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Welcome to Lake Station ...

The city of Lake Station is located in Lake County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lake Station, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1852.

A typical abbreviation for Lake Station: Lk. Station

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Lake Station has a population of 11,891 people<2> (see below for details).

Lake Station is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Lake Station (for example, toward New Carlisle), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Lake Station: 219

The ZIP code for Lake Station: 46405<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Lake Station had an population of 11,891 people. This is a decrease of 5.42% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 14.75% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lake Station had a population of 12,572 people. This makes Lake Station the county's 13th most populous community.

The population of Lake Station represents 0.19% of the population of Indiana (which has 6,483,802 people), making it the state's 65th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 12,572 people, the population of Lake Station decreased 9.87% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 13,948 people).

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

Communities Also Named Lake Station ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Lake Station - they are located in Missouri, New York and Oklahoma.

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

Communities near Lake Station ...

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

  • Hammond
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Calumet City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Merrillville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Valparaiso
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Crown Point
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Chicago Heights
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Schererville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schererville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schererville
    • Schererville is located in Lake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,593 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schererville <5>
  • East Chicago
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Chicago. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Chicago
    • East Chicago is located in Lake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,742 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Chicago <5>
  • Lansing
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
    • Lansing is located in Cook County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,059 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <5>
  • Munster
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Munster have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munster
    • Munster is located in Lake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,483 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Munster <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 Lake Station. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lake Station.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lake Station ...

Looking for more information about Lake Station? 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 Lake Station, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Lake Station.

Adding Lake Station to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lake Station in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Lake Station was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

X2X - From that list, the Lake Station post office opened in 1852.

We also found Lake Station in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lake Station.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lake Station. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Lake County: www.lakecountyin.org/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's 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 Lake Station.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lake Station - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Lake Station). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Lake Station or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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