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Welcome to Lake Jackson ...

Lake Jackson is located in Prince William County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Lake Jackson: Lk. Jackson

Lake Jackson is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Lake Jackson: 703 & 571<3>

Communities Also Named Lake Jackson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Lake Jackson - they are located in Florida and Texas.

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

Communities near Lake Jackson ...

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

  • Manassas
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Herndon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Fairfax
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Manassas Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Vienna
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Falls Church
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Warrenton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Dumfries
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Dumfries is located in Prince William County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,106 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dumfries <4>
  • Indian Head
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Haymarket
    (12 miles [19.3 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 Lake Jackson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lake Jackson.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lake Jackson ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Prince William, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lake Jackson - 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 703 code has been Overlayed with the 571 area code. New phone numbers in the Lake Jackson area will be assigned with one of these codes: 703 or 571. As a result, placing a call in the Lake Jackson 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.