Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 11 min5:27 am – 8:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 11 min7:23 am – 4:34 pm
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People1,139 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 62.2656 householdsMedian household income $60,972Median home value $392,50090% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,482 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate54% of adults are in the labour force, 546 employedMain industries: finance, insurance and real estate 24%, retail 16%, manufacturing 14%Average commute 49 minutes63% drive alone, 30% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages46% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher98% finished high school, 20% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 87%, other languages 10%, Spanish 1%, other Indo-European languages 1%11% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 81°F, lows 57°FColdest month January: highs 33°F, lows 14°F45 in of rain a year, on about 80 dayswettest month June47 in of snow a year, on about 21 days7 days above 90°F, 164 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Hawley 1 E station, 5 mi away
Parks and public landsPalmyra Township Beachpark · 3.5 miPalmyra Township Parkpark · 3.6 miPromised Land State Parkstate park · 7.3 mi · 2,934 acresBruce Lake Natural Areastate conservation land · 5.6 mi · 3,161 acresPine Lake Natural Areastate conservation land · 6.4 mi · 60 acresVarden Conservation Areastate conservation land · 8.1 mi · 417 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 27 Apr 197447 mi away, near Pardeesville, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 27 Apr 197447 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowWayne County, PA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsStrong wind Relatively ModerateHurricane Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality74% of days had good air in 2025270 of 365 days measured92 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 39, worst day 117main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Lackawanna County, PA, 19 mi away
Internet at home97% of households have a broadband subscription82% have cable, fibre or DSL10% rely on a mobile data plan alone3% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterLake Wallenpaupack Sandy Shoreserves 499 people from ground water3 health-based violations since 2021latest Aug 2025: groundwater treatment, treatment technique44 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,353 ft412 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalLittle Creek Recovery Center8.5 miPost officePaupack Post Office2.1 miTown hallPaupack Township Municipal Building1.6 miPoliceHawley Borough Police Department4.5 miFire stationLakeville Volunteer Fire Department Station 181.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport AVP26 miMajor airportNewark Liberty International Airport EWR76 miInterstateI-845.2 miUS highwayUS 63.6 miAmtrakPoughkeepsie, NY POU70 miCoachRt 6 - TaftonShortLine Hudson3.7 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 18438 ZIP area.
