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Welcome to Lake Park ...

The town of Lake Park is located on the Treasure Coast.

Lake Park is located in Palm Beach County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lake Park, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1939.

A typical abbreviation for Lake Park: Lk. Park

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Lake Park has a population of 8,562 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Lake Park is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Lake Park lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Lake Park: 561 & 728<4>

The ZIP code for Lake Park: 33402<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Lake Park had an population of 8,562 people. This is an increase of 4.99% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 1.82% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lake Park had a population of 8,155 people. This makes Lake Park the county's 17th most populous community.

The population of Lake Park represents 0.04% of the population of Florida (which has 18,801,310 people), making it the state's 175th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 8,155 people, the population of Lake Park decreased 6.49% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 8,721 people).

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

Communities Also Named Lake Park ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Lake Park - they are located in Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota (2), Mississippi, North Carolina (2), Ohio, Ontario, Tennessee (3), Utah (2), Vermont, Virginia, Washington (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Websites for Lake Park ...

Official Website: www.lakeparkflorida.net/

Communities near Lake Park ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lake Park ...

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

Adding Lake Park to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lake Park 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 Lake Park was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

X2X - From that list, the Lake Park post office opened in 1939.

We also found Lake Park on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Florida (1956).

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

The official website for Lake Park: www.lakeparkflorida.net/

The official website for Palm Beach County: www.co.palm-beach.fl.us/

The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Palm Beach, 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 Park.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lake Park - 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 561 code has been Overlayed with the 728 area code. New phone numbers in the Lake Park area will be assigned with one of these codes: 561 or 728. As a result, placing a call in the Lake Park 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 town (such as Lake Park). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Lake Park 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>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.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

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