Local servicesHospitalBrookdale Premier Addiction Recovery2.7 miPost officeMount Pocono Post Office1.6 miTown hallMount Pocono Municipal Building1.2 miPolicePocono Mountain Regional Police Department4.6 miFire stationPocono Mountain Volunteer Fire Company Station 321.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools2 elementary, 1 middle, 1 highElementarySwiftwater Elementary Center1.4 miHighPocono Mountain East High School1.5 miElementarySwiftwater Intermediate School1.5 miCollegeNorthampton Community College - Pocono Campus6.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport AVP25 miMajor airportNewark Liberty International Airport EWR68 miInterstateI-3803.9 miUS highwayUS 209 Bus11 miAmtrakPaoli, PA PAO75 miCoachMt Pocono Martz ExpressGreyhound1.1 miTransit1 stop within a milePocono PonySources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 18344 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 18344 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 9 min5:28 am – 8:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 13 min7:23 am – 4:35 pm
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People3,385 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 46.61,288 householdsMedian household income $83,707Median home value $250,000Median rent $925 a month58% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,639 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting13.5% unemployment rate54% of adults are in the labour force, 1,355 employedMain industries: education and health care 21%, professional and business services 20%, retail 16%Average commute 35 minutes73% drive alone, 16% car-pool, 6% take public transport, 3% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages25% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher87% finished high school, 9% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 71%, Spanish 14%, Tagalog 4%, other Indo-European languages 4%12% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, 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, 3 mi away; snow from E Stroudsburg
Parks and public landsThe Knobpark · under a mileMount Pocono Ballfieldrecreation area · 1.7 miBig Pocono State Parkstate park · 4.8 mi · 1,321 acresTobyhanna State Parkstate park · 6.7 mi · 178 acresGouldsboro State Parkstate park · 8.5 mi · 2,770 acresSgl 186state recreation area · 8.8 mi · 965 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 202442 mi away, 2024 Tewksbury, New JerseyMost recent: magnitude 3.7 on 5 Apr 202443 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 home92% of households have a broadband subscription86% have cable, fibre or DSL3% rely on a mobile data plan alone8% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterEdgewood at Countryside Aptsserves 80 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Apr 2025: lead and copper, treatment technique40 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,456 ft444 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
