Welcome to Third Lake ...

The village of Third Lake is located in Lake County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Third Lake: Third Lk.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, Third Lake has a population of 1,149 people<2> (see below for details).

Third Lake is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Third Lake: 847 & 224<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Third Lake had an population of 1,149 people. This is a decrease of 2.79% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 15.2% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Third Lake had a population of 1,182 people. This makes Third Lake the county's 43rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,182 people, the population of Third Lake decreased 12.77% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,355 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Third Lake.

Communities Also Named Third Lake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Third Lake - it's located in Nova Scotia.

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

Communities near Third Lake ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Third 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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Waukegan is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukegan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85,453 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waukegan <5>
Arlington Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Arlington Heights is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73,999 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington Heights <5>
Palatine
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Palatine is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palatine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66,830 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palatine <5>
Buffalo Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Buffalo Grove is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,161 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo Grove <5>
Crystal Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Crystal Lake is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,642 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal Lake <5>
Wheeling
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Wheeling is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,958 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheeling <5>
Northbrook
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Northbrook is located in Cook County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 32,657 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northbrook <5>
Mundelein
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mundelein is located in Lake County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,945 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mundelein <5>
Gurnee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gurnee is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurnee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,168 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gurnee <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Third Lake ...

Looking for more information about Third 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Third Lake, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Third 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>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Third Lake.
<3>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Third Lake - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>	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 Third Lake area will be assigned with one of these codes: 847 or 224. As a result, placing a call in the Third Lake area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.