Dingmans Ferry Pennsylvania Map

About Dingmans Ferry, Pennsylvania

Dingmans Ferry is a locality in Pike County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,200. The population density is 35.0 people per km². Dingmans Ferry is located at 41.2201°N, 74.8713°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 18328.

Dingmans Ferry sits at the edge of Pennsylvania's Poconos, a place where the rolling hills begin their serious descent toward the Delaware River. It lies 26.5 miles north-north-west of Mount Olive, NJ (from Mount Olive, NJ: bearing 344°T), and is situated 8.1 miles south-south-west of Milford Pike County. The landscape here is a rich, verdant sprawl of deciduous forests, thick with oak and maple, their leaves turning to fire in the autumn sun. Steep ravines, etched by unseen waters, carve through the terrain, creating a rugged beauty that feels ancient and untamed. The air, especially after a rain, carries the damp, earthy scent of loam and decaying leaves, a perfume that clings to the skin. Even in the height of summer, a cool shadow can be found, a welcome respite under the dense canopy. The history of Dingmans Ferry is inextricably linked to the powerful flow of the Delaware River, a vital artery for trade and travel in earlier times. It was the ferry itself, established by one of the early settlers, that gave the locality its name and its initial purpose, connecting commerce and people across the water. The economy, once reliant on timber and the river's transport, has since shifted, drawing visitors to the natural wonders of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area that now encompasses much of the surrounding land. Small, independent businesses, many of them catering to the hikers and campers who frequent the trails, form the backbone of the present-day economy in Dingmans Ferry, their signs a quiet assertion against the vastness of the wilderness.

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Detailed location data for Dingmans Ferry includes the ZIP code (18328), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Pike County (Milford), and school district assignment. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Dingmans Ferry is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.