Laurel Lake, Pennsylvania

About Laurel Lake

Laurel Lake, PA is a small unincorporated community located in northeastern Pennsylvania.

Officially, Laurel Lake is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.68 square miles.

📰 Laurel Lake News Today

• Cumberland County lake closed to swimming due to high bacteria levels WGAL · Aug 13
• Officials close Laurel Lake in Cumberland County due to 'elevated bacteria' levels local21news.com · Aug 13
• Swimming banned at two state park beaches due to high bacteria levels York Daily Record · Aug 14
• Central Pa. lake closed to swimming over high bacteria levels PennLive.com · Aug 12
• Laurel Lake Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Laurel Lake Unique

• 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.
• Part of the fabric of Pennsylvania — one of 2,002 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• A Very Old Barn · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Laurel Lake

• Salt Springs State Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Barnard Park reviews ★
• Franklin Forks Park reviews ★
• Jones Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Laurel Lake

🏘️ Nearby Communities