Welcome to Union Lake ...

Union Lake is located in Oakland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Union Lake, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1961.

A typical abbreviation for Union Lake: Union Lk.

Union Lake is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Telephone area codes for Union Lake: (248) and (947)<3>

The ZIP code for Union Lake: 48387<4>

Communities near Union Lake ...

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

• Livonia
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
  • Livonia is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 93,189 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livonia <5>
• Troy
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 83,589 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <5>
• Farmington Hills
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmington Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Hills
  • Farmington Hills is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmington Hills <5>
• Rochester Hills
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochester Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester Hills
  • Rochester Hills is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,111 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochester Hills <5>
• Southfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southfield
  • Southfield is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,174 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southfield <5>
• Novi
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • 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 <5>
• Royal Oak
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oak
  • Royal Oak is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,963 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royal Oak <5>
• Pontiac
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
  • Pontiac is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,911 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pontiac <5>
• Madison Heights
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Heights
  • Madison Heights is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,633 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison Heights <5>
• Oak Park
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
  • Oak Park is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,293 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Park <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Union Lake ...

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

Adding Union Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Union 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 for Union Lake was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Union Lake post office opened in 1961.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Oakland County: www.co.oakland.mi.us/

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