Pike County, PA

Pike County is among the fastest growing counties in Pennsylvania. Known for its beautiful natural landscape, small heritage-rich towns and more than 125,000 acres of land available for use by the public for hiking, hunting, fishing and camping, Pike County continues to grow. The availability of wildlife, clean water and fresh air combined with easy accessibility to major urban areas in New York and New Jersey draw people to Pike County. Click here to read the site report prepared by Pike County Economic Development Corporation.

Pike County is part of the New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area which is a Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area of the Census Department.  The county has 544 Square Miles in area and is located in one of the most picturesque areas in the region.  The 2013 estimated population is 56,591 people.

NY Metro Area

Air Service:  Air service is especially strong in the Pike County area.  Via I-84, 40 minutes to the east is Stewart International Airport which boasts of regular service to many national hubs.  Immediately to the west about 1 hour from Milford, PA is Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport also with full connecting flights to US cities.  This is to say nothing of the Metropolitan New York airport at Newark-Liberty International Airport which is less than 55 miles from Milford.

Highways:  Pike County sits atop of Interstate-84 which ultimately connects Scranton PA with the Massachusetts Turnpike.  Using I-84, you can easily make connections to I-86, I-87 (New York State Thruway), I-91 and I-90 giving you ready access to NYC, New England and Canada.  To the west I-84 give you easy access to I-81 which is north-south access to the southern states.  Also using I-80 which crosses I-81, you have ready access to the western states.  There are no toll roads in Pike County!

Access to Metropolitan New York: Proximity has always been a reason why so many have chosen to live in Pike County.  As you can see there are many who love our lifestyle and schools but travel elsewhere to work.  See the following notes on commuting patterns from the American Factfinder (4-17-14).

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