Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 12 min5:27 am – 8:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 10 min7:24 am – 4:34 pm
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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, 11 mi away
Parks and public landsPrompton State Parkstate park · 2.4 mi · 983 acresPrompton Recreation Arearecreation area · 2.8 mi · 549 acresApple Grove/Veterans Parkpark · 1.6 miGibbons Memorial Parkpark · 2.5 miVarden Conservation Areastate conservation land · 10.5 mi · 417 acresArchbald Pothole State Parkstate park · 16.7 mi · 147 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: 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, 21 mi away
Drinking waterAqua Pa Water Co Honesdaleserves 5,500 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20216 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,264 ft385 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalWayne Memorial Hospital2.8 miPost officeHonesdale Post Office3.1 miTown hallHonesdale Borough Hall3.0 miPoliceHonesdale Borough Police Department3.0 miFire stationSeelyville Fire Company Station 122.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport AVP30 miMajor airportNewark Liberty International Airport EWR86 miInterstateI-8418 miUS highwayUS 62.5 miAmtrakPoughkeepsie, NY POU69 miCoachMain St - HonesdaleShortLine Hudson3.2 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 18449 ZIP area.
