Penn Lake Park Pennsylvania Map

About Penn Lake Park, Pennsylvania

Penn Lake Park is a locality in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 360. The population density is 87.8 people per km². Penn Lake Park is located at 41.1131°N, 75.7749°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Penn Lake Park is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 18661.

Penn Lake Park occupies a quiet, inland stretch of terrain where the landscape is defined by the steady, unassuming presence of the water that gives the locality its name. It lies 6.6 miles southeast of Mountain Top, PA (from Mountain Top, PA: bearing 126°T), and is situated 9.2 miles northeast of Freeland. Wright Creek winds its way through the vicinity, its currents tracing a path through the dense, earthy ground that eventually rises toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Pocono Mountains on the horizon. The air here holds a distinct, cool clarity, sharpened by the proximity of the Delaware-Lehigh State Experimental Forest, which casts long, cooling shadows across the vegetation during the late afternoon. Within the borders of Penn Lake Park, the light at dusk settles in a soft, muted gold, illuminating the reeds and the dark, reflective surface of Penn Lake until the sky deepens into a bruised violet.

Traces of the region’s industrial history linger in the quietude, a subtle echo of the anthracite heritage that once shaped the broader economy of this northeastern landscape. While the bustle of larger extraction centers has long since faded, the area retains a character built on the resilience of those who settled near the water and the nearby Lime Hollow basin. Residents often seek the solitude of the Great Falls of the Lehigh or the path of the Choke Creek Trail, finding a rhythm in the seasonal shifts that dictate the pace of life. Penn Lake Boro Park serves as a focal point for the inhabitants, offering a space where the local focus remains on the preservation of the woods and the water rather than the rapid expansion found elsewhere in the state.

About This Penn Lake Park Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Penn Lake Park, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 41.113139, -75.774915. 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 Penn Lake Park includes the ZIP code (18661), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Luzerne County (Wilkes-Barre), and school district assignment (Crestwood 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.