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Summary for Pocono Mountain Woodland Lakes

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Located in: Pike County (see below)

Typical Abbreviation: Pocono Mtn. Woodland Lks.

Time Zone: Pocono Mountain Woodland Lakes lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT)

Telephone Area Codes: 570 & 272<1>

Elevation: 1,270 feet [387.1 m] above sea level<2>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<3>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Pocono Mountain Woodland Lakes:

Lat: 41.322300° (or 41°19'20" N)

Lon: -74.887900° (or -74°53'16" W)

USGS Topo Map: Edgemere<4>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Pocono Mountain Woodland Lakes

GNIS ID: 1212889

FIPS State / Place Code: None

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Pocono Mountain Woodland Lakes)

About Pike County

The community of Milford is the County Seat for Pike County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Pike)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<5>	55,809 (2.7% decrease since 2010)
2010	57,359 (23.88% increase since 2000)
2000:	46,302

Total Area:<6> 566 sq. miles [1,468.1 km²] - of which 3.86% is water (21.89 sq. miles [56.7 km²])

Housing Units: <7> 38,350

Official Website: https://www.pikepa.org/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Pike

GNIS ID: 1213683

FIPS State / County Code: 42 / 103

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Pocono Mountain Woodland Lakes)

About Pennsylvania

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	12,798,883 (0.76% increase since 2010)
2010:	12,702,379 (3.43% increase since 2000)
2000:	12,281,054

Websites for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Official Website: https://www.pa.gov/

Tourism: https://visitpa.com/

Parks: https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dcnr

Fishing: https://www.pa.gov/agencies/fishandboat

Hunting: https://www.pa.gov/agencies/pgc

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

GNIS ID: 1779798

FIPS State: 42

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Pocono Mountain Woodland Lakes)

Footnotes ...

<1>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 570 code has been Overlayed with the 272 area code. New phone numbers in the Pocono Mountain Woodland Lakes area will be assigned with one of these codes: 570 or 272. As a result, placing a call in the Pocono Mountain Woodland Lakes area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pocono Mountain Woodland Lakes - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Pocono Mountain Woodland Lakes, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<4>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Pocono Mountain Woodland Lakes.
<5>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<6>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Pocono Mountain Woodland Lakes. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<7>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).