Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 10 min5:27 am – 8:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 11 min7:23 am – 4:34 pm
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People413 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 57.4174 householdsMedian household income $155,238Median home value $651,80098% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,990 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate44% of adults are in the labour force, 155 employedMain industries: finance, insurance and real estate 21%, education and health care 19%, construction 17%Average commute 50 minutes77% drive alone, 3% car-pool, 20% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages50% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher99% finished high school, 28% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 96%, Russian or other Slavic 4%Source: 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, 6 mi away
Parks and public landsPalmyra Township Parkpark · 1.2 miPromised Land State Parkstate park · 4.7 mi · 2,934 acresBruce Lake Natural Areastate conservation land · 2.7 mi · 3,161 acresPalmyra Township Beachpark · 4.1 miPine Lake Natural Areastate conservation land · 4.7 mi · 60 acresLittle Mud Pond Swamp Natural Areastate conservation land · 8.9 mi · 180 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 LowPike County, PA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsRiver flooding Relatively ModerateCold wave Relatively ModerateSource: 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, 20 mi away
Internet at home90% of households have a broadband subscription78% have cable, fibre or DSL13% rely on a mobile data plan alone10% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterHemlock Farms (main)serves 8,321 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Jan 2024: groundwater treatment, treatment technique24 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,570 ft479 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalLittle Creek Recovery Center9.3 miPost officePaupack Post Officeunder a mileTown hallPalmyra Township Municipal Building1.2 miPolicePennsylvania State Police Troop R - Blooming4.6 miFire stationTafton Fire Department Substation2.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport AVP27 miMajor airportNewark Liberty International Airport EWR73 miInterstateI-842.5 miUS highwayUS 63.8 miAmtrakPoughkeepsie, NY POU70 miCoachRt 6 - TaftonShortLine Hudson3.9 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 18451 ZIP area.
