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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 altitude 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 Codes for Echo Lake: 530 & 837<3>

The ZIP code for Echo Lake: 95721<4>

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.

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.<7>

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including El Dorado, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Echo 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 530 code has been Overlayed with the 837 area code. New phone numbers in the Echo Lake area will be assigned with one of these codes: 530 or 837. As a result, placing a call in the Echo Lake area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>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 community (such as Echo Lake). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Echo Lake or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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