Monroe County, Pennsylvania
County seat: Stroudsburg · Population 167,179 (2025) · 608 sq mi
Monroe County is the 20th most populous of Pennsylvania's 67 counties, with 167,179 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Stroudsburg. It is part of the District 5 region, one of the 11 PennDOT engineering districts. The map shows its 4 cities and towns and the 8 neighboring counties.
Monroe County facts
- County seat
- Stroudsburg
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 167,179 −0.7% since 2020
- Land area
- 608 sq mi 36th largest of 67
- Water area
- 9 sq mi
- Population density
- 275 per sq mi
- Established
- 1836
- Same name
- One of 17 Monroe Counties in the US
- Named after
- James Monroe president of the United States from 1817 to 1825 (1758–1831)
- Largest city
- Coolbaugh 20,681
- Median household income
- $83,565
- Cities and towns
- 4 plus 13 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 35
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 42089
Cities and towns in Monroe County
Monroe County has 4 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Monroe County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Stroudsburg | Borough | 9,438 | |
| Stroudsburg (county seat) | Borough | 5,809 | |
| Mount Pocono | Borough | 3,047 | |
| Delaware Water Gap | Borough | 669 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Arlington Heights | 6,847 | |
| Sierra View | 6,365 | |
| Penn Estates | 3,659 | |
| Emerald Lakes | 2,716 | |
| Sun Valley | 2,529 | |
| Indian Mountain Lake | 2,180 | Carbon County |
| Brodheadsville | 1,774 | |
| Effort | 1,743 | |
| Pocono Pines | 953 | |
| Mountainhome | 887 | |
| Saylorsburg | 804 | |
| Saw Creek | 248 | Pike County |
| Gouldsboro | 65 | Wayne County |
ZIP codes in Monroe County
35 ZIP codes reach into Monroe County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 18058 also Carbon County
- 18071 also Carbon County
- 18210 also Carbon County
- 18301
- 18302 also Pike County
- 18321
- 18322
- 18323
- 18324 also Pike County
- 18325 also Pike County
- 18326 also Pike County
- 18327
- 18330
- 18331
- 18332
- 18333
- 18334
- 18335
- 18342
- 18344
- 18346
- 18347
- 18349
- 18350
- 18353
- 18354
- 18355
- 18356
- 18357
- 18360
- 18370
- 18372
- 18424 also Lackawanna, Wayne and Luzerne counties
- 18466 also Wayne County
- 18610 also Luzerne County
Population of Monroe County, 2020–2025
Monroe County shrank by 1,113 people (−0.7%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 1,928 more deaths than births and a net gain of 701 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 168,310 |
| 2021 | 168,747 |
| 2022 | 167,459 |
| 2023 | 166,762 |
| 2024 | 166,818 |
| 2025 | 167,179 |
Neighboring counties
- Pike County northeast · 62,808 people
- Carbon County southwest · 65,868 people
- Northampton County south · 324,411 people
- Warren County, New Jersey southeast · 112,953 people
- Lackawanna County northwest · 216,502 people
- Wayne County north · 51,703 people
- Luzerne County west · 332,126 people
- Sussex County, New Jersey east · 148,063 people
Printable Monroe County map
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Sources
- Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files (1:500,000).
- Population: Census Bureau county and city estimates, Vintage 2025. CDP populations: American Community Survey 2020–2024.
- Places and ZIP codes: Census Bureau 2026 Gazetteer and 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area relationship files.
- County seat, founding year and name origin: Wikidata (CC0), checked against state sources.
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