Welcome to Lake Shipp Heights ...

Lake Shipp Heights is located in Polk County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Lake Shipp Heights: Lk. Shipp Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Lake Shipp Heights is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Lake Shipp Heights: 863

Communities near Lake Shipp Heights ...

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

• Lakeland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland
  • Lakeland is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 115,283 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeland <3>
• Haines City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haines City
  • Haines City is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,674 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haines City <3>
• Bartow
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartow
  • Bartow is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,201 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bartow <3>
• Lake Wales
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wales
  • Lake Wales is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,693 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Wales <3>
• Auburndale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburndale
  • Auburndale is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,204 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburndale <3>
• Davenport
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
  • Davenport is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davenport <3>
• Lake Alfred
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Alfred
  • Lake Alfred is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,331 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Alfred <3>
• Fort Meade
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Meade
  • Fort Meade is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,260 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Meade <3>
• Dundee
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
  • Dundee is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,200 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundee <3>
• Mulberry
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
  • Mulberry is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,274 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mulberry <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lake Shipp Heights ...

Looking for more information about Lake Shipp Heights? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Lake Shipp Heights, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lake Shipp Heights.