Welcome to Lake City ...

The town of Lake City is located in Hinsdale County<1> and is the County Seat for Hinsdale County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lake City, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1875.

The town was incorporated September 19, 1884.

A typical abbreviation for Lake City: Lk. City

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Lake City has a population of 378 people<2> (see below for details).

Lake City is 8,680 feet [2,646 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Lake City is about 1¾ mile [or ~2¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Lake City lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Lake City: (970)

The ZIP code for Lake City: 81235<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Lake City had an population of 378 people. This is a decrease of 7.35% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 0.8% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lake City had a population of 408 people (or 48.4% of the total population of Hinsdale County). This makes Lake City the county's most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 408 people, the population of Lake City increased 8.8% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 375 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Lake City.

Communities Also Named Lake City ...

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

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.

• Ouray
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ouray
  • Ouray is located in Ouray County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ouray <5>
• Capitol City ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol City
  • Capitol City is located in Hinsdale County
• Carson ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
  • Carson is located in Hinsdale County
• Old Carson ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Carson
  • Old Carson is located in Hinsdale County
• Animas Forks ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Animas Forks
  • Animas Forks is located in San Juan County
• Eureka ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
  • Eureka is located in San Juan County
• Howardsville ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardsville
  • Howardsville is located in San Juan County
• Powderhorn
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powderhorn have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powderhorn
  • Powderhorn is located in Gunnison County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powderhorn <5>
• Bachelor City ‑ Historic
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bachelor City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachelor City
  • Bachelor City is located in Mineral County
• Red Mountain ‑ Historic
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mountain
  • Red Mountain is located in Ouray County

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. Our list includes 14 papers. 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.

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

Adding Lake City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lake City 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 Lake City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Lake City post office opened in 1875.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lake City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Hinsdale County: www.hinsdalecountycolorado.us/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/