Effort, also known as Mount Effort, is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Chestnuthill Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States. Effort is located along Pennsylvania Route 115 2.5 miles (4.0 km) northwest of Brodheadsville. Effort has a post office with ZIP code 18330.[4] As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,269.[5]
Effort, / Mt Effort Pennsylvania | |
|---|---|
Census-designated place | |
 Village of Effort along Gilbert Road | |
  Effort  Effort | |
| Coordinates: 40°56′21″N 75°26′06″W / 40.93917°N 75.43500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Monroe |
| Township | Chestnuthill |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.06 sq mi (13.10 km2) |
| • Land | 5.05 sq mi (13.07 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 778 ft (237 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,965 |
| • Density | 389.26/sq mi (150.31/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 18330 |
| Area code | 570 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1174036[3] |
A post office called Effort has been in operation since 1850.[6] According to tradition, the community was named for the considerable "effort" it took townspeople to agree on a name for the place.[7]
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1,965 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[8] | |||
Education
editIt is in the Pleasant Valley School District.[9]
References
edit- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ "Effort". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ ZIP Code Lookup
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
- ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 42.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Monroe County, PA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 30, 2024. - Text list
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