Lakemont, Georgia

Lakemont, Georgia
Unincorporated community
Lakemont, Georgia
Coordinates: 34°46′55″N83°24′59″W / 34.78194°N 83.41639°W / 34.78194; -83.41639
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	Rabun
Elevation	1,611 ft (491 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	30552
Area codes	706 & 762
GNIS feature ID	356348 [1]

Lakemont is an unincorporated community in Rabun County, Georgia, United States, located in a mountainous area between U.S. Route 23/441 and Lake Rabun. Lakemont has a post office with ZIP code 30552. ^{[2] [3]}

A post office named Lakemont was established in 1914. ^[4] The community was so named on account of its elevated location near Lake Rabun. ^[5]

References

1. "Lakemont". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code" . Retrieved May 25, 2015.
3. "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on April 28, 2019. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
4. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
5. Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 128. ISBN   0-915430-00-2.

External links

• Historic Lakemont Village