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Welcome to Lakewood Club ...

The village of Lakewood Club is located in Muskegon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lakewood Club, you might consider that their post office opened in 1914.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Lakewood Club has a population of 1,295 people<2> (see below for details).

Lakewood Club is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The ZIP code for Lakewood Club: 49457<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Lakewood Club had an population of 1,295 people. This is an increase of 0.31% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 28.73% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lakewood Club had a population of 1,291 people. This makes Lakewood Club the county's 8th most populous community.

The population of Lakewood Club represents 0.01% of the population of Michigan (which has 9,883,640 people), making it the state's 315th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,291 people, the population of Lakewood Club increased 28.33% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,006 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Lakewood Club.

Communities near Lakewood Club ...

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

  • Muskegon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Norton Shores
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Muskegon Heights
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Fremont
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Fremont is located in Newaygo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,102 people
    • Former name for Fremont:
    • Fremont Center
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <5>
  • North Muskegon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Roosevelt Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Whitehall
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Montague
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Shelby
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Fruitport
    (18 miles [29 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 Lakewood Club. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lakewood Club.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lakewood Club ...

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

Adding Lakewood Club to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lakewood Club post office opened in 1914. The Lakewood Club post office closed in 1963.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lakewood Club.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Muskegon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Lakewood Club.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lakewood Club - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 village (such as Lakewood Club). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Lakewood Club or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/