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Welcome to Lake ...

The town of Lake is primarily located in Scott County<1>. A portion of Lake extends into Newton County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lake, you might consider that their post office opened in 1860.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Lake has a population of 331 people<2> (see below for details).

Lake is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Lake: 601 & 769<4>

The ZIP code for Lake: 39092<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Lake had an population of 331 people. This is an increase of 2.16% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 18.87% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lake had a population of 324 people. This makes Lake the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Lake represents 0.01% of the population of Mississippi (which has 2,967,297 people), making it the state's 246th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 324 people, the population of Lake decreased 20.59% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 408 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Lake.

Communities Also Named Lake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Mississippi communities named Lake: This one is located in Scott County and the other is located in Newton County.

Beyond Mississippi, there are 42 communities that are also named Lake - they are located in Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Idaho (2), Illinois (2), Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan (5), Missouri (2), New Jersey, New Mexico, New York (2), Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Texas (2), Utah, Vermont, Virginia (2), Washington (2), West Virginia, Wisconsin (3) and Wyoming (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lake.

Communities near Lake ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lake ...

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

Adding Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lake post office opened in 1860.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lake.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Scott, 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 Lake.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lake - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Lake area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Lake area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>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 town (such as Lake). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Lake or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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/