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Welcome to Long Lake ...

Long Lake is located in Lake County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Long Lake: Long Lk.

Long Lake is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Communities Also Named Long Lake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Illinois communities named Long Lake: This one is located in Lake County and the other is located in Madison County.

Beyond Illinois, there are 23 communities that are also named Long Lake - they are located in Alberta, Indiana (2), Manitoba, Michigan (5), Minnesota, Mississippi (2), New York, Nova Scotia (3), Ontario, South Dakota, Texas, Washington (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Long Lake ...

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

  • Waukegan
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Palatine
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Buffalo Grove
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Crystal Lake
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Wheeling
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Carpentersville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Mundelein
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Algonquin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Gurnee
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • North Chicago
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • North Chicago is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chicago
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,639 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Long Lake ...

Looking for more information about Long 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 Long Lake, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Long 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 Long 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 Long Lake area will be assigned with one of these codes: 847 or 224. As a result, placing a call in the Long 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.