Welcome to Sleepy Lake ...

A typical abbreviation for Sleepy Lake: Sleepy Lk.

Sleepy Lake is near sea level<1>.

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

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

Communities near Sleepy Lake ...

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

• Chesapeake
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Chesapeake is located in Chesapeake City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesapeake
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 247,011 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesapeake <3>
• Norfolk
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Norfolk is located in Norfolk City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 242,803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norfolk <3>
• Newport News
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Newport News is located in Newport News City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport News
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 179,062 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport News <3>
• Hampton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hampton is located in Hampton City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 135,464 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <3>
• Portsmouth
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Portsmouth is located in Portsmouth City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,094 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portsmouth <3>
• Suffolk
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Suffolk is located in Suffolk City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffolk
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 93,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Suffolk <3>
• Poquoson
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Poquoson is located in Poquoson City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poquoson
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,257 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poquoson <3>
• Smithfield
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Smithfield is located in Isle of Wight County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithfield <3>
• Windsor
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Chuckatuck
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Chuckatuck is located in Suffolk City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckatuck

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sleepy Lake ...

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