Lakewood, Pennsylvania

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.

Lakewood, Pennsylvania
Village
Village of Lakewood
Lakewood, as seen from PA-370.
Nickname(s):  Little York,[1] Lakin,[2] Como,[2] Winwood[2] (all historical)
Lakewood, Pennsylvania Lakewood's location within Pennsylvania.
Coordinates: 41°51′07″N 75°22′53″W
Country	United States
State	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	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (Eastern Daylight (EDT))
ZIP code	18439[5]
Area code(s)	570
GNIS feature ID	1181094[4]
FIPS code	42-127-62600[6]-41096[4]
Major Roads

There are also multiple summer camps in the community including Camp Ramah, Camp Morasha, Camp Weequahic, Camp Shoshanim, Camp Nesher, and Camp Lavi.

The Preston Area School has a student enrollment of approximately 190, ranging from grades K-8. Many local volunteer groups use the school as a community center. 28 full and part-time fully certified teachers as well as a support staff of 10 members assist in assuring a safe environment for the students to learn in. An active parent Teachers Organization helps support the school and funds cultural arts experiences for the students throughout the year. The Preston Campus also has an active student government that is elected through the Student Council. [7]

References

1. 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. 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. Archived from the original on 2014-11-27. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
4. "Lakewood". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 2 August 1979. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
5. "Look up a ZIP Code^TM". 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.
7. "Wayne Highlands School District :: About".