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Welcome to Channel Lake ...

Channel Lake is located in Lake County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Channel Lake: Channel Lk.

Channel Lake is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Channel Lake lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Channel Lake: 847 & 224<3>

Communities near Channel Lake ...

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

  • Kenosha
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Kenosha is located in Kenosha County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenosha
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 99,570 people
  • Waukegan
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Crystal Lake
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Mundelein
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Gurnee
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • North Chicago
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • North Chicago is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chicago
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,639 people
  • McHenry
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Round Lake Beach
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Vernon Hills
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodstock
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Channel Lake ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Lake, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Channel 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 847 code has been Overlayed with the 224 area code. New phone numbers in the Channel Lake area will be assigned with one of these codes: 847 or 224. As a result, placing a call in the Channel 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.