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Welcome to West Lake Valley ...

West Lake Valley is located in Lee County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for West Lake Valley: W. Lake Valley

West Lake Valley is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for West Lake Valley: 919 & 984<3>

Communities near West Lake Valley ...

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

  • Sanford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Pittsboro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Whispering Pines
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Carthage
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Broadway
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Vass
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Cameron
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Goldston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Cumnock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Cumnock is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumnock
  • Parkwood Estates
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Parkwood Estates is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood Estates

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Lake Valley ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Lee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Lake Valley - 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 919 code has been Overlayed with the 984 area code. New phone numbers in the West Lake Valley area will be assigned with one of these codes: 919 or 984. As a result, placing a call in the West Lake Valley 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.