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Welcome to Lake City ...

Lake City is located in King County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Lake City: Lk. City

Lake City is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Lake City lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Lake City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Washington communities named Lake City: This one is located in King County and the other is located in Pierce County.

Beyond Washington, there are 26 communities that are also named Lake City - they are located in Arkansas, California (2), Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, South Dakota (2) and Texas.

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

Communities near Lake City ...

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

  • Seattle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Bellevue
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Everett
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
    • Everett is located in Snohomish County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 112,482 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Everett <3>
  • Renton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Kirkland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Redmond
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Sammamish
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Shoreline
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Burien
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Bothell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lake City ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including King, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lake City - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.