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Welcome to Duane Lake ...

Duane Lake is located in Schenectady County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Duane Lake: Duane Lk.

Duane Lake is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Duane Lake: 518 & 838<3>

Communities near Duane Lake ...

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

  • Albany
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Schenectady
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Amsterdam
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Scotia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
    • Scotia is located in Schenectady County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,618 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotia <4>
  • Colonie
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Cobleskill
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Menands
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Voorheesville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Altamont
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Middleburgh
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Duane Lake ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Schenectady, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Duane Lake - 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 518 code has been Overlayed with the 838 area code. New phone numbers in the Duane Lake area will be assigned with one of these codes: 518 or 838. As a result, placing a call in the Duane Lake 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.