Poyntelle, Pennsylvania

Poyntelle, Pennsylvania
Village
Village of Poyntelle
Green field with green trees in the background. Large, wooden letters in the foreground spell "C A M P W E S T M O N T."
Camp Westmont in Poyntelle
Map of Pennsylvania, with county borders indicated. A red dot in the upper right-hand corner is labeled "Poyntelle, Pennsylvania."
Map of Pennsylvania, with county borders indicated. A red dot in the upper right-hand corner is labeled "Poyntelle, Pennsylvania."
Poyntelle
Poyntelle's location within Pennsylvania.
Map of Pennsylvania, with county borders indicated. A red dot in the upper right-hand corner is labeled "Poyntelle, Pennsylvania."
Map of Pennsylvania, with county borders indicated. A red dot in the upper right-hand corner is labeled "Poyntelle, Pennsylvania."
Poyntelle
Poyntelle (the United States)
Coordinates: 41°49′16″N 75°25′12″W / 41.82111°N 75.42000°W / 41.82111; -75.42000
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
U.S. Congressional District10
CountyWayne
School DistrictWayne Highlands
Region I
Magisterial District22-3-04[1]
TownshipPreston
Named forWilliam Poyntell I[2]
Elevation
2,067 ft (630 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (Eastern Daylight (EDT))
ZIP codes
De jure
18454[3]

De facto
18454
18439[4] (Lakewood)
18453[4] (Pleasant Mount)
18465[4] (Thompson)
Area code(s)570
GNIS feature ID1204443[5]
FIPS code42-127-62600[6]-57144[5]
Major Roads
WaterwaysBone Pond,[7] Equinunk Creek, Independent Lake,[8] Johnson Creek,[9] Lackawanna River (East Branch), Lackawaxen River (West Branch), Lake Lorain,[10] Poyntelle Lake,[11] Riley Creek[12]

Poyntelle (/pɔɪˈnɛl/ poy-NEL)[citation needed] is a village that is located in Preston Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States, in the Lake Region of the Poconos.

  1. ^ "District Magistrate". Wayne County, PA. Wayne County Courthouse. 2014. Archived from the original on November 27, 2014. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
  2. ^ 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. 49.
  3. ^ "Look up a ZIP Code". USPS.COM. USPS. 2014. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
  4. ^ a b c "US Postal Code Boundaries". Google. Google Maps. February 3, 2014. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
  5. ^ a b "Poyntelle". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. August 2, 1979. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
  6. ^ U.S. Census Bureau. Census 2000. "Census Demographic Profiles, Preston Township" (PDF). CenStats Databases. Retrieved January 31, 2009.[dead link‍]
  7. ^ "Bone Pond". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. August 2, 1979. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
  8. ^ "Independent Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. August 2, 1979. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
  9. ^ "Johnson Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. August 2, 1979. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
  10. ^ "Lake Lorain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. August 2, 1979. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
  11. ^ "Poyntelle Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. August 2, 1979. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
  12. ^ "Riley Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. August 2, 1979. Retrieved April 22, 2015.