Welcome to Lakeland ...

Lakeland is located in Livingston County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lakeland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Lakeland is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Lakeland: (810)

The ZIP code for Lakeland: 48143<3>

Communities Also Named Lakeland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 30 communities that are also named Lakeland - they are located in Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Manitoba, Maryland (3), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (2), New Brunswick, New Jersey, New York (2), Nova Scotia, Ohio (3), South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (2), Utah, Virginia (2) and Washington.

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

Communities near Lakeland ...

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

• Ann Arbor
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ann Arbor
  • Ann Arbor is located in Washtenaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 119,280 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ann Arbor <4>
• Novi
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novi
  • Novi is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Novi <4>
• Ypsilanti
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ypsilanti
  • Ypsilanti is located in Washtenaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,940 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ypsilanti <4>
• Wixom
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wixom
  • Wixom is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,086 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wixom <4>
• South Lyon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lyon
  • South Lyon is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,846 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Lyon <4>
• Howell
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
  • Howell is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,648 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howell <4>
• Brighton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brighton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
  • Brighton is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,635 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brighton <4>
• Walled Lake
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walled Lake
  • Walled Lake is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,080 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walled Lake <4>
• Milford
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
  • Milford is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,475 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <4>
• Northville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northville
  • Northville is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,926 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northville <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lakeland ...

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

Adding Lakeland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lakeland 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 Lakeland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Lakeland post office opened in 1903.

We also found Lakeland on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lakeland.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Livingston County: www.co.livingston.mi.us/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/