Local servicesHospitalPocono Mountain Recovery Center7.9 miPost officeBuck Hill Falls Post Officeunder a mileTown hallBarrett Township Municipal Building1.6 miPolicePocono Mountain Regional Police Department9.6 miFire stationBarrett Township Fire Company Station 221.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeNorthampton Community College - Pocono Campus11.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport AVP25 miMajor airportNewark Liberty International Airport EWR67 miInterstateI-3807.7 miUS highwayUS 209 Bus13 miAmtrakNew Brunswick, NJ NBK65 miCoachMt Pocono Martz ExpressGreyhound6.8 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 18323 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 18323 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 9 min5:28 am – 8:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 12 min7:23 am – 4:35 pm
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People136 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 65.481 householdsMedian household income $87,629100% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $6,327 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Education and languages45% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher100% finished high school, 36% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 78°F, lows 58°FColdest month January: highs 30°F, lows 15°F50 in of rain a year, on about 84 dayswettest month September42 in of snow a year, on about 25 days1 days above 90°F, 147 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Mt Pocono Mountains Ap station, 7 mi away; snow from E Stroudsburg
Nearby landmarksBuck Hill Fallswaterfall · under a mileDeer Lakelake · under a mileMountain Lakelake · 3.3 miChestnut Mountainpeak · 1.7 miMount Godfreypeak · 1.7 miSpruce Cabin Fallswaterfall · 2.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsHigh Acres Parkpark · under a mileBarrett Township Landpark · 1.6 miTobyhanna State Parkstate park · 6.8 mi · 178 acresPromised Land State Parkstate park · 7.5 mi · 2,934 acresPennel Run Natural Areastate conservation land · 6.4 mi · 949 acresGouldsboro State Parkstate park · 9.4 mi · 267 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes4 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.8 on 5 Apr 202444 mi away, 2024 Tewksbury, New JerseyMost recent: magnitude 3.7 on 5 Apr 202444 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateMonroe County, PA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Very HighCold wave Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality88% of days had good air in 2025318 of 360 days measured40 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 36, worst day 124main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Monroe County monitors, PA
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription100% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterBuck Hill Falls Water Coserves 876 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,267 ft386 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
