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Welcome to Island Lake ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Island Lake, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

A typical abbreviation for Island Lake: Island Lk.

Island Lake is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<1>.

Time Zone: Island Lake lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: CST- Heure Normale du Centre (HNC), CDT- Heure Avancée du Centre (HAC).

Area Codes for Island Lake: 204, 431 & 584<2>

Communities Also Named Island Lake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Island Lake - they are located in Alberta, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota (2), North Dakota, Ontario (2), Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Island Lake ...

We have created a list of 6 communities that are near Island Lake.

  • Saint Theresa Point
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Garden Hill First Nation
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Wasagamack
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Theresa Point
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Garden Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Wasagamack
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)

Adding Island Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.

The earliest source (so far) we've referenced which mentioned Island Lake was on a map titled Road Map for Manitoba and Saskatchewan (from Shell Oil, 1956).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Island Lake - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>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 204 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 431 or 584. New phone numbers in the Island Lake area will be assigned with one of these codes: 204, 431 or 584. As a result, placing a call in the Island Lake area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).