Welcome to Mount Pocono ...

Mount Pocono is located in Monroe County<1>.

The location of Mount Pocono has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mount Pocono, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1830.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Mount Pocono has a population of 3,121 people<3> (see below for details).

Mount Pocono is 1,980 feet [604 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Mount Pocono lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Mount Pocono had an population of 3,121 people. This is a decrease of 1.55% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 13.82% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Mount Pocono had a population of 3,170 people. This makes Mount Pocono the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Mount Pocono represents 0.02% of the population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 302nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,170 people, the population of Mount Pocono increased 15.61% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,742 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Mount Pocono.

Communities near Mount Pocono ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mount Pocono.

• Scranton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
  • Scranton is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 76,532 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scranton <5>
• Dunmore
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunmore
  • Dunmore is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,836 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunmore <5>
• East Stroudsburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Stroudsburg
  • East Stroudsburg is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,085 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Stroudsburg <5>
• Moosic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moosic have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosic
  • Moosic is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,813 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moosic <5>
• Stroudsburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroudsburg
  • Stroudsburg is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stroudsburg <5>
• Dupont
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dupont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
  • Dupont is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,693 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dupont <5>
• Avoca
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
  • Avoca is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,603 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avoca <5>
• Moscow
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moscow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
  • Moscow is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,026 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moscow <5>
• Yatesville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yatesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
  • Yatesville is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
• Penn Lake Park
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Penn Lake Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Lake Park
  • Penn Lake Park is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Mount Pocono. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mount Pocono.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mount Pocono. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Pocono.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Pocono. See our Newspapers Page for Mount Pocono.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mount Pocono ...

Looking for more information about Mount Pocono? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Mount Pocono, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Mount Pocono.

Adding Mount Pocono to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mount Pocono in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Mount Pocono was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Mount Pocono post office opened in 1830.

We also found Mount Pocono in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mount Pocono.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mount Pocono. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Monroe County: www.co.monroe.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/