Summary for Bay Lake

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Located in: Lake County (see below)

Typical Abbreviation: Bay Lk.

Time Zone: Bay Lake lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT)

Telephone Area Code: 352

Elevation: 120 feet [36.58 m] above sea level<1>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<2>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Bay Lake:

Lat: 28.477500° (or 28°28'38" N)

Lon: -81.905900° (or -81°54'21" W)

USGS Topo Map: Bay Lake<3>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Bay Lake

GNIS ID: 294668

FIPS State / Place Code: 12 / 04100

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Bay Lake)

The community of Tavares is the County Seat for Lake County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Lake)

Population

Total Area:<5> 1,156 sq. miles [2,996.5 km²] - of which 18.89% is water (218.6 sq. miles [566.1 km²])

Housing Units: <6> 144,996

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Lake

GNIS ID: 308551

FIPS State / County Code: 12 / 069

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Bay Lake)

About Florida

From the US Census

Population

Websites for State of Florida

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Florida

GNIS ID: 294478

FIPS State: 12

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Bay Lake)

Footnotes ...

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bay Lake - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Bay Lake, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<3>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Bay Lake.
<4>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<5>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Bay Lake. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<6>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).