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Welcome to Lake Forest ...

Lake Forest is located in Mecklenburg County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Lake Forest: Lk. Forest

Lake Forest is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Lake Forest: 704 & 980<3>

Communities Also Named Lake Forest ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two North Carolina communities named Lake Forest: This one is located in Mecklenburg County and the other is located in New Hanover County.

Beyond North Carolina, there are 27 communities that are also named Lake Forest - they are located in Alabama (2), California (2), Florida (3), Georgia (4), Illinois, Louisiana (2), Manitoba, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, South Carolina (2), Tennessee, Texas (2), Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Lake Forest ...

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

  • Charlotte
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Concord
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Huntersville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Kannapolis
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Indian Trail
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Monroe
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Matthews
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Mint Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Fort Mill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Waxhaw
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lake Forest ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Mecklenburg, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lake Forest - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 704 code has been Overlayed with the 980 area code. New phone numbers in the Lake Forest area will be assigned with one of these codes: 704 or 980. As a result, placing a call in the Lake Forest area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.