Welcome to Lake Alfred ...

The city of Lake Alfred is located in Polk County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lake Alfred, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

A typical abbreviation for Lake Alfred: Lk. Alfred

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Lake Alfred has a population of 6,259 people<2> (see below for details).

Lake Alfred is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Lake Alfred lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Lake Alfred is located in the (863) area code.

The ZIP code for Lake Alfred: 33850<4>

Websites for Lake Alfred ...

Official Website: www.ci.lake-alfred.fl.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Lake Alfred had an population of 6,259 people. This is an increase of 24.81% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 60.9% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lake Alfred had a population of 5,015 people. This makes Lake Alfred the county's 8th most populous community.

The population of Lake Alfred represents 0.03% of the population of Florida (which has 18,801,310 people), making it the state's 214th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 5,015 people, the population of Lake Alfred increased 28.92% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 3,890 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Lake Alfred.

Communities near Lake Alfred ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lake Alfred.

• Lakeland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland
  • Lakeland is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 115,283 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeland <5>
• Haines City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haines City
  • Haines City is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,674 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haines City <5>
• Bartow
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartow
  • Bartow is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,201 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bartow <5>
• Lake Wales
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wales
  • Lake Wales is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,693 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Wales <5>
• Davenport
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
  • Davenport is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davenport <5>
• Dundee
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
  • Dundee is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,200 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundee <5>
• Eagle Lake
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
  • Eagle Lake is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,105 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Lake <5>
• Polk City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk City
  • Polk City is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,884 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Polk City <5>
• Lake Hamilton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hamilton
  • Lake Hamilton is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,542 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Hamilton <5>
• Highland Park
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
  • Highland Park is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people

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 Lake Alfred. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lake Alfred.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lake Alfred. 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 Lake Alfred.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lake Alfred ...

Looking for more information about Lake Alfred? 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 Lake Alfred, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Lake Alfred.

Adding Lake Alfred to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lake Alfred 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 Lake Alfred was on a map titled Road Map for Florida (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lake Alfred.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Lake Alfred: www.ci.lake-alfred.fl.us/

The official website for Polk County: www.polk-county.net/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/