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Welcome to Lake Villas ...

Lake Villas is located in Fulton County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Lake Villas: Lk. Villas

Lake Villas is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Lake Villas: 404, 470, 678 & 770<3>

Communities near Lake Villas ...

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

  • Atlanta
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Roswell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Johns Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Alpharetta
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Marietta
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Smyrna
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Brookhaven
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Brookhaven is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
  • Dunwoody West
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Dunwoody West is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunwoody West
    • Estimated population in 2015: 48,733 people
  • Peachtree Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Milton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lake Villas ...

Looking for more information about Lake Villas? 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 Villas, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lake Villas.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Fulton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lake Villas - 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 404 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 470, 678 or 770. New phone numbers in the Lake Villas area will be assigned with one of these codes: 404, 470, 678 or 770. As a result, placing a call in the Lake Villas area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.