Welcome to Penn Lake Park ...

Penn Lake Park is located in Luzerne County<1>.

The location of Penn Lake Park has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Penn Lake Park has a population of 317 people<3> (see below for details).

Penn Lake Park is 1,330 feet [405 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Penn Lake Park lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Penn Lake Park: (570)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Penn Lake Park had an population of 317 people. This is an increase of 2.92% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 17.84% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Penn Lake Park had a population of 308 people. This makes Penn Lake Park the county's 37th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 308 people, the population of Penn Lake Park increased 14.5% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 269 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Penn Lake Park.

Communities near Penn Lake Park ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Penn Lake Park.

• Wilkes-Barre
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes-Barre
  • Wilkes-Barre is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilkes-Barre <5>
• Hazleton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazleton
  • Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,809 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazleton <5>
• Kingston
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
  • Kingston is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,787 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <5>
• Nanticoke
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanticoke
  • Nanticoke is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,278 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nanticoke <5>
• Old Forge
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Forge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Forge
  • Old Forge is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,838 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Forge <5>
• Pittston
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittston
  • Pittston is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,724 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittston <5>
• Taylor
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
  • Taylor is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <5>
• Moosic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moosic have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosic
  • Moosic is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,813 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moosic <5>
• Plymouth
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Plymouth is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,752 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <5>
• Exeter
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exeter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
  • Exeter is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,519 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exeter <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Penn Lake Park. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Penn Lake Park.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Penn Lake Park. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Penn Lake Park.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Penn Lake Park. See our Newspapers Page for Penn Lake Park.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Penn Lake Park ...

Looking for more information about Penn Lake Park? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Penn Lake Park, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Penn Lake Park.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Penn Lake Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Luzerne County: www.luzernecounty.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/