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Summary for Lake WalesAbout Lake Wales (Click for our profile page) Located in: Polk County (see below) Typical Abbreviation: Lk. Wales Time Zone: Lake Wales lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) Telephone Area Code: (863) ZIP Codes: 33853, 33859<1> Elevation: 120 feet [36.58 m] above sea level<2> From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Lake Wales) Population
Total Area:<4> 19.96 sq. miles [51.7 km²] - of which 6.33% is water (1.26 sq. miles [3.3 km²]) Housing Units:<5> 6,900 Websites for Lake Wales Official Website: www.cityoflakewales.com/ Chamber of Commerce: www.lakewaleschamber.com/ GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<6> For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Lake Wales: Lat: 27.901200° (or 27°54'4" N) Lon: -81.586300° (or -81°35'10" W) USGS Topo Map: Lake Wales<7> Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Lake Wales GNIS ID: 2404869 FIPS State / Place Code: 12 / 38950 (For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Lake Wales) About Polk County The city of Bartow is the County Seat for Polk County. From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Polk) Population
Total Area: 2,010 sq. miles [5,207.3 km²] - of which 10.58% is water (212.7 sq. miles [550.9 km²]) Housing Units: 281,214 Official Website: www.polk-county.net/ Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Polk GNIS ID: 295747 FIPS State / County Code: 12 / 105 (For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Lake Wales) About Florida From the US Census Population
Websites for State of Florida Official Website: www.myflorida.com/ Tourism: https://www.visitflorida.com/ Parks: https://floridadep.gov/parks/ Fishing: https://myfwc.com/fishing/ Hunting: https://myfwc.com/hunting/ Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Florida GNIS ID: 294478 FIPS State: 12 (For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Lake Wales) Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for Lake Wales: www.cityoflakewales.com/ The official website for Polk County: www.polk-county.net/ The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/ Footnotes ...
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