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Welcome to Lake Pleasant ...

Lake Pleasant is located in the Adirondacks.

Lake Pleasant is located in Hamilton County<1> and is the County Seat for Hamilton County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lake Pleasant, you might consider that their post office opened in 1828.

A typical abbreviation for Lake Pleasant: Lk. Pleasant

Lake Pleasant is 1,780 feet [543 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

The ZIP code for Lake Pleasant: 12108<4>

Communities Also Named Lake Pleasant ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Lake Pleasant - they are located in Massachusetts, Michigan, Nova Scotia and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Lake Pleasant ...

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

  • Speculator
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Gilmantown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Gilmantown is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmantown
  • Piseco
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Blackbridge ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Blackbridge is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbridge
  • Wells
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Hope
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Hope is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
  • Arietta
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Arietta is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arietta
  • Benson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Benson is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
  • Harrisburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Harrisburg is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Morehouseville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Morehouseville is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehouseville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lake Pleasant ...

Looking for more information about Lake Pleasant? 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 Pleasant, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Lake Pleasant.

Adding Lake Pleasant to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lake Pleasant 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 (so far) for Lake Pleasant was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Lake Pleasant post office opened in 1828.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Hamilton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lake Pleasant - 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 Lake Pleasant area will be assigned with one of these codes: 518 or 838. As a result, placing a call in the Lake Pleasant area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>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 community (such as Lake Pleasant). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Lake Pleasant or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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