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Welcome to Buckeye Lake ...

The village of Buckeye Lake is primarily located in Licking County<1>. A portion of Buckeye Lake extends into Fairfield County.



Google driving directions from your current location to Buckeye Lake

The location of Buckeye Lake has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>


The pronunciation of Buckeye Lake: BUCK-eye<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Buckeye Lake, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

A typical abbreviation for Buckeye Lake: Buckeye Lk.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Buckeye Lake has a population of 2,878 people<4> (see below for details).

Buckeye Lake is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<5>.

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

Area Codes for Buckeye Lake: 740 & 220<6>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Buckeye Lake had an population of 2,878 people. This is an increase of 4.81% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 5.61% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Buckeye Lake had a population of 2,746 people. This makes Buckeye Lake the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Buckeye Lake represents 0.02% of the population of Ohio (which has 11,536,504 people), making it the state's 341st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,746 people, the population of Buckeye Lake decreased 9.94% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 3,049 people).

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

Communities Also Named Buckeye Lake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Ohio communities named Buckeye Lake: This one is located in Licking County and the other is located in Fairfield County.

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

Communities near Buckeye Lake ...

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

  • Newark
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Lancaster
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Reynoldsburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Pickerington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Pataskala
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pataskala have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pataskala
    • Pataskala is located in Licking County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,010 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pataskala <7>
  • New Albany
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
    • New Albany is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,072 people
  • Heath
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heath have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
    • Heath is located in Licking County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,035 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heath <7>
  • Canal Winchester
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canal Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Winchester
    • Canal Winchester is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,130 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canal Winchester <7>
  • Granville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Johnstown
    (18 miles [29 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 Buckeye Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Buckeye Lake.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Buckeye Lake ...

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

Adding Buckeye Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Buckeye 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 Buckeye Lake was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Buckeye Lake post office opened in 1907.

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

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

The official website for Licking County: www.lcounty.com/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Licking, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Buckeye Lake. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<4>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Buckeye Lake.
<5>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Buckeye Lake - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<6>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 740 code has been Overlayed with the 220 area code. New phone numbers in the Buckeye Lake area will be assigned with one of these codes: 740 or 220. As a result, placing a call in the Buckeye Lake area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<8>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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