Welcome to Pocono Heights ...

Pocono Heights is located in Monroe County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Pocono Heights: Pocono Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Pocono Heights is 1,120 feet [341 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Pocono Heights lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Pocono Heights ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pocono Heights.

• East Stroudsburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • East Stroudsburg is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Stroudsburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,085 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Stroudsburg <3>
• Newton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Newton is located in Sussex County (NJ)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,977 people
• Stroudsburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Stroudsburg is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroudsburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stroudsburg <3>
• Bangor
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Bangor is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,210 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangor <3>
• Pen Argyl
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pen Argyl is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Argyl
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pen Argyl <3>
• Mount Pocono
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Pocono is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pocono
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,122 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pocono <3>
• Wind Gap
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Wind Gap is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Gap
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wind Gap <3>
• Belvidere
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Belvidere is located in Warren County (NJ)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,563 people
• East Bangor
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • East Bangor is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bangor
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,624 people
• Roseto
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Roseto is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseto
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseto <3>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Pocono Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pocono Heights.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pocono Heights. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pocono Heights.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pocono Heights. See our Newspapers Page for Pocono Heights.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pocono Heights ...

Looking for more information about Pocono Heights? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Pocono Heights, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pocono Heights.