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Welcome to Side Lake ...

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Side Lake, you might consider that their post office opened in 1927.

A typical abbreviation for Side Lake: Side Lk.

Side Lake is 1,400 feet [427 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Side Lake: 218

The ZIP code for Side Lake: 55781<3>

Communities near Side Lake ...

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

  • Hibbing
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Hibbing is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbing
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,716 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hibbing <4>
  • Chisholm
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Keewatin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Keewatin is located in Itasca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keewatin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,010 people
  • Buhl
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Buhl is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buhl
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 969 people
  • Cook
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • 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>
  • Kinney
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Kinney is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinney
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
  • Bear River
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Bear River is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear River
  • Ruby Junction
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Ruby Junction is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby Junction
  • Scott
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Scott is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
  • Angora
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Side Lake ...

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

Adding Side Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Side Lake post office opened in 1927.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Side 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 Side 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 Side Lake). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Side 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/