Effort, Pennsylvania

Effort, / Mt Effort Pennsylvania
Effort, / Mt Effort Pennsylvania
Census-designated place
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	Coordinates: 40°56′21″N 75°26′06″W / 40.93917°N 75.43500°WCoordinates: 40°56′21″N 75°26′06″W / 40.93917°N 75.43500°W
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Monroe
Area
• Total	5.060 sq mi (13.11 km2)
• Land	5.046 sq mi (13.07 km2)
• Water	0.014 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation	778 ft (237 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	2,269
• Density	450/sq mi (170/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	18330
Area code(s)	570
GNIS feature ID	1174036

Effort, also known as Mount Effort, is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in 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.^[2]

A post office called Effort has been in operation since 1850.^[5] According to tradition, the community was named for the considerable "effort" it took townspeople to agree on a name for the place.^[6]

References[]

^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
^ "Effort". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
^ ZIP Code Lookup
^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 42.

[GR1-1] "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.

[GR8-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.

[3] "Effort". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.

[4] ZIP Code Lookup

[5] "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 5 January 2017.

[6] Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 42.

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Effort, / Mt Effort Pennsylvania
Census-designated place
Effort Effort Show map of PennsylvaniaShow map of the United StatesShow all
Coordinates: 40°56′21″N 75°26′06″W / 40.93917°N 75.43500°W / 40.93917; -75.43500Coordinates: 40°56′21″N 75°26′06″W / 40.93917°N 75.43500°W / 40.93917; -75.43500
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Monroe
Area ^[1]
• Total	5.060 sq mi (13.11 km²)
• Land	5.046 sq mi (13.07 km²)
• Water	0.014 sq mi (0.04 km²)
Elevation	778 ft (237 m)
Population (2010)^[2]
• Total	2,269
• Density	450/sq mi (170/km²)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	18330
Area code(s)	570
GNIS feature ID	1174036^[3]