Welcome to Lake View ...

Lake View is located in Porter County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for Lake View: Lk. View

Lake View is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Lake View lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Lake View (for example, toward Walkerton), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The telephone area code for Lake View: (219)

Communities Also Named Lake View ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Indiana communities named Lake View: This one is located in Porter County and the other is located in Franklin County.

Beyond Indiana, there are 39 communities that are also named Lake View - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida (2), Idaho, Iowa, Kansas (2), Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota (2), Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York (3), North Carolina (2), Ohio, Quebec, South Carolina (3), Texas (3), Utah, Virginia (3) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Lake View ...

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

• Gary
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
  • Gary is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,693 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gary <4>
• Portage
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
  • Portage is located in Porter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,137 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portage <4>
• Merrillville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillville
  • Merrillville is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,916 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merrillville <4>
• Valparaiso
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valparaiso
  • Valparaiso is located in Porter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,944 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valparaiso <4>
• Michigan City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan City
  • Michigan City is located in LaPorte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,054 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Michigan City <4>
• Crown Point
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Point
  • Crown Point is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crown Point <4>
• Hobart
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
  • Hobart is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hobart <4>
• La Porte
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Porte
  • La Porte is located in LaPorte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Porte <4>
• Griffith
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
  • Griffith is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,032 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Griffith <4>
• Chesterton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterton
  • Chesterton is located in Porter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,232 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesterton <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lake View ...

Looking for more information about Lake View? 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 View, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lake View.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Porter County: www.porterco.org/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov