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Welcome to Camp Lake ...

Camp Lake is located in Kenosha County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for Camp Lake: Cp. Lake

Camp Lake is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Camp Lake lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Camp Lake: 262

The ZIP code for Camp Lake: 53109<3>

Communities Also Named Camp Lake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Camp Lake - it's located in Michigan.

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

Communities near Camp Lake ...

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

  • Kenosha
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Kenosha is located in Kenosha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenosha
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 99,570 people
  • Waukegan
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Gurnee
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Gurnee is located in Lake County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurnee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,168 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gurnee <4>
  • McHenry
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • McHenry is located in McHenry County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,100 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McHenry <4>
  • Mount Pleasant
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,048 people
  • Round Lake Beach
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Zion
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Zion is located in Lake County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,321 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zion <4>
  • Pleasant Prairie
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Pleasant Prairie is located in Kenosha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Prairie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,373 people
  • Grayslake
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Libertyville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Camp Lake ...

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

Adding Camp Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Camp 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 (so far) for Camp Lake was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Kenosha, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Camp 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 Camp Lake). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Camp 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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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