Effort, Pennsylvania

Census-designated place in Pennsylvania, United States

40°56′21″N 75°26′06″W / 40.93917°N 75.43500°W / 40.93917; -75.43500CountryUnited StatesStatePennsylvaniaCountyMonroeTownshipChestnuthillArea

^[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 code570GNIS 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

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	1,965		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[8]

References

^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
^ "Effort". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ ZIP Code Lookup
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 42.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.