Welcome to Lake ...

The town of Lake is located in Price County<1>.

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Lake had a population of 1,128 people.<2> (see below for details).

Lake is 1,470 feet [448 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Lake: 715 & 534<4>

Communities Also Named Lake ...

While we believe that this Lake is located in Price County, we know of another 2 Wisconsin communities named Lake. Those communities are located in the following counties: Marinette and Milwaukee County.

Beyond Wisconsin, there are 41 communities that are also named Lake - they are located in Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Idaho (2), Illinois (2), Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan (5), Mississippi, Missouri (2), New Jersey, New Mexico, New York (2), Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Texas (2), Utah, Vermont, Virginia (2), Washington (2), West Virginia and Wyoming (2).

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

Communities near Lake ...

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

Park Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Falls
- Park Falls is located in Price County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,192 people
Phillips
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips
- Phillips is located in Price County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,320 people
Butternut
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut
- Butternut is located in Ashland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
Kennedy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Kennedy is located in Price County
Fifield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifield
- Fifield is located in Price County
Lugerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lugerville
- Lugerville is located in Price County
Glidden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidden
- Glidden is located in Ashland County
Winter
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter
- Winter is located in Sawyer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
Worcester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Worcester. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worcester
- Worcester is located in Price County
Catawba
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Catawba is located in Price County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Price, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Lake.
<3>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lake - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 715 code has been Overlayed with the 534 area code. New phone numbers in the Lake area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Lake area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>	An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.