Harveys Lake, Pennsylvania
Harveys Lake, Pennsylvania | |
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A view of Harveys Lake from the south | |
Location of Harveys Lake in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. | |
Harveys Lake Harveys Lake | |
| Coordinates: 41°21′48″N 76°02′38″W / 41.36333°N 76.04389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Luzerne |
| Settled | 1781 |
| Incorporated | 1968 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Michael Rush |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.42 sq mi (16.62 km2) |
| • Land | 5.40 sq mi (13.98 km2) |
| • Water | 1.02 sq mi (2.64 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,788 |
| • Density | 516.7/sq mi (199.49/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 18618 |
| Area code | 570 |
| FIPS code | 42-33000 |
| Website | harveyslakeborough |
Harveys Lake is a borough in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Back Mountain, a 118 square miles (310 km2) region in northern Luzerne County.
The borough is named after the lake, its principal feature, which in turn was named after Benjamin Harvey, a local settler. Harvey was a member of the Sons of Liberty, an eminent colonial-era group that fought against Great Britain's Stamp Act of 1765.
As of the 2020 census, the population of the borough of Harveys Lake was 2,786.