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The Pocono Mountains, commonly referred to as the Poconos (/ ˈ p oʊ k ə n oʊ z /), are a geographical, geological, and cultural region in Northeastern Pennsylvania.They overlook the Delaware River and Delaware Water Gap to the east, Lake Wallenpaupack to the north, Wyoming Valley and the Coal Region to the west, and the Lehigh Valley to the south.
Area codes. 570 and 272. FIPS code. 42-51912. Website. mountpocono-pa.gov. Mount Pocono is a borough in Monroe County, Pennsylvania. The borough serves as a local highway nexus, and sees much tourist traffic making use of resources in the region. As of the 2020 census, the borough population was 3,083 residents.
97000287 [1] Added to NRHP. April 11, 1997. The Pocono Manor Historic District is a national historic district that is located in Pocono Township and Tobyhanna Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania. This district encompasses seventy-five contributing buildings, one contributing site, four contributing structures, and four contributing objects ...
Ledges Hotel in Hawley, PA. The Ledges Hotel is one of the best Poconos resorts, offering stunning views as it rests over Wallenpaupack Creek and overlooks the river gorge from its multitier decks ...
18347, 18350. Area code (s) 570 and 272. GNIS feature ID. 1184146 [1] Pocono Lake is a subsection of Pocono Pines in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States. Pocono Lake is located slightly west of Pocono Pines by Pennsylvania Route 940. Pocono is a Native American name purported to mean "a stream between two mountains".
18372. Area code (s) 570 and 272. GNIS feature ID. 1189263 [1] Tannersville is a village in Pocono Township, Pennsylvania. It is the site of the Camelback Mountain Resort, a popular ski and waterpark resort in The Poconos. As of 2000, the population of Tannersville was 2,784. The community is served by the 629 exchange in area code 570.
The Poconos, or the Pocono Mountains region, is a mountainous region of about 2,400 square miles (6,200 km 2) located in Northeastern Pennsylvania, approximately 30 miles north of Allentown, which is a nationally popular recreational winter destination for skiing, snowboarding, and other winter sports and (in off-season months) for hiking ...
Inn At Pocono Manor, May 2015 The Shawnee Inn & Golf Resort. Two of the earliest Pocono resorts, founded by rival factions of the Philadelphia Quaker community, were located in Monroe County: Inn at Buck Hill Falls (1901) and Pocono Manor (1902). [39] [40] [41] These resorts did not allow liquor or dancing, and evening dress was discouraged. [42]