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Welcome to Carp Lake ...

Carp Lake is primarily located in Emmet County<1>. A portion of Carp Lake extends into Cheboygan County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Carp Lake, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.

A typical abbreviation for Carp Lake: Carp Lk.

Carp Lake is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Carp Lake lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Carp Lake: 231

The ZIP code for Carp Lake: 49718<3>

Communities Also Named Carp Lake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Michigan communities named Carp Lake: This one is located in Emmet County and the other is located in Leelanau County.

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

Communities near Carp Lake ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carp Lake ...

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

Adding Carp Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Carp 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 Carp Lake was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Carp Lake post office opened in 1880.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Emmet, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Carp 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 Carp Lake). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Carp 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/