Honesdale, Pennsylvania

Honesdale: Borough of Pennsylvania

About

Honesdale is a city located in the county of Wayne in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Its population at the 2010 census was 4,480 and a population density of 1,114 people per km². After 10 years in 2020 city had an estimated population of 4,298 inhabitants.

The city was created 198 years ago in 1825.

Honesdale locator map
Location of Honesdale on Pennsylvania map.

Quick Facts about Honesdale

Population : 4,298 (2020)
Country : United States of America
State : Pennsylvania (United States)
County : Wayne County
Postal code : 18431
Area : 4.02 km2
Altitude : 981 feet / 299 meters
Capital city : Honesdale is capital of Wayne County
Establishment : January 01, 1826 (198 years ago)
Time Zone : Eastern Time Zone
Local time : 16:22:37 (10th December 2024)
Density : 1,069 Pop. per km² as of 2020
Population growth : -4.23% (2010-2020)
Wayne County courthouse mod image
Wayne County courthouse mod
Wayne County courthouse mod image

Geography

Honesdale is located at 41°34'36"N 75°15'32"W (41.5767600, -75.2587900).

Honesdale map

Demographics

According to census records, the population of Honesdale decreased by 4.23% in 10 years.

Year Population % Change Method
2010 4,480 - census
2011 4,462 -0.4% estimation process
2012 4,424 -0.86% estimation process
2013 4,392 -0.73% estimation process
2014 4,365 -0.62% estimation process
2015 4,333 -0.74% estimation process
2016 4,293 -0.93% estimation process
2017 4,274 -0.44% estimation process
2018 4,269 -0.12% estimation process
2019 4,281 0.28% estimation process
2020 4,298 0.4% estimation process

Honesdale zip code is 18431. County name: Wayne, County fips: 42127

Dyberry Forks, Honesdale

People born in Honesdale (23)

People born in Honesdale, including psychologist Florence Goodenough, general Lyman Lemnitzer, biathlete Gustav Hanson, .

List

  • John Olver (politician in Massachusetts, US) he was born in 03/09/1936
  • Mary Dimmick Harrison (second wife of the 23rd United States president Benjamin Harrison) she was born in 30/04/1858
  • Art Wall, Jr. (professional golfer) he was born in 25/11/1923
  • Bill McCarren (American baseball player (1895-1983)) he was born in 04/11/1895
  • David M. Peterson (United States Army officer) he was born in 02/07/1894
  • Dick Hurley (American baseball player) he was born in 01/01/1847
  • Edgar Jadwin (United States Army general) he was born in 07/08/1865
  • Fred Sherry (American baseball player) he was born in 13/06/1889
  • Harold S. Tolley (American politician) he was born in 16/01/1894
  • J. Benjamin Dimmick (Mayor of Scranton during cholera epidemic) he was born in 03/10/1858
  • Q. David Bowers (American numismatist) he was born in 21/10/1938
  • Robert Koenig (American filmmaker) he was born in 09/07/1975
  • Tom Burns (American baseball player) he was born in 30/03/1857
  • Tom Jones (American first baseman in Major League Baseball) he was born in 22/01/1877
  • Jennie Augusta Brownscombe (American painter (1850-1936)) she was born in 10/12/1850
  • John C. Delaney (Medal of Honor recipient) he was born in 22/04/1848
  • William P. Tolley he was born in 13/09/1900
  • Frederick W. Keator (episcopical priest & third missionary bishop of Washington state) he was born in 22/10/1855

Schools in Honesdale

College & universities near Honesdale, PA

Code Name City ZIP
214652 Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton Dunmore (PA) 18512-1602

Stations (5)

Amtrak & bus stations near Honesdale, PA

Code Name Address Type
SRN Scranton, PA 23 Lackawanna Avenue BUS
WKB Wilkes-Barre, PA 47 South Washington Street BUS
WHV White Haven, PA I-476, Exit 95/I-80, Exit 277, at Hwy 940 BUS
POU Poughkeepsie station 41 Main St. RAIL
RHI Rhinecliff–Kingston station Hutton and Charles Sts. RAIL

Post offices near Honesdale

Post Office Name City ZIP
Honesdal Post Office Honesdale (PA) 18431

Other cities in Wayne County

Cities, towns, neighborhoods & other populated places in Wayne County , PA.

City Name Population Title
Damascus 3,622 Human settlement in Pennsylvania, United States
Cherry Ridge 1,848 Township in Wayne County, Pennsylvania
South Canaan 1,772 Township in Wayne County, Pennsylvania
Dyberry 1,404 Township in Wayne County, Pennsylvania
Waymart 1,263 Borough of Pennsylvania
Hawley 1,138 Borough of Pennsylvania, United States
Cascade 397 Township in northeastern Lycoming County, Pennsylvania
Prompton 233 Borough of Pennsylvania
Bethany 222 Borough in Pennsylvania, United States
Starrucca 165 Borough of Pennsylvania

Distance to Other Cities

Honesdale distances to largest Pennsylvania cities