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Welcome to Lake Placid ...

The village of Lake Placid is located in the Adirondacks.

Lake Placid is located in Essex County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lake Placid, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

When the people of Lake Placid refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Lake Placidian<2>

A typical abbreviation for Lake Placid: Lk. Placid

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Lake Placid has a population of 2,363 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Lake Placid is 1,890 feet [576 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Area Codes for Lake Placid: 518 & 838<5>

The ZIP code for Lake Placid: 12946<6>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Lake Placid had an population of 2,363 people. This is a decrease of 6.27% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 10.42% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lake Placid had a population of 2,521 people (which is 6.4% of the total population of Essex County). This makes Lake Placid the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Lake Placid represents 0.01% of the population of New York (which has 19,378,102 people), making it the state's 789th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,521 people, the population of Lake Placid decreased 4.44% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,638 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Lake Placid.

Communities Also Named Lake Placid ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Lake Placid - they are located in Florida, Tennessee and Texas.

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

Communities near Lake Placid ...

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

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lake Placid. Our list includes 6 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Lake Placid.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lake Placid ...

Looking for more information about Lake Placid? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Lake Placid, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Lake Placid.

Adding Lake Placid to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lake Placid 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 Lake Placid was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<9>

X2X - From that list, the Lake Placid post office opened in 1883.

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

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

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

The official website for Essex County: www.co.essex.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Essex, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Lake Placid refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a village's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Lake Placid may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Lake Placid.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lake Placid - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>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 Lake Placid area will be assigned with one of these codes: 518 or 838. As a result, placing a call in the Lake Placid area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<6>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a village (such as Lake Placid). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Lake Placid or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<8>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<9>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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