Forest Lake Pennsylvania Map

About Forest Lake, Pennsylvania

Forest Lake is a locality in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 89. The population density is 28.6 people per km². Forest Lake is located at 41.8842°N, 75.9594°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 18801.

Forest Lake reveals itself through the rhythmic pulse of Forest Lake Creek, which carves a modest, persistent channel through the verdant Pennsylvania landscape. It lies 36.2 miles north-northwest of Scranton, PA (from Scranton, PA: bearing 335°T), and is situated 15.0 miles south of Binghamton. The surrounding terrain is defined by the steady, humped geography of the plateau, where the soil holds the damp chill of autumn long after the sun has retreated behind the tree line. Sunlight here does not merely illuminate; it filters through the dense canopy of local timber, casting elongated shadows that stretch across the fields like ink spilled on parchment. While the distant Appalachian Mountains provide a faint, serrated silhouette against the western sky, the immediate vicinity remains dominated by the quietude of the woods and the slow, deliberate movement of water over moss-slicked stones.

History at Forest Lake remains etched in the foundation of aging farmsteads and the remnants of rural industry that once relied on the steady flow of the local creek to power small-scale milling. The economic life of the region has shifted away from these early water-driven enterprises, settling instead into a quiet endurance rooted in agriculture and the stewardship of the land. Residents find respite in the simple, managed greenery of Charles E. Small Park, a space that serves as a communal anchor, while the nearby waters of Cranberry Lake offer a reflective stillness that mirrors the changing seasons. The character of Forest Lake is forged by this measured pace, where the passage of time is measured not by the ticking of a clock, but by the gradual encroachment of Tracy Creek State Forest and the seasonal labor required to keep the earth yielding.

About This Forest Lake Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Forest Lake, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 41.884242, -75.959365. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Forest Lake includes the ZIP code (18801), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Susquehanna County (Montrose), and school district assignment (Montrose Area School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.