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Welcome to Trout Lake ...

Trout Lake is located in Klickitat County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Trout Lake, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

A typical abbreviation for Trout Lake: Trout Lk.

Trout Lake is 1,890 feet [576 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Trout Lake: 509

The ZIP code for Trout Lake: 98650<3>

Communities Also Named Trout Lake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Trout Lake - they are located in Alberta, British Columbia, Colorado, Michigan, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia and Ontario (3).

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

Communities near Trout Lake ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Trout Lake ...

Looking for more information about Trout 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Trout Lake, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Trout Lake.

Adding Trout Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Trout Lake in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Trout Lake was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Trout Lake post office opened in 1887.

We also found Trout Lake in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Trout Lake.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Klickitat, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Trout Lake - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Trout Lake). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Trout Lake or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/