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Welcome to Lakeland ...

Lakeland is located in King County<1>.

Lakeland is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Lakeland: 253

Communities Also Named Lakeland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 30 communities that are also named Lakeland - they are located in Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Manitoba, Maryland (3), Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (2), New Brunswick, New Jersey, New York (2), Nova Scotia, Ohio (3), South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (2), Utah and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Lakeland ...

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

  • Tacoma
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Kent
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
    • Kent is located in King County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 130,676 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <3>
  • Renton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Lakewood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Burien
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Puyallup
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Issaquah
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • University Place
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Des Moines
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • SeaTac
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lakeland ...

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

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 Lakeland - 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.