Pocono Lake, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}

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|subdivision_name2 = Monroe

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|subdivision_name3= Tobyhanna

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|timezone = Eastern (EST)

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|postal_code = 18347, 18350

|area_code = 570 and 272

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Pocono Lake is a subsection of Pocono Pines in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States. Pocono Lake is located slightly west of Pocono Pines by Pennsylvania Route 940.

Pocono is a Native American name purported to mean "a stream between two mountains".{{cite book|last=Espenshade|first=Abraham Howry|title=Pennsylvania Place Names|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015012934249&view=1up&seq=5|year=1925|publisher=Evangelical Press|isbn=978-0-8063-0416-8|page=287}}

The school district is considered below the state average.{{cite web|url=http://www.usa.com/pocono-lake-pa.htm |title=Pocono Lake, PA |publisher=USA.com |accessdate=April 21, 2014}}

In 2014, economic decline caused an increase in the use of SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) food stamps throughout the region. According to Rev. Luke Richards, pastor of the Pocono Lake Wesleyan Church, "huge needs" are "ever-changing" in the area.{{cite web|url=http://www.poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20140420/NEWS/404200342/0/SEARCH |title=At Pocono food pantries, economic recovery is a myth |publisher=Pocono Record |author=Laura Klepacki|date=April 20, 2014|accessdate=April 21, 2014}}