Honesdale, Pennsylvania

About Honesdale

Honesdale, PA is a small town located in northeastern Pennsylvania, home to 4,441 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Officially, Honesdale is a borough — a form of municipal government most common in the Northeast. The community covers 3.88 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,145 residents per square mile.

📰 Local News

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What Makes Honesdale Unique

• The only place in America named Honesdale — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in northeastern Pennsylvania, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Pennsylvania — one of 2,002 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Honesdale

• Gibbons Park reviews ★
• Honesdale Central Park reviews ★
• The Tony and Marie Berris Memorial Park reviews ★
• Torrey Park reviews ★
• Veterans Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Honesdale

• Honesdale HS
• Lakeside Elementary School
• Stourbridge Primary Ctr
• Wayne Highlands MS

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Wayne Memorial Hospital ★★ (2/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

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