Local servicesHospitalLittle Creek Recovery Center3.0 miPost officeSterling Post Officeunder a mileTown hallSterling Township Municipal Building1.0 miPoliceMoscow Boro Police Department7.3 miFire stationGreene Dreher Volunteer Fire Department Station 234.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport AVP18 miMajor airportNewark Liberty International Airport EWR78 miInterstateI-84under a mileUS highwayUS 612 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 drivOurBus9.9 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 10 min5:28 am – 8:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 11 min7:24 am – 4:35 pm
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People268 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 59.4109 householdsMedian household income $100,972Median home value $325,00087% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,500 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.7% unemployment rate57% of adults are in the labour force, 141 employedMain industries: manufacturing 46%, finance, insurance and real estate 24%, transport, warehousing and utilities 11%Average commute 15 minutes94% drive alone, 2% car-pool, 4% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages7% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 1% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%, Spanish 3%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, 14 mi away
Parks and public landsSpring Hill Foundation Acquisitionpark · 1.6 miSalem Township Parkpark · 3.7 miTobyhanna State Parkstate park · 7.0 mi · 5,565 acresPine Lake Natural Areastate conservation land · 5.4 mi · 60 acresPromised Land State Parkstate park · 8.0 mi · 2,934 acresSpruce Swamp Natural Areastate conservation land · 6.6 mi · 90 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 197438 mi away, near Pardeesville, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 27 Apr 197438 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 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, 13 mi away
Internet at home93% of households have a broadband subscription91% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone6% 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
Elevation1,536 ft468 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
