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Welcome to Lake Village ...

Lake Village is located in Newton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lake Village, you might consider that their post office opened in 1876.

A typical abbreviation for Lake Village: Lk. Village

Lake Village is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Lake Village (for example, toward Earl Park), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Lake Village: 219

The ZIP code for Lake Village: 46349<3>

Communities Also Named Lake Village ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Lake Village - they are located in Arkansas, California, Louisiana, Maryland (2), New Hampshire, South Carolina and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Lake Village ...

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

  • Crown Point
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Cedar Lake
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Lowell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Beecher
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • DeMotte
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • DeMotte is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeMotte
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,172 people
    • DeMotte has also been known as:
    • De Motte
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for DeMotte <4>
  • Hebron
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Momence
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Momence is located in Kankakee County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Momence
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,049 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Momence <4>
  • Grant Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Grant Park is located in Kankakee County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Park
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,231 people
  • Saint Anne
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Morocco
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lake Village ...

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

Adding Lake Village to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lake Village 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 (so far) for Lake Village was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Lake Village post office opened in 1876.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Newton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lake Village - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 community (such as Lake Village). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Lake Village or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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