Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 9 min5:27 am – 8:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 13 min7:21 am – 4:34 pm
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People9,935 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 46.03,962 householdsMedian household income $67,344Median home value $233,200Median rent $1,873 a month91% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,542 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting8.3% unemployment rate61% of adults are in the labour force, 4,681 employedMain industries: education and health care 28%, professional and business services 12%, transport, warehousing and utilities 12%Average commute 54 minutes74% drive alone, 5% car-pool, 5% take public transport, 2% walk or cycle, 12% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages25% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher89% finished high school, 10% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 74%, Spanish 14%, other Indo-European languages 6%, Russian or other Slavic 3%10% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 37°F, lows 17°F49 in of rain a yearwettest month September42 in of snow a year, on about 25 days12 days above 90°F, 142 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Newton station, 14 mi away; rain from Blairstown Twp 2.4 E; snow from E Stroudsburg
Parks and public landsDelaware Water Gap National Recreation Areanational recreation area · within reach · 27,069 acresLehman Township Recreation Fieldsrecreation area · 2.0 miStillwater Natural Areastate conservation land · 4.5 mi · 1,837 acresLehman Township Community Parkpark · 4.1 mi · 63 acresWalpack Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.8 mi · 118 acresSwartswood State Parkstate park · 8.1 mi · 88 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 202434 mi away, 2024 Tewksbury, New JerseyMost recent: magnitude 3.7 on 5 Apr 202435 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowPike County, PA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsRiver flooding Relatively ModerateCold wave Relatively ModerateSource: 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, nearest monitors: Monroe County, PA, 18 mi away
Internet at home96% of households have a broadband subscription77% have cable, fibre or DSL17% rely on a mobile data plan alone3% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterPawc Saw Creek Estatesserves 7,016 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,174 ft358 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalHillside Detox and Residential Treatment Center for Men9.0 miPost officeBushkill Post Office2.1 miTown hallLehman Township Municipal Building2.1 miFire stationBushkill Fire Department 24 - 22.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 highElementaryBushkill Elementary School1.4 miMiddleLehman Middle School1.6 miHighEast Stroudsburg Senior High School North1.7 miCollegeSussex County Community College14.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport AVP40 miMajor airportNewark Liberty International Airport EWR54 miInterstateI-8413 miUS highwayUS 2093.2 miAmtrakPenn Station NWK53 miCoachDelaware Water Gap, PA (Pennsylvania Welcome Center, area marked for buses. The dispatcher will inform you by phone of the exact pickup time which mayOurBus14 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 18324 ZIP area.
