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Lakemont, Georgia

Coordinates: 34°46′55″N 83°24′59″W / 34.78194°N 83.41639°W / 34.78194; -83.41639
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Lakemont, Georgia
Lakemont, Georgia is located in Georgia
Lakemont, Georgia
Lakemont, Georgia
Coordinates: 34°46′55″N 83°24′59″W / 34.78194°N 83.41639°W / 34.78194; -83.41639
CountryUnited States
StateGeorgia
CountyRabun
Elevation
1,611 ft (491 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
30552
Area code(s)706 & 762
GNIS feature ID356348[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

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  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. 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.
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