Lake Alfred is a city in Polk County, Florida, United States.

They at first named the settlement after their hometown, but the United States Postal Service protested after a series of mix-ups with the town of Largo.

The name Lake Alfred was adopted in 1913 and was taken from the nearest large lake, named after Alfred Parslow, who came to Florida in 1877 and obtained a charter to build the Jacksonville, Tampa and Key West Railroad.

Lake Alfred is located within the Central Florida Highlands area of the Atlantic coastal plain with a terrain consisting of flatland interspersed with gently rolling hills.

Lake Alfred is located in the humid subtropical zone, as designated by the (Köppen climate classification: Cfa).

The city is served by buses of Winter Haven Area Transit, primarily the Route #15 bus.

Two airports serve Lake Alfred, both of which are located in Winter Haven, west of the city.

The Winter Haven Regional Airport along US 92 and the adjacent Jack Browns Seaplane Base located on the northeast shores of Lake Jessie.

[18] Lake Alfred Public Library was started in 1962 by the Junior Women's Club.

[19] Merchant W.R. Dees provided the storefront requiring a low enough rent that the Junior Women's Club could pay.

[19] It was moved to the new Public Safety building on Pomelo Street with the library in between the police and fire department.