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Welcome to West Lake ...

West Lake is located in Douglas County<1>.

West Lake is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from West Lake (for example, toward Fruithurst (AL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

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

Communities Also Named West Lake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named West Lake - they are located in Florida, Illinois, Louisiana, Minnesota, Newfoundland and Labrador and Ontario.

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

Websites for West Lake ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.douglascountygeorgia.com/

Junior League:   www.jldouglascounty.org/

Communities near West Lake ...

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

  • South Fulton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • South Fulton is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fulton
  • Douglasville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Carrollton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Pontevedra
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Pontevedra is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontevedra
    • Estimated population in 2019: 25,694 people
  • Union City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Fairburn
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Villa Rica
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Powder Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Powder Springs Chase
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Powder Springs Chase is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Springs Chase
    • Estimated population in 2019: 15,758 people
  • College Park
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Lake ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Douglas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Lake - 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 West Lake area will be assigned with one of these codes: 404, 470, 678 or 770. As a result, placing a call in the West Lake 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.