Beech Mountain Lakes, Pennsylvania

Beech Mountain Lakes
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 41°2′36″N75°55′51″W / 41.04333°N 75.93083°W / 41.04333; -75.93083
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Luzerne
Township	Butler
Area [1]
• Total	1.78 sq mi (4.62 km2)
• Land	1.55 sq mi (4.02 km2)
• Water	0.23 sq mi (0.60 km2)
Population  (2020) [2]
• Total	2,157
• Density	1,388.92/sq mi (536.22/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code	570
FIPS code	42-05028

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. ^[3]

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. I-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.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	2,022		—
2020	2,157		6.7%
U.S. Decennial Census [4] [2]

The 2020 United States census gave the population as 2,157 people. ^[4]

Education

The school district is the Hazleton Area School District. ^[5]

References

1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
2. "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
3. "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Beech Mountain Lakes CDP, Pennsylvania". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved April 19, 2012.
4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
5. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Luzerne County, PA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved December 13, 2024. - Text list