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Welcome to Twin Lakes ...

Twin Lakes is located in Pike County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Twin Lakes, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

A typical abbreviation for Twin Lakes: Twin Lks.

Twin Lakes is 1,380 feet [421 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Twin Lakes lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Twin Lakes: 570 & 272<3>

Communities Also Named Twin Lakes ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Twin Lakes: This one is located in Pike County and the other is located in Dauphin County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 39 communities that are also named Twin Lakes - they are located in Alberta, Arkansas, California (4), Colorado (2), Connecticut, Florida (3), Georgia, Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio (3), Oklahoma, South Carolina (4), Utah and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Twin Lakes.

Communities near Twin Lakes ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Twin Lakes.

  • Port Jervis
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Matamoras
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matamoras have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matamoras
    • Matamoras is located in Pike County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,364 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matamoras <4>
  • Hawley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawley
    • Hawley is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,138 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawley <4>
  • Otisville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otisville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisville
    • Otisville is located in Orange County (NY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otisville <4>
  • Milford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Unionville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
    • Unionville is located in Orange County (NY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unionville <4>
  • Pond Eddy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pond Eddy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Eddy
    • Pond Eddy is located in Sullivan County (NY)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pond Eddy <4>
  • Barryville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Lackawaxen
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Conashaugh
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Conashaugh. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conashaugh
    • Conashaugh is located in Pike County

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 Twin Lakes. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Twin Lakes.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Twin Lakes. 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 Twin Lakes.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Twin Lakes ...

Looking for more information about Twin Lakes? 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 Twin Lakes, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Twin Lakes.

Adding Twin Lakes to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Twin Lakes in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Twin Lakes was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Twin Lakes post office opened in 1906.

We also found Twin Lakes on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Twin Lakes.

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

The official website for Pike County: www.pikepa.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Pike, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Twin Lakes - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 Twin Lakes area will be assigned with one of these codes: 570 or 272. As a result, placing a call in the Twin Lakes area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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