Harveys Lake, Pennsylvania
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For the lake, see Harveys Lake (Pennsylvania).
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.
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Harveys Lake, Pennsylvania | |
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Borough | |
Coordinates: 41°21′48″N 76°02′38″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Luzerne |
Settled | 1781 |
Incorporated | 1968[1] |
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 | |
• Total | 2,788 |
• Density | 516.68/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 |
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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.[4]