Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 11 min5:26 am – 8:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 10 min7:23 am – 4:33 pm
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People9 residentsin the ZIP code area9 households100% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
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 landsShook Land Acquisitionpark · 1.4 mi · 137 acresLackawaxen Sunrise Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 137 acresLittle Mud Pond Swamp Natural Areastate conservation land · 5.0 mi · 180 acresSgl 209state recreation area · 9.9 mi · 4,385 acresBruce Lake Natural Areastate conservation land · 9.8 mi · 3,161 acresPromised Land State Parkstate park · 13.2 mi · 607 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 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, 29 mi away
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription100% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% 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
Elevation856 ft261 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalWayne Memorial Hospital13.1 miPost officeRowland Post Officeunder a mileTown hallLackawaxen Township Municipal Building1.6 miPoliceShohola Township Police Department6.9 miFire stationCentral Volunteer Fire Department Station 272.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport AVP36 miMajor airportNewark Liberty International Airport EWR71 miInterstateI-847.9 miUS highwayUS 63.8 miAmtrakPoughkeepsie, NY POU60 miCoachRt 6 & Rt 402ShortLine Hudson5.5 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 18457 ZIP area.
