Welcome to Silver Lake ...

The city of Silver Lake is located in McLeod County<1>.

The location of Silver 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 Silver Lake, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1867.

A typical abbreviation for Silver Lake: Silver Lk.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Silver Lake has a population of 812 people<3> (see below for details).

Silver Lake is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Silver Lake is located in the (320) area code.

The ZIP code for Silver Lake: 55381<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Silver Lake had an population of 812 people. This is a decrease of 2.99% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 6.7% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Silver Lake had a population of 837 people. This makes Silver Lake the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Silver Lake represents 0.02% of the total population of Minnesota (which has 5,303,925 people), making it the state's 388th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 837 people, the population of Silver Lake increased 9.99% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 761 people).

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

Communities Also Named Silver Lake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 48 communities that are also named Silver Lake - they are located in British Columbia, California (2), Colorado, Florida (2), Georgia (2), Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts (2), Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey (2), New York (3), North Carolina (2), Ohio (2), Ontario (3), Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Washington (4), West Virginia and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Silver Lake ...

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

• Hutchinson
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchinson
  • Hutchinson is located in McLeod County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,977 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hutchinson <6>
• Glencoe
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
  • Glencoe is located in McLeod County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,499 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glencoe <6>
• Watertown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
  • Watertown is located in Carver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,608 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watertown <6>
• Norwood Young America
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwood Young America have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood Young America
  • Norwood Young America is located in Carver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,794 people
• Montrose
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
  • Montrose is located in Wright County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,638 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montrose <6>
• Cokato
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cokato have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokato
  • Cokato is located in Wright County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cokato <6>
• Mayer
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayer
  • Mayer is located in Carver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,320 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayer <6>
• Winsted
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winsted have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winsted
  • Winsted is located in McLeod County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,230 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winsted <6>
• Howard Lake
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Lake
  • Howard Lake is located in Wright County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,162 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howard Lake <6>
• Lester Prairie
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lester Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Prairie
  • Lester Prairie is located in McLeod County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,724 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lester Prairie <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 Silver Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Silver Lake.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Silver Lake ...

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

Adding Silver Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Silver Lake post office opened in 1867.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for McLeod County: www.co.mcleod.mn.us/

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