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Welcome to Round Lake ...

The village of Round Lake is located in Saratoga County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Round Lake, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1871.

A typical abbreviation for Round Lake: Round Lk.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Round Lake has a population of 771 people<2> (see below for details).

Round Lake is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Round Lake: 518 & 838<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Round Lake had an population of 771 people. This is an increase of 23.76% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 27.65% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Round Lake had a population of 623 people. This makes Round Lake the county's 28th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 623 people, the population of Round Lake increased 3.15% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 604 people).

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

Communities Also Named Round Lake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Round Lake - they are located in British Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan (5), Minnesota (2), Mississippi, Nova Scotia and Ontario.

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

Websites for Round Lake ...

Official Website: www.roundlakevillage.org/

Communities near Round Lake ...

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

  • Albany
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Schenectady
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Troy
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
    • Troy is located in Rensselaer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,804 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <5>
  • Saratoga Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saratoga Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga Springs
    • Saratoga Springs is located in Saratoga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,287 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saratoga Springs <5>
  • Amsterdam
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Cohoes
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Watervliet
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervliet
    • Watervliet is located in Albany County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,807 people
    • Former names for Watervliet:
    • Gibbonsville
    • Port Schuyler
    • West Troy
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watervliet <5>
  • Scotia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotia have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • 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 <5>
  • Colonie
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonie have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonie
    • Colonie is located in Albany County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,564 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colonie <5>
  • Ballston Spa
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Round Lake ...

Looking for more information about Round 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.

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

Adding Round Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Round Lake 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 Round Lake was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Round Lake post office opened in 1871.

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

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

The official website for Round Lake: www.roundlakevillage.org/

The official website for Saratoga County: www.co.saratoga.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 Saratoga, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Round Lake.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Round Lake - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 Round Lake area will be assigned with one of these codes: 518 or 838. As a result, placing a call in the Round Lake area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<7>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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