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Welcome to Lake Forest ...

A typical abbreviation for Lake Forest: Lk. Forest

Lake Forest is near sea level<1>.

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

Area Codes for Lake Forest: 757 & 948<2>

Communities Also Named Lake Forest ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 27 communities that are also named Lake Forest - they are located in Alabama (2), California (2), Florida (3), Georgia (4), Illinois, Louisiana (2), Manitoba, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina (2), South Carolina (2), Tennessee, Texas (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Lake Forest ...

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

  • Chesapeake
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Norfolk
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Portsmouth
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Suffolk
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Smithfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Windsor
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Windsor is located in Isle of Wight County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,800 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor <3>
  • Shoulders Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Shoulders Hill is located in Suffolk City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoulders Hill
  • Bennett Harbor
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Bennett Harbor is located in Suffolk City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Harbor
  • Charlton Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Charlton Village is located in Chesapeake City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton Village
  • Ames Cove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Ames Cove is located in Suffolk City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames Cove

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lake Forest ...

Looking for more information about Lake Forest? 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 Forest, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lake Forest.

Footnotes ...

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lake Forest - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>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 757 code has been Overlayed with the 948 area code. New phone numbers in the Lake Forest area will be assigned with one of these codes: 757 or 948. As a result, placing a call in the Lake Forest area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.