Emerald LakesPennsylvania
About Emerald Lakes
Emerald Lakes, PA is a small unincorporated community located in northeastern Pennsylvania.
Officially, Emerald Lakes is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 2.98 square miles.
📰 Emerald Lakes News Today
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Emerald Lakes Unique
- The only place in America named Emerald Lakes — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in northeastern Pennsylvania, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
- Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in Emerald Lakes
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Emerald Lakes
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Alvin's Offroad Playground · Arcade
- Appalachian Express Mountain Coaster · Attraction
- Camelbeach Mountain Waterpark · Water park
- Kalahari Indoor Waterpark · Water park
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Emerald Lakes
- Big Pocono State Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Bethlehem Authority Tunkhannock · Nature reserve reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Emerald Lakes
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.