Welcome to Echo Lake ...

Echo Lake is located in El Dorado County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Echo Lake, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1926.

A typical abbreviation for Echo Lake: Echo Lk.

Echo Lake is 7,530 feet [2,295 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Echo Lake is about 1½ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Echo Lake lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Echo Lake: 530

The ZIP code for Echo Lake: 95721<3>

Communities Also Named Echo Lake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Echo Lake - they are located in Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, Montana, New Jersey, Nova Scotia, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Washington (2).

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

Websites for Echo Lake ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.eldoradocounty.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Echo Lake, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Echo Lake ...

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

• South Lake Tahoe
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lake Tahoe
  • South Lake Tahoe is located in El Dorado County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Lake Tahoe <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to South Lake Tahoe
  • From Echo Lake to South Lake Tahoe
• Twin Bridges
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges
  • Twin Bridges is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Twin Bridges <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Twin Bridges
  • From Echo Lake to Twin Bridges
• Strawberry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
  • Strawberry is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strawberry <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Strawberry
  • From Echo Lake to Strawberry
• Tallac Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tallac Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallac Village
  • Tallac Village is located in El Dorado County
• Al Tahoe
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Al Tahoe
  • Al Tahoe is located in El Dorado County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Al Tahoe
  • From Echo Lake to Al Tahoe
• Sorensens
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorensens
  • Sorensens is located in Alpine County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sorensens
  • From Echo Lake to Sorensens
• Kirkwood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
  • Kirkwood is located in Alpine County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirkwood <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Kirkwood
  • From Echo Lake to Kirkwood
• Edgewood
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
  • Edgewood is located in Douglas County (NV)
• Stateline
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stateline
  • Stateline is located in Douglas County (NV)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stateline <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Stateline
  • From Echo Lake to Stateline
• Tahoe Village
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tahoe Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoe Village
  • Tahoe Village is located in Douglas County (NV)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Echo Lake ...

Looking for more information about Echo 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Echo Lake, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Echo Lake.

Adding Echo Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Echo 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 Echo Lake was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Echo Lake post office opened in 1926.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for El Dorado County: www.co.el-dorado.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/