Effort, Pennsylvania

Effort, Pennsylvania
Village of Effort along Gilbert Road
Effort
Effort
Coordinates: 40°56′21″N 75°26′06″W / 40.93917°N 75.43500°W / 40.93917; -75.43500
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyMonroe
TownshipChestnuthill
Area
 • Total
5.06 sq mi (13.10 km2)
 • Land5.05 sq mi (13.07 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation
778 ft (237 m)
Population
 • Total
1,965
 • Density389.26/sq mi (150.31/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
18330
Area code570
GNIS feature ID1174036[3]

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]

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

2020 Decennial Census

At the time of the census, Effort had a population of 1,965.[8]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
20201,965
U.S. Decennial Census[9]

Education

It is in the Pleasant Valley School District.[10]

Notable people

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  3. ^ "Effort". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  4. ^ ZIP Code Lookup
  5. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  6. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  7. ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 42.
  8. ^ ""United States Census Bureau"". 2020. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
  9. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  10. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Monroe County, PA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 30, 2024. - Text list