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Welcome to Crane Lake ...

Crane Lake is located in Saint Louis County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Crane Lake, you might consider that their post office opened in 1922.

A typical abbreviation for Crane Lake: Crane Lk.

Crane Lake is 1,130 feet [344 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Crane Lake lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Crane Lake: 218

The ZIP code for Crane Lake: 55725<3>

Communities near Crane Lake ...

We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Crane Lake.

  • Lac La Croix
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Orr
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Orr is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orr <4>
  • Gheen Corner
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Gheen Corner is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gheen Corner
  • Kabetogama
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Nett Lake
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Nett Lake is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nett Lake
  • Cook
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Cook is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cook <4>
  • Seine River 23B
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Crane Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Crane Lake.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crane Lake ...

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

Adding Crane Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Crane Lake post office opened in 1922.

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

Footnotes ...

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