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Welcome to Fifty Lakes ...

The city of Fifty Lakes is located in Crow Wing County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fifty Lakes, you might consider that their post office opened in 1926.

A typical abbreviation for Fifty Lakes: Fifty Lks.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Fifty Lakes has a population of 405 people<2> (see below for details).

Fifty Lakes is 1,340 feet [408 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Fifty Lakes: 218

The ZIP code for Fifty Lakes: 56448<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Fifty Lakes had an population of 405 people. This is an increase of 4.65% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 3.32% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Fifty Lakes had a population of 387 people. This makes Fifty Lakes the county's 12th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 387 people, the population of Fifty Lakes decreased 1.28% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 392 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Fifty Lakes.

Communities near Fifty Lakes ...

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

  • Breezy Point
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Crosslake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Pequot Lakes
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Pine River
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Emily
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Emily is located in Crow Wing County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emily
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emily <5>
  • Jenkins
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Cuyuna
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Cuyuna is located in Crow Wing County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuyuna
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 365 people
  • Longville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Chickamaw Beach
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Chickamaw Beach is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickamaw Beach
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
  • Trommald
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Trommald is located in Crow Wing County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trommald
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fifty Lakes ...

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

Adding Fifty Lakes to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Fifty Lakes post office opened in 1926.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fifty Lakes.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Crow Wing, 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 Fifty Lakes.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fifty Lakes - 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 city (such as Fifty Lakes). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Fifty Lakes 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/