Pocono SpringsPA
With 835 residents, it is a town in Pennsylvania.
Is Pocono Springs a good place to live?
28% of residents live below the poverty line in Pocono Springs, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (7.6%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). No town among the 1,036 in Pennsylvania we compare has a higher median age than Pocono Springs. The biggest park or preserve is State Game Lands Number 312, at 166 acres. Pocono Springs has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
835 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Lake Wallenpaupack and 28 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Pocono Springs. Close and well known come first.
13 mi LakeLake Wallenpaupack
15 mi National Historic SiteSteamtown National Historic Site61K visitors a year
39 mi MountainHigh Point
16 mi Ski areaCamelback Mountain Resort37 runs · 804 ft vertical
24 mi National park siteMiddle Delaware National Scenic River4.1M visitors a year
22 mi State parkHickory Run State ParkPhoto credits
Lake Wallenpaupack: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Steamtown National Historic Site: National Park Service, Public domain · High Point: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Camelback Mountain Resort: Calzarette at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Middle Delaware National Scenic River: Mike Serfas, Public domain · Hickory Run State Park: Mtruch, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Moving to Pocono Springs: who provides what
Pocono Springs is unincorporated, so Wayne County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Pocono Springs.
With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Pocono Springs’ workers commute out
Most people who work leave Pocono Springs to do it: just 1% work in town. For Pocono Springs, the average commute is 32 minutes. Employers in Pocono Springs shed 37 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 21. Half the trips to work are shorter than 20 miles.
| Pocono Springs | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $49,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.8% | 6.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Pocono Springs has a low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Of the losses FEMA expects in Pocono Springs, 71% come from inland flooding and 8% from cold waves. Pocono Springs’ natural-hazard score from FEMA stands at 29 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Pocono Springs stands out in Pennsylvania and nationally: a typical July afternoon there is cooler
The seasons in Pocono Springs: cold winters, pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 76° and January nights drop to 14°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Compared with most of Pennsylvania and the rest of the country, more of Pocono Springs’ adults have high blood pressure
Among adults in Pocono Springs, 40% sleep under 7 hours. Two figures for adults here: 15% have diabetes, 16% report frequent physical distress.
| Pocono Springs | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 11% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 34% | 35% |
| What stands out | Pocono Springs | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.2% | 7.7% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9.7% | 7.4% |
| More uninsured adults | 7.5% | 5.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. State Game Lands Number 312 | — | 166 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Homes in Pocono Springs sell for about $245K
In Pocono Springs, the typical rent is $1,578 a month. For households here, the share who live in a home they own is 83%.
| Pocono Springs | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,578 a month | $1,115 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 83% | 78% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Pocono Springs
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Pocono Springs
About 0 of every 100 Pocono Springs residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
99% of working residents leave Pocono Springs for work
Where Pocono Springs’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Pocono Springs
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Pocono Springs, PA a good place to live?
Pocono Springs has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.