Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 10 min5:28 am – 8:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 12 min7:23 am – 4:35 pm
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People118 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 43.550 householdsMedian household income $51,500Median home value $236,400Median rent $1,071 a month80% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,647 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
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 September47 in of snow a year, on about 21 days1 days above 90°F, 147 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Mt Pocono Mountains Ap station, 9 mi away; snow from Hawley 1 E
Nearby landmarksLake in the Cloudslake · 4.1 miPanther Lakelake · 1.7 miPa-447 Reservoirreservoir · 1.8 miCarlton Hillpeak · 2.0 miBuck Hill Fallswaterfall · 6.5 miBush Mountainpeak · 4.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsTobyhanna State Parkstate park · 2.8 mi · 5,565 acresCarlton Drake Memorial Parkpark · 3.1 miCarlton Drake Memorial Park Addn.recreation area · 3.2 miGouldsboro State Parkstate park · 6.0 mi · 267 acresPromised Land State Parkstate park · 6.5 mi · 2,934 acresPine Lake Natural Areastate conservation land · 6.0 mi · 60 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.8 on 5 Apr 202450 mi away, 2024 Tewksbury, New JerseyMost recent: magnitude 4.8 on 5 Apr 202450 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 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, nearest monitors: Monroe County, PA, 15 mi away
Internet at home82% of households have a broadband subscription72% have cable, fibre or DSL10% rely on a mobile data plan alone18% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
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
Elevation1,545 ft471 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalLittle Creek Recovery Center8.7 miPost officeNewfoundland Post Office3.0 miTown hallDreher Township Municipal Building2.6 miPoliceLehigh Township Police Department6.0 miFire stationGreene Dreher Volunteer Fire Department Station 232.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport AVP20 miMajor airportNewark Liberty International Airport EWR73 miInterstateI-845.2 miUS highwayUS 615 miAmtrakNew Brunswick, NJ NBK71 miCoachGouldsboro - Poconos, PA (Burger King and Exxon station at 17 Main St Gouldsboro, PA. [The bus may take a 10 to 20 minute rest stop here, at the drivOurBus8.3 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 18460 ZIP area.
