Main city: Lake Worth
Timezone: Eastern
Phone type: Cell Number
Operator: Usa Mobility Wireless

Lake Worth, a city in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States, which takes its name from the body of water along its eastern border, originally called "Lake Worth," and now generally known as the Lake Worth Lagoon. The lake itself was named for General William J. Worth, who led U.S. forces during the last part of the Second Seminole War. As of 2010, the population estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau was 34,910. The city is included in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach Metropolitan Area, which is home to approximately 5,563,857 people. ^source

Area code 561 is a telephone area code in Florida, which went into effect on May 13, 1996. It is assigned to Palm Beach County. It used to be part of Area code 407 and prior to that, Area code 305. The northern part of 561 became Area code 772. ^source