Wayne County, Pennsylvania
County seat: Honesdale · Population 51,703 (2025) · 726 sq mi
Wayne County is the 43rd most populous of Pennsylvania's 67 counties, with 51,703 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Honesdale. It is part of the District 4 region, one of the 11 PennDOT engineering districts. The map shows its 6 cities and towns and the 7 neighboring counties.
Wayne County facts
- County seat
- Honesdale
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 51,703 +1.1% since 2020
- Land area
- 726 sq mi 30th largest of 67
- Water area
- 25 sq mi
- Population density
- 71 per sq mi
- Established
- 1798
- Same name
- One of 16 Wayne Counties in the US
- Named after
- Anthony Wayne Continental Army general (1745-1796)
- Largest city
- Lake 4,910
- Median household income
- $62,381
- Cities and towns
- 6 plus 8 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 30
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 42127
Cities and towns in Wayne County
Wayne County has 6 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Wayne County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honesdale (county seat) | Borough | 4,417 | |
| Waymart | Borough | 1,287 | |
| Hawley | Borough | 1,212 | |
| Bethany | Borough | 239 | |
| Prompton | Borough | 234 | |
| Starrucca | Borough | 170 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| The Hideout | 2,432 | |
| Wallenpaupack Lake Estates | 1,232 | |
| Pocono Springs | 835 | |
| Browndale | 722 | |
| White Mills | 703 | |
| Gouldsboro | 648 | Monroe County |
| Big Bass Lake | 386 | Lackawanna County |
| Indian Rocks | 375 |
ZIP codes in Wayne County
30 ZIP codes reach into Wayne County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 18405 also Pike County
- 18415
- 18417
- 18421 also Susquehanna and Lackawanna counties
- 18424 also Lackawanna, Monroe and Luzerne counties
- 18426 also Pike County
- 18428 also Pike County
- 18431
- 18436 also Lackawanna County
- 18437
- 18438
- 18439
- 18443
- 18444 also Lackawanna County
- 18445 also Pike County
- 18453
- 18454
- 18455
- 18456
- 18460
- 18461
- 18462 also Susquehanna County
- 18463
- 18465 also Susquehanna County
- 18466 also Monroe County
- 18469
- 18470 also Susquehanna County
- 18472
- 18473
- 18847 also Susquehanna County
Population of Wayne County, 2020–2025
Wayne County grew by 557 people (+1.1%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 1,648 more deaths than births and a net gain of 2,210 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 51,151 |
| 2021 | 51,192 |
| 2022 | 51,108 |
| 2023 | 51,385 |
| 2024 | 51,362 |
| 2025 | 51,703 |
Neighboring counties
- Pike County southeast · 62,808 people
- Lackawanna County southwest · 216,502 people
- Sullivan County, New York east · 80,586 people
- Susquehanna County northwest · 38,237 people
- Delaware County, New York northeast · 44,305 people
- Monroe County south · 167,179 people
- Broome County, New York northwest · 195,736 people
Printable Wayne 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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