Welcome to East Lake ...

East Lake is located in Dare County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Lake, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1875.

A typical abbreviation for East Lake: E. Lake

East Lake is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for East Lake: 252

Communities Also Named East Lake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named East Lake - they are located in Alabama (2), Delaware, Florida (3), Georgia, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, Oregon, South Carolina and Tennessee.

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

Communities near East Lake ...

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

• Kill Devil Hills
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kill Devil Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kill Devil Hills
  • Kill Devil Hills is located in Dare County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,413 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kill Devil Hills <4>
• Kitty Hawk
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kitty Hawk have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitty Hawk
  • Kitty Hawk is located in Dare County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,598 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kitty Hawk <4>
• Nags Head
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nags Head
  • Nags Head is located in Dare County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,997 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nags Head <4>
• Manteo
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manteo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteo
  • Manteo is located in Dare County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,468 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manteo <4>
• Columbia
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Columbia is located in Tyrrell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <4>
• Buffalo City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo City
  • Buffalo City is located in Dare County
• Fort Landing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Landing
  • Fort Landing is located in Tyrrell County
• Alligator
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alligator
  • Alligator is located in Tyrrell County
• Manns Harbor
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Manns Harbor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Harbor
  • Manns Harbor is located in Dare County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manns Harbor <4>
• Fort Raleigh City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Raleigh City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Raleigh City
  • Fort Raleigh City is located in Dare County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Lake ...

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

Adding East Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the East Lake post office opened in 1875.

We also found East Lake in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Dare County: www.co.dare.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/