Kunkletown, Pennsylvania Explained

Official Name:Kunkletown, Pennsylvania
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Pennsylvania#USA
Pushpin Label:Kunkletown
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Monroe
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Eldred
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:531
Coordinates:40.8478°N -75.4483°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:18058
Area Code:610 and 484
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1178712

Kunkletown is an unincorporated community in Eldred Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located at an elevation of 531 feet. It is at ZIP Code 18058.

History

An 1845 book is the first published reference to Kunklesville. It says it bore "the name of its proprietor, [and that it] was started about 15 years ago, consisting of seven or eight dwellings, one tavern, one store, a school house, a German Reformed Church and a grist mill."[1] A Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania newspaper referred to it as Kunkletown in December 1846.[2] 27.2 mile Tour of 47 Kunkletown Historic Locations

Demographics

The population of Kunkletown's ZIP code in the 2010 census was 9,464, of whom 8,924 were Caucasian, 377 were African-American, 499 were Hispanic, 81 were Asian, 77 were Indian, 9 were Hawaiian, and 161 were of other races. The average home value in 2000 was $114,800, and the average household income that year was $44,580.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Rupp, I. Daniel. History of Northampton, Lehigh, Monroe, Carbon, and Schuylkill Counties. 1845. Via Web site: The Kunkles in Kunkletown, PA . Bob . Rowland . August 21, 2004 . Ancestry.com . March 24, 2012 . https://www.webcitation.org/66PMeCgHT?url=http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pamonroe/kunkle.htm . March 24, 2012 . live .
  2. Rowland
  3. Web site: Kunkletown, PA. ZIP-codes.com. March 24, 2012.