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Prompton, Pennsylvania

Prompton, Pennsylvania, in Wayne county, is 21 miles NE of Scranton, Pennsylvania (center to center) and 83 miles NW of Newark, New Jersey. There are an estimated 243 people in the town.

The People and Families of Prompton

In Prompton, about 64% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Prompton had a median family income of $31,250.

Prompton Housing

Approximately 82% of housing in Prompton is owner-occupied.

Commuting

In Prompton, 91% of commuters drive to work.

Category	Value
Near Medium City	21 miles NE of Scranton, Pennsylvania (center to center)
Nearest Large City	83 miles NW of Newark, New Jersey
County	Wayne
Standard Zip Codes	18456
Phone Area Codes	570
Time Zone	Eastern (-5 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	41.583
Longitude	-75.325

Station	HAWLEY 1 E
Distance	10.7 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	27.3 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	33.9 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

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	243	100%
Male	118	48.6%
Female	125	51.4%
Under 18	60	24.7%
18+	183	75.3%
65+	45	18.5%
Median Age	41.9
Average Family Size	2.88
White	240	98.8%
African-American	0	0%
Asian	2	0.8%
American Indian & Alaskan	0	0%
Other	0	0%
Mixed Race	1	0.4%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	0	0%
Median Family Income (1999)	$31,250
Population In Poverty	29	10.8%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	243
Growth	0
Growth %	0%

Ancestry	Percent
German	25.6%
English	22.2%
Polish	10.8%
Irish	10.3%
Italian	5.9%
Slovak	4.9%
Austrian	4.9%
US/American	3.9%
Welsh	3%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	2.5%
Dutch	2%
Scottish	1%
Russian	1%
Ukrainian	1%
French (except Basque)	0.5%
Arab/Arabic	0.5%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Prompton	243	$31,250
Bethany	292	$41,161
Carbondale	9,804	$35,351
Forest City	1,855	$35,625
Honesdale	4,874	$41,336
Vandling	738	$46,250
Waymart	1,429	$40,417

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