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)