Beech Mountain Lakes, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
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Beech Mountain Lakes is a census-designated place (CDP) in Butler Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, Beech Mountain Lakes had a population of 2,157.[3]
Beech Mountain Lakes | |
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  Beech Mountain Lakes Location in Pennsylvania  Beech Mountain Lakes Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 41°2′36″N 75°55′51″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Luzerne |
| Township | Butler |
| Area | |
• 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 | |
• Total | 2,157 |
| • Density | 1,388.8/sq mi (536.22/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code | 570 |
| FIPS code | 42-05028 |
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
Education
The school district is the Hazleton Area School District.[5]