (719) area code.

The ZIP code for Twin Lakes: 81251<3>

Communities Also Named Twin Lakes ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Colorado communities named Twin Lakes: This one is located in Lake County and the other is located in Adams County.

Beyond Colorado, there are 39 communities that are also named Twin Lakes - they are located in Alberta, Arkansas, California (4), Connecticut, Florida (3), Georgia, Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina (4), Utah and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Twin Lakes.

Communities near Twin Lakes ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Twin Lakes.

• Leadville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadville
  • Leadville is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,773 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leadville <4>
• Vicksburg ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicksburg
  • Vicksburg is located in Chaffee County
  • Vicksburg has also been known as:
  • Vicksburg Mining Camp
• Banker Mine ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Banker Mine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banker Mine
  • Banker Mine is located in Chaffee County
• Granite
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
  • Granite is located in Chaffee County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite <4>
• Hawkinsville ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hawkinsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinsville
  • Hawkinsville is located in Chaffee County
• Low Pass ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Low Pass. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Pass
  • Low Pass is located in Lake County
• Winfield ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
  • Winfield is located in Chaffee County
• Pine Creek
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pine Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
  • Pine Creek is located in Chaffee County
• Independence ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Independence is located in Pitkin County
  • Independence has also been known as:
  • Chipeta
  • Farwell
  • Hunter's Pass
  • Mammoth City
  • Mount Hope
  • Sparkill
• Oro City ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oro City
  • Oro City is located in Lake County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Twin Lakes. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Twin Lakes.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Twin Lakes. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Twin Lakes.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Twin Lakes. See our Newspapers Page for Twin Lakes.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Twin Lakes ...

Looking for more information about Twin Lakes? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Twin Lakes, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Twin Lakes.

Adding Twin Lakes to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Twin Lakes in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Twin Lakes was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Twin Lakes post office opened in 1879.

We also found Twin Lakes in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Twin Lakes.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Twin Lakes. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/