Eagle LakePA
A town in Pennsylvania.
Is Eagle Lake a good place to live?
Among 1,038 Pennsylvania towns, just 6 have a lower midsummer high than Eagle Lake. We don’t grade Eagle Lake yet; the figures below are still real.
Lake Wallenpaupack and 26 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Eagle Lake. Close and well known come first.
15 mi LakeLake Wallenpaupack
13 mi National Historic SiteSteamtown National Historic Site61K visitors a year
17 mi Ski areaCamelback Mountain Resort37 runs · 804 ft vertical
26 mi National park siteMiddle Delaware National Scenic River4.1M visitors a year
20 mi State parkHickory Run State Park13 mi Theme parkRocky Glen ParkPhoto credits
Lake Wallenpaupack: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Steamtown National Historic Site: National Park Service, Public domain · Camelback Mountain Resort: Calzarette at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Middle Delaware National Scenic River: Mike Serfas, Public domain · Hickory Run State Park: Mtruch, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Moving to Eagle Lake: who provides what
Eagle Lake is unincorporated, so Lackawanna County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Eagle Lake.
Compared with most of Pennsylvania and the rest of the country, the FEMA risk score in Eagle Lake is lower
Expected losses in Eagle Lake break down as 66% from inland flooding and 9% from cold waves.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A typical January night in Eagle Lake is colder than in the typical Pennsylvania or U.S. town
Summers in Eagle Lake are pleasant, and winters cold, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 78° and January nights drop to 15°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Eagle Lake is
Eagle Lake: two in five adults sleep under 7 hours. CDC measures, 26 in all: Eagle Lake beats Pennsylvania on 3 and trails on 8.
| Eagle Lake | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 36% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 11% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Eagle Lake | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 11% | 14.5% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82% | 79.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.2% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
6% of the land in Eagle Lake is protected from building
Walkers can cover 0.1 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. One park or preserve covers 3 acres in Eagle Lake.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Pinchot State Forest | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Eagle Lake
Colleges nearby
7 within 15 miles of the center of Eagle Lake
About Eagle Lake
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Eagle Lake is a census-designated place (CDP) in Covington Township, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 12. At that time, of 95 total housing units, five were occupied, while the remainder were for seasonal or recreational use.
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- Area
- 2.5 sq mi
Eagle Lake’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Eagle Lake.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Lake | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Big Bass Lake | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Eagle Lake and Big Bass Lake aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Eagle Lake with a neighbor →
Questions about Eagle Lake
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Eagle Lake, PA a good place to live?
We don’t grade Eagle Lake yet; the figures below are still real. A town in Pennsylvania.