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Welcome to East Lake ...

East Lake is located in Richland County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for East Lake: E. Lake

East Lake is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for East Lake: 803 & 839<3>

Communities Also Named East Lake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named East Lake - they are located in Alabama (2), Delaware, Florida (3), Georgia, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oregon and Tennessee.

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

Communities near East Lake ...

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

  • Columbia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Lexington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • West Columbia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cayce
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Cayce is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,994 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayce <4>
  • Forest Acres
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Forest Acres is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Acres
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,269 people
  • Blythewood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Springdale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Springdale is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
  • South Congaree
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • South Congaree is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Congaree
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,485 people
  • Pineridge
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Pineridge is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineridge
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,419 people
  • Chapin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Chapin is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,664 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapin <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Lake ...

Looking for more information about East 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.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Richland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Lake - 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 803 code has been Overlayed with the 839 area code. New phone numbers in the East Lake area will be assigned with one of these codes: 803 or 839. As a result, placing a call in the East Lake 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.