Effort, Pennsylvania

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]

Effort, / Mt Effort Pennsylvania
Census-designated place
Village of Effort along Gilbert Road
Village of Effort along Gilbert Road
Effort is located in Pennsylvania
Effort
Effort
Effort is located in the United States
Effort
Effort
Coordinates: 40°56′21″N 75°26′06″W
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyMonroe
TownshipChestnuthill
Area
[1]
 • Total5.06 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
 (2020)[2]
 • Total1,965
 • 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]

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
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
20201,965—
U.S. Decennial Census[8]

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. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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