Welcome to Adel ...

Adel is located in Lake County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Adel, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1896.

Adel is 4,540 feet [1,384 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Adel is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Adel lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Adel: (541) and (458)<3>

The ZIP code for Adel: 97620<4>

Communities Also Named Adel ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Adel - they are located in Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, Montana, Oklahoma and Texas.

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

Communities near Adel ...

We have created a list of 6 communities that are near Adel.

• Plush
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plush
  • Plush is located in Lake County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plush <5>
• Lakeview
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Lakeview is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,333 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeview <5>
• New Pine Creek
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pine Creek
  • New Pine Creek is located in Modoc County (CA)
• New Pine Creek
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pine Creek
  • New Pine Creek is located in Lake County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Pine Creek <5>
• Fairport
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
  • Fairport is located in Modoc County (CA)
• Fort Bidwell
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bidwell
  • Fort Bidwell is located in Modoc County (CA)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Bidwell <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Adel. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Adel.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Adel ...

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

Adding Adel to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Adel 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 Adel was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Adel post office opened in 1896.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Adel.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lake County: www.lakecountyor.org

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/