Jackson Township (Monroe County) is a township in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, home to about 6,532 people across 29 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 18321, 18355, 18360 and 18372.
Homes sold for a median of $193 per square foot across 4 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 4 were seller’s markets.
Population6,532222 per sq mi
Median home value$320,500Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$193Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Mostly Pocono; part is in Jackson Township (Monroe County)
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Around Jackson Township (Monroe County)
Distances
Nearest major airport
Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)61 miles away
Closer regional airport
Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE)26 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Newark, NJ60 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Philadelphia, PA68 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Jackson Township (Monroe County); driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Jackson Township (Monroe County) had 6,578 residents in the 2020 census, up 10% since 2000.
It’s the 440th largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.
Monroe County grew from 21,161 residents in 1900 to 168,327 in 2020.
Monroe County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 19°F. About 53.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 42 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, E Stroudsburg, PA weather station (3 miles away).
Jobs in Monroe County
47,564 jobs at 3,527 businesses in Monroe County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
405 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Jackson Township (Monroe County)’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
St. Luke's Hospital - Monroe CampusGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · StroudsburgUnder a mile
Lehigh Valley Hospital - PoconoGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · East Stroudsburg4.3 miles
St. Luke's Warren HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Phillipsburg20.7 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
40
Specialist doctors
34
Dentists
35
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
97
Mental health providers
127
Physical and occupational therapists
42
Optometrists
14
Chiropractors
16
Pharmacies
13
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Places in and around Jackson Township (Monroe County)
Parks (26 nearby)
Hickory Valley Park · 118 acres2.7 mi
McMichael Creek Greenway · 67 acres3.0 mi
Pinebrook Park · 45 acres3.6 mi
Creekview Park · 33 acres3.4 mi
Brodhead Creek Park · 32 acres3.3 mi
Yetter Park · 29 acres3.4 mi
Grocery stores (5 nearby)
Giant0.9 mi
Weis2.0 mi
Aldi2.6 mi
Truly Italian3.2 mi
Pharmacies (2 nearby)
Stroud Compounding & Wellness0.1 mi
Pocono Pharmacy0.4 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Hughes Library2.1 mi
Museums (1 nearby)
Monroe County Historical Association3.2 mi
Theaters and performance venues (3 nearby)
Pocono Arts Council3.4 mi
School of Visual and Performing Arts3.5 mi
Sherman Theater3.5 mi
Counts are within about 3.5 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Stroudsburg Area SD, Monroe Career and Technical Institute. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(7)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Arlington Heights El SchStroudsburg
K–4
215
Public
2.0 mi
B F Morey El SchStroudsburg
K–4
228
Public
3.0 mi
Chipperfield El SchStroudsburg
K–4
681
Public
1.3 mi
Stroudsburg MSStroudsburg
5–7
1,015
Public
1.0 mi
Stroudsburg JHSStroudsburg
8–9
721
Public
1.3 mi
Monroe Career and Technical InstituteBartonsville
9–12
29
Career and Technical
1.9 mi
Stroudsburg HSStroudsburg
10–12
1,196
Public
2.9 mi
Private schools(2)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
Growing Concern SchoolTannersville
Pre-K–5
37
Nonsectarian
4.9 mi
Pocono Adventist Christian SchoolStroudsburg
Pre-K–8
13
Seventh-day Adventist
1.8 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Stroud, Hamilton Township (Monroe County), Stroudsburg, Pocono, Chestnuthill, Smithfield Township (Monroe County) and Delaware Water Gap.
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