Welcome to Lake Charles ...

Lake Charles is located in Hillsborough County<1>.

The location of Lake Charles has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

A typical abbreviation for Lake Charles: Lk. Charles

Lake Charles is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Lake Charles: (813) and (656)<4>

Communities Also Named Lake Charles ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Lake Charles - they are located in Louisiana, New York and Ontario.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lake Charles.

Communities near Lake Charles ...

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

• Tampa
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tampa
  • Tampa is located in Hillsborough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 407,599 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tampa <5>
• Dunedin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunedin
  • Dunedin is located in Pinellas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,464 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunedin <5>
• Temple Terrace
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Terrace
  • Temple Terrace is located in Hillsborough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,808 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Temple Terrace <5>
• Tarpon Springs
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon Springs
  • Tarpon Springs is located in Pinellas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,624 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tarpon Springs <5>
• Safety Harbor
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safety Harbor
  • Safety Harbor is located in Pinellas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,964 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Safety Harbor <5>
• New Port Richey
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Port Richey
  • New Port Richey is located in Pasco County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,033 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Port Richey <5>
• Zephyrhills
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zephyrhills
  • Zephyrhills is located in Pasco County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,019 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zephyrhills <5>
• Oldsmar
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldsmar
  • Oldsmar is located in Pinellas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,005 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oldsmar <5>
• Port Richey
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Richey
  • Port Richey is located in Pasco County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,041 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Richey <5>
• San Antonio
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio
  • San Antonio is located in Pasco County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,506 people
  • Former name for San Antonio:
  • Lake Jovita
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Antonio <5>

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lake Charles ...

Looking for more information about Lake Charles? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Lake Charles, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lake Charles.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Hillsborough County: www.hillsboroughcounty.org/

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