Beech Mountain Lakes, Pennsylvania

Beech Mountain Lakes
Census-designated place
Beech Mountain Lakes

Location within the state of Pennsylvania

Coordinates: 41°2′36″N 75°55′51″W / 41.04333°N 75.93083°W / 41.04333; -75.93083Coordinates: 41°2′36″N 75°55′51″W / 41.04333°N 75.93083°W / 41.04333; -75.93083
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Luzerne
Township Butler Township
Area
  Total 2.4 sq mi (6.2 km2)
  Land 2.2 sq mi (5.6 km2)
  Water 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km2)
Population (2010)
  Total 2,022
  Density 840/sq mi (330/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s) 570

Beech Mountain Lakes is a census-designated place (CDP) in Butler Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,022 at the 2010 census.[1]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.4 square miles (6.2 km2), of which 2.2 square miles (5.6 km2) is land and 0.23 square miles (0.6 km2), or 9.73%, is water. The CDP consists of a housing development adjacent to an artificial lake in the valley of Nescopeck Creek. Interstate 80 passes just north of the CDP. Exit 262 on I-80 serves Pennsylvania Route 309, which runs past the western edge of the CDP.

References

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