Lakewood, Pennsylvania

Lakewood, Pennsylvania
Village
Village of Lakewood

Image of a paved, marked road, flanked by greenery on both sides. A sign in the center of the photo reads "EAST 370."

Lakewood, as seen from PA-370.
Nickname(s): Little York,[1] Lakin,[2] Como,[2] Winwood[2] (all historical)
Map of Pennsylvania, with county borders indicated. A red dot in the upper right-hand corner is labeled "Lakewood, Pennsylvania."
Lakewood, Pennsylvania

Lakewood's location within Pennsylvania.

Coordinates: 41°51′07″N 75°22′53″W / 41.85194°N 75.38139°W / 41.85194; -75.38139Coordinates: 41°51′07″N 75°22′53″W / 41.85194°N 75.38139°W / 41.85194; -75.38139
Country United States
Commonwealth Pennsylvania
U.S. Congressional District 10
County Wayne
School District Wayne Highlands
Region I
Magisterial District 22-3-04[3]
Township Preston
Settled 1817[1]
Founded by David Wooley, James Moore, and Franklin Duval[1]
Elevation 1,778[4] ft (542 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) Eastern Daylight (EDT) (UTC-4)
ZIP code 18439[5]
Area code(s) 570
GNIS feature ID 1181094[4]
FIPS code 42-127-62600[6]-41096[4]
Major Roads

Lakewood is a village in Preston Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania. Lakewood is on Pennsylvania Route 370 (PA-370), about 7 miles (11 km) east of Thompson, Pennsylvania and about 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Hancock, New York. The Preston Township Municipal Building, the township's only school, Preston Area School, and the Northern Wayne Community Library, part of the Wayne Library Alliance, are both located within the community.

There are also multiple summer camps in the community including Camp Wequaic, Camp Shoshanim, Camp Nesher, and Camp Levi

References

  1. 1 2 3 Ham, Thomas J. (1995) [1905 - 1907]. Fluhr, George J., ed. The Nomenclature of Wayne: A History of Wayne County, PA (Compiled from articles originally published in the Honesdale Citizen.). Honesdale, PA: Wayne County Historical Society (published 2003). p. 38.
  2. 1 2 3 Steffen, Mimi (2013). The Rural Schools of Preston Township. Honesdale, PA: Wayne County Historical Society. p. 135. ISBN 978-0-9834435-5-1.
  3. ↑ "District Magistrate". Wayne County, PA. Wayne County Courthouse. 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 "Lakewood". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 2 August 1979. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  5. ↑ "Look up a ZIP CodeTM". USPS.COM. USPS. 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  6. ↑ U.S. Census Bureau. Census 2000. "Census Demographic Profiles, Preston Township" (PDF). CenStats Databases. Retrieved 2009-01-31.
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