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Welcome to Lake Village ...

The city of Lake Village is located in Chicot County<1> and is the County Seat for Chicot County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lake Village, you might consider that their post office opened in 1857.

A typical abbreviation for Lake Village: Lk. Village

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Lake Village for more information about variations on the name of Lake Village.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Lake Village has a population of 2,208 people<2> (see below for details).

Lake Village is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Lake Village: 870 & 327<4>

The ZIP code for Lake Village: 71653<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Lake Village had an population of 2,208 people. This is a decrease of 14.25% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 21.79% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lake Village had a population of 2,575 people (or 21.82% of the total population of Chicot County). This makes Lake Village the county's most populous community.

The population of Lake Village represents 0.09% of the population of Arkansas (which has 2,915,918 people), making it the state's 104th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,575 people, the population of Lake Village decreased 8.78% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,823 people).

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

Communities Also Named Lake Village ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Lake Village - they are located in California, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland (2), New Hampshire, South Carolina and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Lake Village ...

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

  • Greenville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Greenville is located in Washington County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,315 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <6>
  • Dermott
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Eudora
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Metcalfe
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Metcalfe is located in Washington County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalfe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
  • Portland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Montrose
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Montrose is located in Ashley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
  • Jerome
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jerome is located in Drew County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
  • Avon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Avon is located in Washington County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
  • James
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • James is located in Washington County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
  • Lamont
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Lamont is located in Bolivar County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lake Village ...

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

Adding Lake Village to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lake Village 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 (so far) for Lake Village was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Lake Village post office opened in 1857.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Chicot, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Lake Village.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lake Village - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 870 code has been Overlayed with the 327 area code. New phone numbers in the Lake Village area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Lake Village area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Lake Village). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Lake Village or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/