Welcome to Clear Lake ...

The city of Clear Lake is located in Sherburne County<1>.

The location of Clear Lake has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clear Lake, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1853.

A typical abbreviation for Clear Lake: Clear Lk.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Clear Lake has a population of 708 people<3> (see below for details).

Clear Lake is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Clear Lake is within the boundaries of the (320) area code.

The ZIP code for Clear Lake: 55319<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Clear Lake had an population of 708 people. This is an increase of 29.91% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 166.17% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Clear Lake had a population of 545 people. This makes Clear Lake the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Clear Lake represents 0.01% of the total population of Minnesota (which has 5,303,925 people), making it the state's 484th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 545 people, the population of Clear Lake increased 104.89% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 266 people).

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

Communities Also Named Clear Lake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Clear Lake - they are located in Arkansas (2), California, Florida, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Manitoba, Michigan (3), Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Oregon, South Dakota, Texas (2), Utah, Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Clear Lake ...

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

• Saint Cloud
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Cloud
  • Saint Cloud is located in Stearns County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 68,510 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Cloud <6>
• Sartell
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sartell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartell
  • Sartell is located in Stearns County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,079 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sartell <6>
• Buffalo
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
  • Buffalo is located in Wright County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,853 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <6>
• Sauk Rapids
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauk Rapids
  • Sauk Rapids is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,330 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sauk Rapids <6>
• Monticello
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
  • Monticello is located in Wright County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,893 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <6>
• Big Lake
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lake
  • Big Lake is located in Sherburne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,565 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Lake <6>
• Waite Park
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waite Park
  • Waite Park is located in Stearns County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,796 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waite Park <6>
• Saint Joseph
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
  • Saint Joseph is located in Stearns County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,763 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Joseph <6>
• Zimmerman
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
  • Zimmerman is located in Sherburne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,135 people
  • Zimmerman has also been known as:
  • Lake Fremont
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zimmerman <6>
• Becker
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Becker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becker
  • Becker is located in Sherburne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,033 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Becker <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clear Lake ...

Looking for more information about Clear 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 Clear Lake, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Clear Lake.

Adding Clear Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Clear Lake post office opened in 1853.

We also found Clear Lake in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Sherburne County: www.co.sherburne.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/