Official Name: | Swiftwater, Pennsylvania |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Pennsylvania |
Pushpin Label: | Swiftwater |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Monroe |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Pocono |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 1184 |
Coordinates: | 41.0953°N -75.325°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 18370 |
Area Code: | 570 and 272 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1189185 |
Swiftwater is an unincorporated community that is located in Pocono Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States.
In 1897, Richard Slee created the Pocono Biological Laboratories in Swiftwater.[1]
Swiftwater is currently the home of the Pocono Cheesecake Factory that is located on SR 611. It is also home to the biggest flu vaccine plant in the United States.[2]
The community is located within the Paradise Creek Watershed. Upper Swiftwater creek is designated by the PA DEP as exceptional value waters (EV).[3] The community of Swiftwater is located within and around unique topographic features in the Poconos, which encompass the Pocono Plateau Escarpment.
Land use consists of 70% forested land, 14% low density residential, 13.6% agricultural lands andapproximately 2.4% wetlands.[3] The acres of forested land are near State Game Lands, an important bird area, which support beaver, raccoon, gray, fox, coyote, mink, and Snowshoe Hares.[4]