East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania | |
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East Stroudsburg's borough hall | |
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Location of East Stroudsburg in Monroe County, Pennsylvania | |
East Stroudsburg Location of East Stroudsburg in Pennsylvania East Stroudsburg East Stroudsburg (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 41°00′05″N 75°10′48″W / 41.00139°N 75.18000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Monroe |
| Founded | 1738 |
| Area | |
• Borough | 2.86 sq mi (7.41 km2) |
| • Land | 2.85 sq mi (7.37 km2) |
| • Water | 0.015 sq mi (0.04 km2) |
| Elevation | 466 ft (142 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Borough | 9,669 |
| • Density | 3,399.6/sq mi (1,312.58/km2) |
| • Metro | 176,567 μSA |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 18301-18302 |
| Area code | 570 |
| FIPS code | 42-21872 |
| Website | eaststroudsburgboro |
East Stroudsburg is a borough in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, and part of the Pocono Mountains region of the state. Originally known as Dansbury, East Stroudsburg was renamed for geographic reasons when the Delaware, Lackawanna, and Western Railroad opened a station in East Stroudsburg. Despite its name being derivative of its bordering borough, Stroudsburg, it has almost twice the population.
East Stroudsburg is the largest municipality in Monroe County and in the East Stroudsburg, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area.
As of the 2020 census, the population of East Stroudsburg was 9,847.
East Stroudsburg is located 42 miles (68 km) northeast of Allentown, 102 miles (164 km) north of Philadelphia, and 75 miles (121 km) west of New York City.