Bethany, PA

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Bethany, Pennsylvania

Bethany, Pennsylvania, in Wayne county, is 24 miles NE of Scranton, Pennsylvania (center to center) and 83 miles NW of Newark, New Jersey. About 292 people people live in Bethany.

The People and Families of Bethany

In Bethany, about 55% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Bethany had a median family income of $41,161.

Bethany Housing

Of the houses, apartments, etc. in Bethany, about 80% are lived in by their owners, not renters.

Commuting

In Bethany, 94% of commuters drive to work.

Category	Value
Near Medium City	24 miles NE of Scranton, Pennsylvania (center to center)
Nearest Large City	83 miles NW of Newark, New Jersey
County	Wayne
Standard Zip Codes	18431
Phone Area Codes	570
Time Zone	Eastern (-5 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	41.613
Longitude	-75.284

Station	HAWLEY 1 E
Distance	10.9 miles
Jan Temp	13 to 34 F
Apr Temp	33 to 57 F
Jul Temp	57 to 80 F
Oct Temp	36 to 61 F
Annual Precip	41.6 inches

Station	WILKES BRE SCTN AP AVOCA
Distance	30.2 miles
Jan Temp	19 to 34 F
Apr Temp	38 to 59 F
Jul Temp	62 to 83 F
Oct Temp	42 to 61 F
Annual Precip	37.5 inches

Station	DEPOSIT
Distance	32.3 miles
Jan Temp	13 to 32 F
Apr Temp	33 to 58 F
Jul Temp	57 to 81 F
Oct Temp	38 to 61 F
Annual Precip	43.4 inches

Library
Bethany Public Library 8 Court Street Bethany, Pennsylvania (570) 253-4349 Library Web Site

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	292	100%
Male	150	51.4%
Female	142	48.6%
Under 18	60	20.5%
18+	232	79.5%
65+	69	23.6%
Median Age	45
Average Family Size	2.75
White	290	99.3%
African-American	1	0.3%
Asian	0	0%
American Indian & Alaskan	0	0%
Other	0	0%
Mixed Race	1	0.3%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	1	0.3%
Median Family Income (1999)	$41,161
Population In Poverty	20	6.8%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	290
Growth	-2
Growth %	-0.69%

Ancestry	Percent
German	34.8%
English	13.2%
Italian	10.4%
Irish	9.2%
Ukrainian	7.6%
Welsh	4.4%
Polish	4.4%
US/American	4%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	2%
Slovak	1.6%
European	1.2%
Pennsylvania German	1.2%
French Canadian	1.2%
Scottish	0.8%
Dutch	0.8%
Danish	0.8%
Slavic	0.8%
Czech	0.8%
Austrian	0.8%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Bethany	292	$41,161
Forest City	1,855	$35,625
Hawley	1,303	$33,462
Honesdale	4,874	$41,336
Prompton	243	$31,250
Vandling	738	$46,250
Waymart	1,429	$40,417

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