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Welcome to Lake Platte View ...

Lake Platte View is located in Douglas County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Lake Platte View: Lk. Platte Vw.

Lake Platte View is 1,110 feet [338 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Lake Platte View: 402 & 531<3>

Communities near Lake Platte View ...

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

  • Omaha
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Omaha is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 478,393 people
    • Omaha has also been known as:
    • Omaha City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Omaha <4>
  • Fremont
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Papillion
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • La Vista
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Ralston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Elkhorn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Gretna
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Wahoo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Wahoo is located in Saunders County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,603 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wahoo <4>
  • Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Ashland
    (14 miles [22.5 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 Platte View. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lake Platte View.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lake Platte View ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Douglas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lake Platte View - 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 402 code has been Overlayed with the 531 area code. New phone numbers in the Lake Platte View area will be assigned with one of these codes: 402 or 531. As a result, placing a call in the Lake Platte View 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.