Prompton, Pennsylvania Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 243. Estimated population in July 2024: 243 (0.0% change)
Males: 118 (48.6%), Females: 125 (51.4%)
Wayne County
Zip code: 18456
Demographics
Median resident age: 41.9 years
Median household income: $24,375
Median house value: $103,800
Population by Race
Races in Prompton:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.8%)
- Filipino (0.8%)
Ancestries: English (30.0%), German (30.0%), Irish (14.4%), Welsh (10.3%), Polish (9.1%), Italian (4.9%).
Elevation: 1093 feet
Land area: 1.6 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Prompton
- High school or higher: 83.1%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.9%
- Unemployed: 0.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Prompton borough
- Never married: 21.1%
- Now married: 57.9%
- Separated: 0.9%
- Widowed: 14.5%
- Divorced: 5.7%
1.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +4 (+1.7%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Prompton:
- WAYNE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; HONESDALE, PA)
- MARIAN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; CARBONDALE, PA)
- MID-VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; PECKVILLE, PA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Prompton:
- WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON INTL (about 32 miles; WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON, PA; Abbreviation: AVP)
- SULLIVAN COUNTY INTL (about 39 miles; MONTICELLO, NY; Abbreviation: MSV)
- GREATER BINGHAMTON/EDWIN A LINK FIELD (about 62 miles; BINGHAMTON, NY; Abbreviation: BGM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Prompton:
- CHERRY RIDGE (about 8 miles; HONESDALE, PA; Abbreviation: N30)
- SPRING HILL (about 18 miles; STERLING, PA; Abbreviation: 70N)
- FLYING DOLLAR (about 26 miles; CANADENSIS, PA; Abbreviation: 8N4)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Prompton:
- MARYWOOD UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles; SCRANTON, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,203)
- UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON (about 25 miles; SCRANTON, PA; Full-time enrollment: 4,093)
- EAST STROUDSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 39 miles; EAST STROUDSBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 4,985)
- WILKES UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; WILKES BARRE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,438)
- SUNY AT BINGHAMTON (about 53 miles; BINGHAMTON, NY; Full-time enrollment: 11,498)
- BROOME COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 53 miles; BINGHAMTON, NY; Full-time enrollment: 4,081)
- LUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 54 miles; NANTICOKE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,582)