Lake Echo, Nova Scotia

Lake Echo
Lake Echo Location within Nova Scotia
Coordinates: 44°44′24.37″N 63°23′9.25″W / 44.7401028°N 63.3859028°W / 44.7401028; -63.3859028
Country	Canada
Province	Nova Scotia
Municipality	Halifax Regional Municipality
District	3
Government
• Type	Regional Council
• Governing Council	Halifax Regional Council
• Community Council	Marine Drive Valley & Canal
Area [1]
• City	8.84 km2 (3.41 sq mi)
• Urban	4.76 km2 (1.84 sq mi)
Highest elevation	130 m (430 ft)
Lowest elevation	12 m (39 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• City	2,365
• Density	496.5/km2 (1,286/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)
Canadian Postal code	B3Z
Area code	902
Telephone Exchange	829
Part of a series about Places in Nova Scotia

Lake Echo is an unincorporated community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Halifax Regional Municipality.

The area is mostly residential, with several subdivisions built in the 60's by Faber Construction LTD as well as in the 1980s and 1990s.

On June 13, 2008 a forest fire broke out near Porters Lake, destroying two houses, damaging several others and burning six thousand acres of forest in total. The fire was believed to be caused by a camp fire and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police laid no charges however it was determined that residue from Hurricane Juan fuelled the fire. The fire was the largest in an urban area fought in Nova Scotia and the largest fire in 30 years.

• Fergusson, C. Bruce (1967). Place-Names and Places of Nova Scotia. Halifax, NS: Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 338. Retrieved 14 July 2025.