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Sunrise Lake, Pennsylvania

Coordinates: 41°18′57″N 74°57′47″W / 41.31583°N 74.96306°W / 41.31583; -74.96306
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Sunrise Lake, Pennsylvania
Census-designated place
Sunrise Lake – View toward the eastern dam from Poison Brook inlet
Sunrise Lake – View toward the eastern dam from Poison Brook inlet
Location in Pike County and the state of Pennsylvania.
Location in Pike County and the state of Pennsylvania.
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyPike
Government
 • TypeProperty owners association
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
1,396
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
18337[1]
Area code(s)272 and 570

Sunrise Lake is a census-designated place[2] and private lake community located in Dingman Township, Pike County in the state of Pennsylvania. The community is located along Pennsylvania Route 739 in eastern Pike County, about eight miles west of the New Jersey state line at the Delaware River.[3] Sunrise Lake is between, and shares borders with, the CDP communities of Conashaugh Lakes and Gold Key Lake. Sunrise Lake shares its name with the lake of the same name that the community surrounds. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,396 residents.[4]

History of the area

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Before humans, the land was under thousands of feet of ice during the Wisconsin Glaciation. After melting glaciers left kettle lakes such as nearby Gold Key Lake, the land was left rock-strewn and rough. Considered a part of the Glaciated Low Plateau section of Pennsylvania, the land is slightly varied in elevation with Sunrise Lake's main dam measured at 1309.8 feet above sea level[5]

Before the arrival of European settlers, the land now encompassing most of Pike County was the domain of the Lenape people. The Lenape were expelled from the area after the Walking Purchase of 1737, which placed a large amount of new territory under the control of the Province of Pennsylvania. The land was next under conflict because it was claimed by settlers from Connecticut, eventually fueling the Pennamite–Yankee Wars between 1769 and 1784. After the Revolutionary War, the former colony became today's Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and land began to be settled.

History of Sunrise Lake

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Like many of the private lake communities in the area such as Gold Key and Woodlands, the land which is now Sunrise Lake was originally purchased by a private developer. Sunrise Lake was initially developed around 1964,[6] when the lake was constructed from wetlands and the surrounding land subdivided into residential housing. In subsequent years the original developer illegally developed on wetlands and was penalized for it.[7][8][9][10]

A property owners' association was organized in 2009, following resident disapproval of the management of the community.[11][12][13]

Schooling

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The community is served by the Delaware Valley School District, with local schooling from Kindergarten through eighth grade. Delaware Valley High School in Westfall provides ninth through twelfth grade education.

Transportation

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The community's main roads lead to Route 739. 739 leads north to Interstate 84 (the closest major highway), Route 434 and to U.S. Route 6. It leads south to the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area and U.S. Route 209. Close minor roads include Quadrant Route 2001 or Milford Road (known locally as 01, "oh-one."[14]) and Quadrant Route 2006, or Log Tavern Road, which is a route to Milford from just outside the community's main entrance.

The nearest bus service is CoachUSA's service to New York City's Port Authority Bus Terminal which stops in Milford.[15][16]

The nearest train service is in Port Jervis, New York at Metro-North's Port Jervis station.[17]

References

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  1. ^ "Sunrise Lake PA ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
  2. ^ "Decennial Census by Decades".
  3. ^ "Dingman Township to Delaware Township".
  4. ^ https://data.census.gov/profile/Sunrise_Lake_CDP,_Pennsylvania?g=160XX00US4275381 [bare URL]
  5. ^ "PHASE I INSPECTION REPORT; NATIONAL DAM INSPECTION PROGRAM" (PDF). U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. September 30, 1981. p. 2. Retrieved April 7, 2024.Article title
  6. ^ "PHASE I INSPECTION REPORT; NATIONAL DAM INSPECTION PROGRAM" (PDF). U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. September 30, 1981. p. 6. Retrieved April 7, 2024.Article title
  7. ^ "Region's Wild Growth Is Taking Its Toll". The Morning Call. Allentown, PA. July 5, 1988. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
  8. ^ "Developer Told To Restore Swamp Pike Violation Called One Of State's Largest". The Morning Call. Allentown, PA. March 24, 1989. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
  9. ^ "Stiff Penalty For Wetlands Fouling". The Morning Call. Allentown, PA. March 30, 1989. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
  10. ^ "2 Accused Of Filling Wetlands". The Morning Call. Allentown, PA. April 29, 1991. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
  11. ^ "Welcome to Concerned Citizens of Sunrise Lake, Milford, PA, 18337". www.concernedcitizensofsunriselake.org. Archived from the original on September 1, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  12. ^ "About Us". Archived from the original on August 25, 2017. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
  13. ^ "Residents file suit over lack of amenities".
  14. ^ "Roadwork for '01, Wilson Hill Road Gets Pushed Back".
  15. ^ "Transitland".
  16. ^ "Main St - Honesdale to Port Authority Bus Terminal Bus Schedules | Coach USA".
  17. ^ "MNR Stations".

41°18′57″N 74°57′47″W / 41.31583°N 74.96306°W / 41.31583; -74.96306

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