Honesdale, Pennsylvania
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Males: 1,736 | |
Females: 2,533 |
Median resident age: | |
Pennsylvania median age: |
Zip codes: 18431.
Honesdale: | $27,952 |
PA: | $56,907 |
Estimated per capita income in 2016: $18,520 (it was $17,464 in 2000)
Honesdale borough income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $122,296 (it was $87,000 in 2000)
Honesdale: | $122,296 |
PA: | $174,100 |
Mean prices in 2016: All housing units: $237,508; Detached houses: $248,846; Townhouses or other attached units: $245,421; In 2-unit structures: $161,717; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $104,304; Mobile homes: $90,238
Median gross rent in 2016: $719.

Races in Honesdale, PA (2010)
- 4,24894.8%White alone
- 1262.8%Hispanic
- 441.0%Two or more races
- 390.9%Black alone
- 150.3%Asian alone
- 40.09%Other race alone
- 30.07%American Indian alone
- 10.02%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
Races in Honesdale detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

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Ancestries: American (24.2%), Irish (22.7%), German (18.0%), English (5.2%), Italian (4.9%), Norwegian (2.5%).
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Incorporated on 01/26/1831
Elevation: 970 feet
Land area: 4.12 square miles.
Population density: 1,036 people per square mile (low).

For population 25 years and over in Honesdale:
- High school or higher: 87.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.8%
- Unemployed: 7.2%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 15.5 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Honesdale borough:
- Never married: 24.8%
- Now married: 41.6%
- Separated: 6.6%
- Widowed: 14.7%
- Divorced: 12.4%
64 residents are foreign born
This borough: | 1.5% |
Pennsylvania: | 6.4% |
According to our research of Pennsylvania and other state lists there were 22 registered sex offenders living in Honesdale, Pennsylvania as of February 20, 2019.
The ratio of number of residents in Honesdale to the number of sex offenders is 194 to 1.
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $1,822 (1.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $1,415 (1.1%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Scranton, PA (24.1 miles
, pop. 76,415).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Newark, NJ (80.5 miles
, pop. 273,546).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Manhattan, NY (86.9 miles
, pop. 1,537,195).
Nearest cities: Bethany borough, PA (1.8 miles ),
Prompton borough, PA (2.0 miles
),
White Mills, PA (2.1 miles
),
Hawley borough, PA
(2.8 miles
),
Waymart borough, PA
(2.8 miles
),
Narrowsburg, NY
(3.2 miles
),
The Hideout, PA (3.3 miles
),
Fawn Lake Forest, PA (3.3 miles
).
Latitude: 41.57 N, Longitude: 75.26 W
Daytime population change due to commuting: +4,840 (+113.7%)
Workers who live and work in this borough: 805 (60.5%)
Area code: 570


Crime rates in Honesdale by Year | |||||||||||||||
Type | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Murders | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
per 100,000 | 0.0 | 20.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 20.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Rapes | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
per 100,000 | 102.1 | 81.2 | 61.0 | 61.6 | 41.2 | 62.6 | 127.5 | 0.0 | 42.2 | 44.5 | 0.0 | 23.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 47.8 |
Robberies | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
per 100,000 | 0.0 | 60.9 | 40.7 | 61.6 | 20.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 42.2 | 22.3 | 22.1 | 46.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 71.7 |
Assaults | 14 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
per 100,000 | 285.9 | 60.9 | 122.1 | 123.1 | 41.2 | 187.7 | 42.5 | 148.9 | 84.4 | 22.3 | 132.7 | 395.9 | 23.4 | 47.4 | 47.8 |
Burglaries | 17 | 14 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 18 | 18 | 28 | 22 |
per 100,000 | 347.2 | 284.2 | 549.2 | 533.4 | 473.9 | 271.1 | 340.0 | 425.4 | 485.2 | 556.3 | 575.2 | 419.2 | 421.4 | 663.7 | 525.7 |
Theft | 107 | 130 | 128 | 130 | 142 | 105 | 110 | 101 | 87 | 116 | 110 | 98 | 83 | 65 | 61 |
per 100,000 | 2,185.5 | 2,639.1 | 2,603.7 | 2,667.2 | 2,926.0 | 2,189.8 | 2,337.4 | 2,148.0 | 1,835.4 | 2,581.2 | 2,433.6 | 2,282.3 | 1,943.3 | 1,540.6 | 1,457.6 |
Auto thefts | 11 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
per 100,000 | 224.7 | 162.4 | 81.4 | 205.2 | 103.0 | 146.0 | 21.2 | 0.0 | 42.2 | 44.5 | 22.1 | 93.2 | 70.2 | 71.1 | 23.9 |
Arson | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
per 100,000 | 61.3 | 40.6 | 20.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 20.9 | 42.5 | 0.0 | 42.2 | 44.5 | 66.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 23.9 |
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 280.5) | 222.4 | 227.3 | 194.3 | 252.8 | 205.9 | 247.5 | 229.5 | 145.5 | 174.1 | 192.5 | 172.6 | 239.9 | 117.5 | 123.3 | 166.3 |
City-data.com crime index counts serious crimes more heavily. It adjusts for the number of visitors and daily workers commuting into cities.
Crime rate in Honesdale detailed stats: murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, arson
Officers per 1,000 residents here: | 1.19 |
Pennsylvania average: | 2.39 |
Honesdale, Pennsylvania accommodation & food services, waste management - Economy and Business Data
Here: | 4.7% |
Pennsylvania: | 4.9% |
Unemployment by year (%)
Historical population
Historical housing units
Population change in the 1990s: -170 (-3.4%).
- Retail trade (19%)
- Construction (19%)
- Manufacturing (19%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Transportation and warehousing (8%)
- Health care and social assistance (8%)
- Other services, except public administration (5%)
- Health care and social assistance (25%)
- Retail trade (24%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
- Manufacturing (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (20%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (16%)
- Management occupations (11%)
- Production occupations (8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Sales and related occupations (7%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (7%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (32%)
- Sales and related occupations (21%)
- Education, training, and library occupations (10%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (9%)
- Transportation occupations (6%)
- Healthcare support occupations (5%)
- Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations (4%)
Average climate in Honesdale, Pennsylvania
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Honesdale-area historical tornado activity is below Pennsylvania state average. It is 44% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 5/31/1998, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 20.6 miles away from the Honesdale borough center injured 2 people and caused $1 million in damages.
On 6/2/1998, a category F3 tornado 28.2 miles away from the borough center killed 2 people and injured 15 people and caused $2 million in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Honesdale-area historical earthquake activity is near Pennsylvania state average. It is 87% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 171.0 miles away from the city center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MB, 4.2 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.0 MW, Depth: 6.8 mi) earthquake occurred 215.9 miles away from Honesdale center
On 1/16/1994 at 01:49:16, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 95.2 miles away from the city center
On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 266.2 miles away from the city center
On 1/16/1994 at 00:42:43, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 94.8 miles away from Honesdale center
On 6/17/1991 at 08:53:16, a magnitude 4.1 (4.0 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 78.8 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Wayne County (21) is a lot greater than the US average (13).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 16
Emergencies Declared: 5
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 9, Storms: 8, Hurricanes: 5, Tornadoes: 2, Tropical Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Mudslide: 1, Snowfall: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Tropical Depression: 1, Water Shortage: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Birthplace of: Art Wall, Jr. - Professional golfer, John Olver - Politician, Brian Balthazar - Television personality, Florence Goodenough - Psychologist, Henry Augustus Rowland - Physicist, Robert Koenig (filmmaker) - Screenwriter, Edgar Jadwin - Army general, Lyman Lemnitzer - (1899-1988), general, Fred Sherry (baseball) - Baseball player, J. Benjamin Dimmick - Mayor of Scranton during cholera epidemic.
Main business address for: NORWOOD FINANCIAL CORP (STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS), DIMECO INC (STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS).
Hospitals and medical centers in Honesdale:
Airports and heliports located in Honesdale:
- Cherry Ridge Airport (N30) (Runways: 1, Itinerant Ops: 8,000, Local Ops: 15,000, Military Ops: 10)
- Charles G Kalko Airport (7PA3) (Runways: 1)
- Sports Complex Of Honesdale Heliport (44PN)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Honesdale:
- Marywood University (about 22 miles; Scranton, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,959)
- University of Scranton (about 24 miles; Scranton, PA; FT enrollment: 5,488)
- King's College (about 40 miles; Wilkes-Barre, PA; FT enrollment: 2,392)
- Wilkes University (about 41 miles; Wilkes-Barre, PA; FT enrollment: 3,912)
- East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania (about 41 miles; East Stroudsburg, PA; FT enrollment: 6,195)
- Misericordia University (about 41 miles; Dallas, PA; FT enrollment: 2,554)
- Sussex County Community College (about 44 miles; Newton, NJ; FT enrollment: 2,402)
Public high school in Honesdale:
- HONESDALE HS (Students: 1,056, Location: 459 TERRACE ST, Grades: 9-12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Honesdale:
- WAYNE HIGHLANDS MS (Students: 585, Location: 482 GROVE ST, Grades: 6-8)
- LAKESIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 475, Location: 129 LAKESIDE DR, Grades: 3-5)
- STOURBRIDGE PRIMARY CTR (Students: 472, Location: 123 ABC DRIVE, Grades: PK-2)
User submitted facts and corrections:
- THIS TOWN IS SMALL i lived there.
Notable locations in Honesdale: Texas Number 4 Fire Company (A), Honesdale Fire Department Hose Company 1 (B), Alert Hook and Ladder Company 2 (C), Honesdale Fire Department Protection Engine Company 3 (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Main business address in Honesdale include: NORWOOD FINANCIAL CORP (A), DIMECO INC (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Saint Johns Cemetery (1), Dyberry Cemetery (2), Schoonover Cemetery (3), Saint Marys Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Bunnells Pond (A), Freethy Pond (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Dyberry Creek (A), Carley Brook (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Tourist attraction: Fun & Games (Amusement & Theme Parks; USHighway 6).
Hotels: Grandview Motel (160 Grandview Avenue), Harvest Inn Bed & Breakfast (1415 Main Street).
Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2013 was 95.2. This is worse than average.
City: | 95.2 |
U.S.: | 74.7 |
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2013 was 0.0839. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 21.1 miles away from the city center.
City: | 0.0839 |
U.S.: | 0.2932 |
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2013 was 8.23. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 21.1 miles away from the city center.
City: | 8.23 |
U.S.: | 6.40 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2013 was 26.4. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 21.1 miles away from the city center.
City: | 26.4 |
U.S.: | 32.0 |
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2008 was 16.7. This is about average. Closest monitor was 21.1 miles away from the city center.
City: | 16.7 |
U.S.: | 20.0 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2013 was 9.42. This is about average. Closest monitor was 21.1 miles away from the city center.
City: | 9.42 |
U.S.: | 9.35 |
(28.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 100.0% for Black residents, 12.8% for Hispanic or Latino residents)
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Honesdale, PA
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Pennsylvania: |
Percentage of family households:
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Whole state: |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
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Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
45 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups) in 2000
13 people in religious group quarters in 2000
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Banks with branches in Honesdale (2011 data):
- The Dime Bank: at 820-822 Church Street, branch established on 1906/01/01; Operations Center Branch at 120 Sunrise Avenue, branch established on 1998/10/01. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $581.4 mil, Deposits: $485.4 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 7 total offices, Holding Company: Dimeco, Inc
- The Honesdale National Bank: Route 6 Plaza Branch at 1207 Texas Palmyra Hwy, branch established on 1974/04/25; at 733 Main Street, branch established on 1836/12/26. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $560.7 mil, Deposits: $478.0 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 9 total offices, Holding Company: Honat Bancorp, Inc.
- Wayne Bank: Willow Avenue Branch at 245 Willow Avenue, branch established on 1980/09/15; at 717 Main Street, branch established on 1871/01/01. Info updated 2011/06/09: Bank assets: $667.4 mil, Deposits: $527.0 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 16 total offices, Holding Company: Norwood Financial Corp.
- First National Community Bank: Honesdale Route 6 Office Branch at 1127 Texas Palmyra Highway, branch established on 2007/10/10; Honesdale Branch at 1001 Main Street, branch established on 1923/08/24. Info updated 2012/01/12: Bank assets: $1,105.2 mil, Deposits: $957.5 mil, headquarters in Dunmore, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 22 total offices, Holding Company: First National Community Bancorp Inc
- Woodforest National Bank: Honesdale Walmart Branch at 777 Old Willow Ave Bld. A4, branch established on 2007/06/30. Info updated 2011/05/10: Bank assets: $3,488.9 mil, Deposits: $3,097.6 mil, headquarters in Houston, TX, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 766 total offices, Holding Company: Woodforest Financial Group Employee Stock Ownership Plan (With 401(K) Provisions) (Amended And
- Citizens Savings Bank: Honesdale Branch at 335 Willow Ave, branch established on 1922/01/01. Info updated 2011/07/21: Bank assets: $329.7 mil, Deposits: $279.6 mil, headquarters in Clarks Summit, PA, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 7 total offices
Here: | 9.8 |
Pennsylvania average: | 11.4 |


Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Honesdale borough (based on Wayne County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 16,000 | 11 |
Mainline Protestant | 7,766 | 45 |
Evangelical Protestant | 1,656 | 17 |
Other | 1,622 | 7 |
Orthodox | 200 | 1 |
None | 25,578 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Wayne County: | 3.09 / 10,000 pop. |
Pennsylvania: | 2.04 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 0.19 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 0.09 / 10,000 pop. |
Wayne County: | 0.58 / 10,000 pop. |
Pennsylvania: | 0.88 / 10,000 pop. |
Wayne County: | 3.29 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 2.52 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 12.38 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 7.12 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 10.2% |
Pennsylvania: | 9.1% |
Wayne County: | 25.7% |
Pennsylvania: | 27.2% |
This county: | 12.6% |
State: | 11.5% |
Health and Nutrition:
Here: | 51.7% |
Pennsylvania: | 49.8% |
This city: | 48.9% |
Pennsylvania: | 46.3% |
Here: | 29.3 |
Pennsylvania: | 28.7 |
Honesdale: | 21.8% |
Pennsylvania: | 21.1% |
This city: | 13.5% |
State: | 11.0% |
Honesdale: | 6.8 |
Pennsylvania: | 6.8 |
Honesdale: | 37.8% |
Pennsylvania: | 34.2% |
Honesdale: | 56.8% |
State: | 55.7% |
Honesdale: | 76.9% |
Pennsylvania: | 78.0% |
More about Health and Nutrition of Honesdale, PA Residents
Local government employment and payroll (March 2012) | |||||
Function | Full-time employees | Monthly full-time payroll | Average yearly full-time wage | Part-time employees | Monthly part-time payroll |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Financial Administration | 5 | $17,761 | $42,626 | 3 | $20,216 |
Other Government Administration | 0 | $0 | 13 | $13,715 | |
Police Protection - Officers | 10 | $70,873 | $85,048 | 9 | $19,658 |
Police - Other | 0 | $0 | 3 | $8,277 | |
Streets and Highways | 5 | $18,264 | $43,834 | 0 | $0 |
Solid Waste Management | 2 | $8,421 | $50,526 | 0 | $0 |
Sewerage | 3 | $15,127 | $60,508 | 1 | $2,062 |
Other and Unallocable | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,108 | |
Totals for Government | 25 | $130,446 | $62,614 | 30 | $69,036 |
Honesdale government finances - Expenditure in 2002 (per resident):
- Construction - Regular Highways: $43,000 ($10.07)
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $572,000 ($133.99)
Solid Waste Management: $508,000 ($119.00)
Regular Highways: $331,000 ($77.54)
Sewerage: $130,000 ($30.45)
Central Staff Services: $114,000 ($26.70)
General - Other: $104,000 ($24.36)
Parks & Recreation: $75,000 ($17.57)
Fire Protection: $35,000 ($8.20)
General Public Buildings: $23,000 ($5.39)
Financial Administration: $17,000 ($3.98)
Parking Facilities: $17,000 ($3.98)
Housing & Community Development: $16,000 ($3.75)
Judicial and Legal Services: $5,000 ($1.17)
Health Services - Other: $2,000 ($0.47)
- Employee Retirement - Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $1,289,000 ($301.94)
Total Cash & Deposits: $498,000 ($116.65)
Benefit Payments: $96,000 ($22.49)
Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $57,000 ($13.35)
- General - Interest on Debt: $48,000 ($11.24)
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $1,000 ($0.23)
- Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $13,000 ($3.05)
Parks & Recreation: $13,000 ($3.05)
General - Other: $11,000 ($2.58)
Regular Highways: $8,000 ($1.87)
General Public Building: $5,000 ($1.17)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $753,000 ($176.39)
Honesdale government finances - Revenue in 2002 (per resident):
- Charges - Sewerage: $739,000 ($173.11)
Parking Facilities: $91,000 ($21.32)
All Other: $48,000 ($11.24)
Parks & Recreation: $29,000 ($6.79)
- Employee Retirement - From Local Government: $2,000 ($0.47)
Interest Revenue: $-63,000 ($-14.76)
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $62,000 ($14.52)
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $4,000 ($0.94)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $63,000 ($14.76)
Interest Earnings: $16,000 ($3.75)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $84,000 ($19.68)
All Other: $18,000 ($4.22)
General Support: $4,000 ($0.94)
- Tax - Property: $666,000 ($156.01)
NEC: $106,000 ($24.83)
Honesdale government finances - Debt in 2002 (per resident):
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,085,000 ($254.16)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $911,000 ($213.40)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $174,000 ($40.76)
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $75,000 ($17.57)
Honesdale government finances - Cash and Securities in 2002 (per resident):
- Employee Retirement - Total Other Securities: $309,000 ($72.38)
Total Federal Securities: $13,000 ($3.05)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $250,000 ($58.56)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $12,000 ($2.81)
5.27% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($46,626 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 5.27% |
Pennsylvania average: | 4.35% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
from Lackawanna County, PA | |
from Pike County, PA | |
from Monroe County, PA |
5.69% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($37,797 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 5.69% |
Pennsylvania average: | 4.54% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2010 and 2011.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
to Lackawanna County, PA | |
to Pike County, PA | |
to Susquehanna County, PA |
Strongest AM radio stations in Honesdale:
- WKJN (1440 AM; 5 kW; CARBONDALE, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
- WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WQOR (750 AM; daytime; 2 kW; OLYPHANT, PA; Owner: HOLY FAMILY COMMUNICATIONS)
- WABC (770 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WABC-AM RADIO, INC.)
- WOR (710 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WFAN (660 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WINS (1010 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WARM (590 AM; 5 kW; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WEPN (1050 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NEW YORK AM RADIO, LLC)
- WSNR (620 AM; 20 kW; JERSEY CITY, NJ)
- WCBS (880 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WITK (1550 AM; 10 kW; PITTSTON, PA; Owner: ROBERT C. CORDARO, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Honesdale:
- WGGY-FM1 (101.3 FM; HONESDALE, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
- WYCY (105.3 FM; HAWLEY, PA; Owner: DE WIT BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WDNH-FM (95.3 FM; HONESDALE, PA; Owner: DE WIT BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WPGP (88.3 FM; TAFTON, PA; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
- WQFN (100.1 FM; FOREST CITY, PA; Owner: THE SCRANTON TIMES, L.P.)
- WCWI (94.3 FM; CARBONDALE, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WBYH (89.1 FM; HAWLEY, PA; Owner: 4 RIVERS COMMUNICATIONS B/G COMPANY)
- WEZX (106.9 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: THE SCRANTON TIMES, L.P.)
- WGGY (101.3 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
- WWDL-FM (104.9 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: LANE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WUSR (99.5 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON)
- WBHD (95.7 FM; OLYPHANT, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- W212AT (90.3 FM; CLARKS SUMMIT, PA; Owner: NORTHEASTERN PA. EDUCTNL TV ASSOC.)
- WFKP (99.3 FM; ELLENVILLE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WMGS (92.9 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WKRZ (98.5 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
- WVIA-FM (89.9 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA EDUCATIONAL TV ASSN.)
- WCWY (107.7 FM; TUNKHANNOCK, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WBHT (97.1 FM; MOUNTAIN TOP, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WQFM (92.1 FM; NANTICOKE, PA; Owner: THE SCRANTON TIMES, L.P.)
TV broadcast stations around Honesdale:
- W18BN (Channel 18; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: COMMONWEALTH TELECASTERS)
- WWPS-LP (Channel 8; HAWLEY, ETC., PA; Owner: ROBERT G. NEUHAUS)
- WQPX (Channel 64; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: PAXSON SCRANTON LICENSE, INC.)
- WSWB (Channel 38; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: KB PRIME MEDIA LLC)
- W62AO (Channel 62; HAWLEY, PA; Owner: NORTHEASTERN PA EDUC. TV ASSOC.)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 12Number of bridges
- 30m98ftTotal length
- $1,000Total costs
- 66,577Total average daily traffic
- 3,202Total average daily truck traffic
- 87,557Total future (year 2018) average daily traffic
- 11900-1909
- 21930-1939
- 31940-1949
- 11960-1969
- 11970-1979
- 11980-1989
- 11990-1999
- 12000-2009
- 12010-2015
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 61 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 21 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Honesdale, PA)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 15 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 3 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 56 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Honesdale)
FAA Registered Aircraft Manufacturers and Dealers: 5 (See the full list of FAA Registered Manufacturers and Dealers in Honesdale)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 19 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft)
Drinking water stations with addresses in Honesdale and their reported violations in the past:
AQUA PA FAWN LAKE FOREST (Population served: 6,533, Groundwater):Past health violations:AQUA PA HONESDALE (Population served: 5,500, Groundwater):Past monitoring violations:
- Treatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) - In JUL-2013, Contaminant: GROUNDWATER RULE. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-23-2013), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-23-2013), St Compliance achieved (OCT-25-2013), St Public Notif received (OCT-25-2013)
- Treatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) - In SEP-2011, Contaminant: GROUNDWATER RULE. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-30-2012), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-30-2012), St Compliance achieved (JUN-04-2012), St Public Notif received (JAN-07-2013)
- Treatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) - In JUL-2011, Contaminant: GROUNDWATER RULE. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-30-2012), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-30-2012), St Compliance achieved (JUN-04-2012), St Public Notif received (JAN-07-2013)
- Treatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) - In JUN-2011, Contaminant: GROUNDWATER RULE. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-19-2011), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-19-2011), St Public Notif received (JAN-07-2013)
- Treatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) - In MAY-2011, Contaminant: GROUNDWATER RULE. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-22-2011), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-22-2011)
- Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) - In JAN-2014, Contaminant: GROUNDWATER RULE. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-07-2014), St Compliance achieved (APR-30-2014)
- Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) - In MAY-2013, Contaminant: GROUNDWATER RULE. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-30-2013), St Compliance achieved (JUL-30-2013)
- Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) - In NOV-2011, Contaminant: GROUNDWATER RULE. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-23-2012), St Public Notif requested (JAN-23-2012), St Compliance achieved (JUN-04-2012), St Public Notif received (JAN-07-2013)
- Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) - In OCT-2011, Contaminant: GROUNDWATER RULE. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-07-2012), St Compliance achieved (JUN-04-2012), St Public Notif requested (JUN-04-2012), St Public Notif received (JAN-07-2013)
- Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) - In AUG-2011, Contaminant: GROUNDWATER RULE. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-30-2012), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-30-2012), St Compliance achieved (JUN-04-2012), St Public Notif received (JAN-07-2013)
- One routine major monitoring violation
- 16 regular monitoring violations
- 2 other older monitoring violations
Past health violations:AQUA PA WATER CO HAWLEY (Population served: 1,800, Groundwater):Past monitoring violations:
- Treatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) - In APR-2012, Contaminant: GROUNDWATER RULE. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-18-2012), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-18-2012), St Compliance achieved (JUN-18-2012), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-18-2012)
- MCL, Average - Between JAN-2010 and MAR-2010, Contaminant: Arsenic. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-10-2010), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-10-2010), St Public Notif received (JUL-07-2010), St Compliance achieved (SEP-09-2010)
- MCL, Average - Between OCT-2009 and DEC-2009, Contaminant: Arsenic. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-03-2010), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-03-2010), St Public Notif received (MAY-10-2010), St Compliance achieved (SEP-09-2010)
- MCL, Average - Between JUL-2009 and SEP-2009, Contaminant: Arsenic. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-12-2009), St Public Notif requested (NOV-12-2009), St Public Notif received (JUL-07-2010), St Compliance achieved (SEP-09-2010)
- MCL, Average - Between APR-2009 and JUN-2009, Contaminant: Arsenic. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-13-2009), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-13-2009), St Public Notif received (2 times from AUG-13-2009 to AUG-13-2009), St Public Notif requested (AUG-13-2009), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-13-2009), St Compliance achieved (SEP-09-2010)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAR-2009, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (APR-24-2009), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-24-2009), St Boil Water Order (APR-24-2009), St Public Notif requested (APR-24-2009), St Compliance achieved (AUG-13-2009)
- 7 other older health violations
- Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between APR-2009 and JUN-2009, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-13-2009), St Compliance achieved (2 times from AUG-13-2009 to AUG-13-2009), St Public Notif requested (AUG-13-2009), St Violation/Reminder Notice (2 times from AUG-13-2009 to AUG-13-2009), St Public Notif received (JUL-07-2010)
- Monitoring, Check/Repeat/Confirmation - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: Arsenic. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-22-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-22-2006), St Public Notif received (AUG-22-2006), St BCA signed (FEB-29-2008), St Compliance achieved (SEP-09-2010)
- One routine major monitoring violation
- 21 regular monitoring violations
Past health violations:AQUA PA MOUNTAINHOME SYSTEM (Population served: 1,450, Groundwater):
- Treatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) - In JUL-2012, Contaminant: GROUNDWATER RULE. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-17-2012), St Compliance achieved (SEP-17-2012)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2008, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (DEC-03-2008), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-03-2008), St Boil Water Order (DEC-03-2008), St Public Notif requested (DEC-03-2008), St Compliance achieved (FEB-04-2009)
Past monitoring violations:AQUA PA TANGLEWOOD LAKES (Population served: 1,321, Groundwater):
- Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) - In OCT-2012, Contaminant: GROUNDWATER RULE. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-03-2012), St Public Notif received (DEC-03-2012), St Compliance achieved (DEC-03-2012), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-03-2012)
- Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) - In AUG-2011, Contaminant: GROUNDWATER RULE. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-29-2011), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-29-2011), St Compliance achieved (NOV-29-2011), St Public Notif received (OCT-26-2012)
- Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) - In MAY-2011, Contaminant: GROUNDWATER RULE. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-12-2011), St Compliance achieved (JUL-13-2011), St Public Notif requested (JUL-13-2011), St Public Notif received (JUL-25-2012)
- Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) - In APR-2011, Contaminant: GROUNDWATER RULE. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-02-2011), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-02-2011), St Compliance achieved (JUN-02-2011), St Public Notif received (JUL-01-2011)
- One routine major monitoring violation
- 2 regular monitoring violations
Past health violations:AQUA PA PAUPACKAN LAKE ESTATES (Population served: 800, Groundwater):Past monitoring violations:
- Treatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) - In AUG-2011, Contaminant: GROUNDWATER RULE. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-30-2012), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-30-2012), St Compliance achieved (JUN-04-2012)
- Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) - In SEP-2011, Contaminant: GROUNDWATER RULE. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-30-2012), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-30-2012), St Compliance achieved (JUN-04-2012)
- Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) - In JUL-2011, Contaminant: GROUNDWATER RULE. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-30-2012), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-30-2012), St Compliance achieved (JUN-04-2012), St Public Notif received (JAN-07-2013)
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
- 8 regular monitoring violations
Past health violations:INDIAN HEAD CAMP (Population served: 650, Groundwater):Past monitoring violations:
- Treatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) - In JUL-2012, Contaminant: GROUNDWATER RULE. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-17-2012), St Compliance achieved (SEP-17-2012)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2009, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-20-2009), St Tech Assistance Visit (NOV-20-2009), St Public Notif received (NOV-20-2009), St Compliance achieved (MAR-09-2010)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2009, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-13-2009), St Tech Assistance Visit (AUG-13-2009), St Public Notif received (AUG-13-2009), St Compliance achieved (NOV-20-2009)
- Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) - In JAN-2014, Contaminant: GROUNDWATER RULE. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-10-2014), St Compliance achieved (APR-29-2014)
- Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between JUL-2010 and SEP-2010, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (SEP-21-2010), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-21-2010)
- Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between APR-2010 and JUN-2010, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (MAY-20-2010), St Compliance achieved (SEP-21-2010)
- Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between JUL-2009 and SEP-2009, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-20-2009), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-20-2009)
- Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between APR-2009 and JUN-2009, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-13-2009), St Compliance achieved (2 times from AUG-13-2009 to AUG-13-2009), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-13-2009)
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
Past monitoring violations:AQUA PA WATER CO MOSCOW (Population served: 600, Groundwater):
- One routine major monitoring violation
Past monitoring violations:
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Honesdale that have no violations reported:
- AQUA PA WATER CO SCI WAYMART (Population served: 3,200, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- SUMMIT CAMP (Population served: 500, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- AQUA PA WATER CO THORNHURST CC (Population served: 500, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- AQUA PA WATER CO MOUNT COBB (Population served: 120, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- AQUA PA WOODLEDGE VILLAGE (Population served: 58, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- HAMLIN EXPRESS MART (Population served: 50, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- WOODMONT AQUA PA (Population served: 45, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Most common first names in Honesdale, PA among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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John | 162 | 75.8 years |
William | 133 | 74.7 years |
Mary | 129 | 82.0 years |
Helen | 112 | 81.3 years |
Robert | 107 | 72.5 years |
George | 98 | 76.8 years |
Joseph | 92 | 74.9 years |
Margaret | 87 | 81.7 years |
Edward | 75 | 78.9 years |
Elizabeth | 72 | 82.6 years |
Most common last names in Honesdale, PA among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Smith | 66 | 78.4 years |
Miller | 49 | 73.2 years |
Olver | 28 | 74.5 years |
Martin | 27 | 76.7 years |
Brown | 25 | 79.6 years |
Williams | 25 | 79.5 years |
Davis | 21 | 81.4 years |
Stegner | 19 | 84.0 years |
Weidner | 19 | 79.5 years |
Bishop | 19 | 75.8 years |
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (59%)
- Electricity (21%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (14%)
- Wood (3%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
Businesses in Honesdale, PA | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
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AT&T | 1 | Little Caesars Pizza | 1 | |
Advance Auto Parts | 1 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 4 | |
Baskin-Robbins | 1 | McDonald's | 1 | |
Blockbuster | 1 | New Balance | 1 | |
CVS | 1 | Payless | 1 | |
Curves | 1 | Pizza Hut | 1 | |
Dunkin Donuts | 1 | RadioShack | 1 | |
Fashion Bug | 1 | Rite Aid | 1 | |
FedEx | 2 | Subway | 2 | |
H&R Block | 1 | T-Mobile | 1 | |
Home Depot | 1 | U-Haul | 1 | |
Kmart | 1 | UPS | 4 | |
Kroger | 1 | Walmart | 1 | |
La-Z-Boy | 1 | Wendy's | 1 | |
Lane Bryant | 1 | YMCA | 1 |
Honesdale compared to Pennsylvania state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
- House age above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
Honesdale on our top lists:
- #61 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Other Eastern Europe (population 500+)"
- #90 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in dormitories (population 1,000+)"
- #90 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in group homes (population 1,000+)"
- #90 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in hospitals/wards, hospices, and schools for the handicapped (population 1,000+)"
- #90 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in long-term care (population 1,000+)"
- #90 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in military quarters (population 1,000+)"
- #90 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in noninstitutionalized settings (population 1,000+)"
- #90 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in on base quarters (population 1,000+)"
- #90 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the physically handicapped (population 1,000+)"
- #97 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in wards in military hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere (population 1,000+)"

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