Gold Key LakePA
The town has 2,563 residents and lies in Pennsylvania.
Is Gold Key Lake a good place to live?
Gold Key Lake’s average trip to work is 51 minutes, against 26 minutes in Pennsylvania’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Dingman Township Park, at 124 acres. We don’t grade Gold Key Lake yet; the figures below are still real.
99% of working residents leave Gold Key Lake for work
Where Gold Key Lake’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Lake Wallenpaupack and 30 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Gold Key Lake. Close and well known come first.
17 mi LakeLake Wallenpaupack
15 mi MountainHigh Point
6 mi National park siteMiddle Delaware National Scenic River4.1M visitors a year
31 mi LakeLake Musconetcong
33 mi Theme parkLegoland New York
24 mi Ski areaMountain Creek44 runs · 1,001 ft verticalPhoto credits
Lake Wallenpaupack: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · High Point: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Middle Delaware National Scenic River: Mike Serfas, Public domain · Lake Musconetcong: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Legoland New York: MattCC716, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Mountain Creek: NHRHS2010, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Moving to Gold Key Lake: who provides what
Gold Key Lake is unincorporated, so Pike 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 Gold Key Lake.
Very low risk in Gold Key Lake, with inland flooding at the top
Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in just over four fifths of U.S. communities. 62% of Gold Key Lake’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 18%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Gold Key Lake stands out in Pennsylvania and nationally: a smaller share of its working residents work locally
The middle household income for Gold Key Lake comes to $99,000. The top destinations are Milford (9%), Dingman Township (5%) and Wallkill (4%). Half commute less than 27 miles.
| Gold Key Lake | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $99,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.3% | 6.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Young adults are less common in Gold Key Lake than in Pennsylvania
Adults 18 to 34 are 13% of residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 45% of residents (38% statewide). The bachelor’s-degree share among adults 25 and older is 26%, against 35% across Pennsylvania. The share of residents in Gold Key Lake who are 65 or older: 17%.
| Gold Key Lake | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 17% | 21% | 18% |
| Median age | 43.2 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 26% | 29% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 38% and 62% women
The Census survey reached too few of Gold Key Lake’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±12.2 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Gold Key Lake | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 6.3% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 18.1% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 6.9% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.4% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 18.1% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.7% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7.8% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.6% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 10.3% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 34.3% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.7% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.5% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 14.1% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.1% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,600, single groups can be off by several points
Gold Key Lake: snowy winters and pleasant summers
For Gold Key Lake, the midsummer high is 81°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
10.2% of Gold Key Lake is conserved land
The trail network density in Gold Key Lake is 0.1 miles per square mile. Trails run 0.2 miles in 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Dingman Township Park | 0.2 mi | 124 |
| 2. Delaware State Forest | — | 40 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
How healthy Gold Key Lake is
33% of adults have obesity in Gold Key Lake. Gold Key Lake: 19% of adults binge drink.
| Gold Key Lake | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 17% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 35% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 78% | 79% | 79% |
| What stands out | Gold Key Lake | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 11.5% | 14.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Homes in Gold Key Lake sell for about $360K
Homes sold in Gold Key Lake spent a median 48 days on the market. Among households locally, 88% own their home.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Gold Key Lake
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Gold Key Lake; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Gold Key Lake residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
About Gold Key Lake
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Gold Key Lake is a census-designated place located in Dingman Township, Pike County in the state of Pennsylvania. The community is located north of Pennsylvania Route 739 in eastern Pike County surrounding its namesake, Gold Key Lake. It is located between, and borders the CDP communities of, Sunrise Lake and Pocono Woodland Lakes. As of the 2020 census the population was 1,979, with a median household income of $85.833.
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- Area
- 2.5 sq mi
Gold Key Lake’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Gold Key Lake.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Key Lake | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sunrise Lake | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pocono Woodland Lakes | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Gold Key Lake, Sunrise Lake and Pocono Woodland Lakes aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Gold Key Lake with a neighbor →
Questions about Gold Key Lake
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Is Gold Key Lake, PA a good place to live?
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