Welcome to East Lake ...
East Lake is located in Jefferson County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of East Lake, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.
A typical abbreviation for East Lake: E. Lake
East Lake is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: East Lake lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for East Lake: 205 & 659<3>
Communities Also Named East Lake ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Alabama communities named East Lake: This one is located in Jefferson County and the other is located in Tuscaloosa County.
Beyond Alabama, there are 13 communities that are also named East Lake - they are located in Delaware, Florida (3), Georgia, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oregon, South Carolina and Tennessee.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for East Lake.
Communities near East Lake ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near East Lake.
- Birmingham
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hoover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Vestavia Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bessemer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Homewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homewood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Homewood is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,174 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homewood <4>
- Pelham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pelham have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Pelham is located in Shelby County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,231 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelham <4>
- Trussville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Brook
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Brook
- Mountain Brook is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,034 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Brook <4>
- Center Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hueytown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
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 East Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Lake.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of East Lake. 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 East Lake.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around East Lake. See our Newspapers Page for East Lake.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Lake ...
Looking for more information about East Lake? 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 East Lake, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for East Lake.
Adding East Lake to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of East Lake 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 East Lake was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the East Lake post office opened in 1887.
We also found East Lake in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for East Lake.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Lake - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 205 code has been Overlayed with the 659 area code. New phone numbers in the East Lake area will be assigned with one of these codes: 205 or 659. As a result, placing a call in the East Lake area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |