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Welcome to Lake Heritage ...

Lake Heritage is located in Adams County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Lake Heritage: Lk. Heritage

Lake Heritage is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Lake Heritage: 717 & 223<3>

Communities near Lake Heritage ...

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

  • Westminster
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Hanover
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Thurmont
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Thurmont is located in Frederick County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurmont
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,070 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thurmont <4>
  • Taneytown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Manchester
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Littlestown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Carroll Valley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Emmitsburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • McSherrystown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Spring Grove
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Spring Grove is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,179 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lake Heritage ...

Looking for more information about Lake Heritage? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Lake Heritage, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lake Heritage.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Adams, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lake Heritage - 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 717 code has been Overlayed with the 223 area code. New phone numbers in the Lake Heritage area will be assigned with one of these codes: 717 or 223. As a result, placing a call in the Lake Heritage area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.