Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania
Saylorsburg is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States. Saylorsburg is located off Pennsylvania Route 33, 5 miles (8.0 km) northwest of Wind Gap. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,126.[2] The village is located in both Ross Township and Hamilton Township.
Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania | |
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Census-designated place | |
.jpg) Rainbow near PA 33 | |
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| Coordinates: 40°53′44″N 75°19′25″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Monroe |
| Township | Hamilton, Ross |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.26 sq mi (3.3 km2) |
| • Land | 1.2 sq mi (3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.06 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 669 ft (204 m) |
| Population (2010)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,126 |
| • Density | 938.3/sq mi (362.3/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 18353 |
| Area code(s) | 570 and 272 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1187049[3] |
Saylorsburg is in the Pocono Mountains.[4]
One of the two main centers of Arsha Vidya Gurukulam is located here. This is a Hindu Vedic teaching center founded by Dayananda Saraswati (Arsha Vidya).
Notable people
- Fethullah Gülen - founder of the Gülen movement resides here
References
- "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
- "Saylorsburg". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- Carl S. Oplinger & Robert Halma, The Poconos: An Illustrated Natural History Guide (Rutgers University Press: 1988), p. 44.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county | |
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