Welcome to Lambert Lake ...
Lambert Lake is located in Washington County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Lambert Lake, you might consider that their post office opened in 1874.
A typical abbreviation for Lambert Lake: Lambert Lk.
Lambert Lake is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Lambert Lake lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Lambert Lake, you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT).
Area Code for Lambert Lake: 207
The ZIP code for Lambert Lake: 04454<3>
Communities near Lambert Lake ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lambert Lake.
- McAdam
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Danforth
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Topsfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Topsfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Vanceboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Vanceboro is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanceboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Waite
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Waite is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waite
- Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
- Talmadge
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Talmadge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmadge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Codyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Codyville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Codyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Codyville has also been known as:
- Codyville Plantation
- Burpee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burpee
- Brookton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Forest City Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Forest City Landing is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City Landing
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 Lambert Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lambert Lake.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lambert 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 Lambert Lake.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lambert Lake. See our Newspapers Page for Lambert Lake.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lambert Lake ...
Looking for more information about Lambert 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 Lambert Lake, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lambert Lake.
Adding Lambert Lake to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Lambert Lake 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 Lambert Lake was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Lambert Lake post office opened in 1874. The Lambert Lake post office closed in 1985.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Lambert Lake.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lambert Lake - 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 Lambert Lake). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Lambert Lake 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/ |