Orson, Pennsylvania

Orson, Pennsylvania
Village
Country road with blue sky and clouds rolling overhead. There is a farm on the left and a sign indicating an intersection on the right.
Orson as seen from Crosstown Highway, facing east.
Nickname(s): 
Hine's Corners[1] (historical), Orson Corners[2] (rarely used)
Map of Pennsylvania, with county borders indicated. A red dot in the upper right-hand corner is labeled "Orson, Pennsylvania."
Map of Pennsylvania, with county borders indicated. A red dot in the upper right-hand corner is labeled "Orson, Pennsylvania."
Orson, Pennsylvania
Orson's Location within Pennsylvania.
Coordinates: 41°48′49.302″N 75°26′52.6518″W / 41.81369500°N 75.447958833°W / 41.81369500; -75.447958833
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
U.S. Congressional DistrictPA-10
School DistrictWayne Highlands
Region I
CountyWayne
Magisterial District22-3-04[3]
TownshipPreston
Settled1831[4] or 1840[5]
Founded byMerritt Hine[5]
Named forOrson C. Chamberlain
Elevation
1,998[6] ft (609 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (Eastern Daylight (EDT))
ZIP codes
De jure
18449[7]

De facto
18439[8] (Lakewood)
18465[8] (Thompson)
18470[8] (Union Dale)
Area code570
GNIS feature ID1183050[6]
FIPS code42-127-62600[9]-57144[6]
Major Roads
WaterwaysIndependent Lake,[10] Lackawanna River (East Branch), Lackawaxen River (West Branch), Mud Pond,[11] Orson Pond[12]

Orson is a village in Preston Township, Pennsylvania, United States, situated in the Lake Region of the Poconos. It was once an important depot of the Scranton Division of the New York, Ontario & Western (O&W) Railway, but today, when it is known outside of its immediate vicinity, it is largely for being the site of the intersection of two state roads, Belmont Turnpike (partially concurrent with Pennsylvania Route 670, or PA-670) and Crosstown Highway (entirely concurrent with PA-370), or as the location of Independent Lake Camp (ILC),[13] since ILC's reputation and commercial reach, like those of most rural American summer camps, extend beyond the community in which the camp is physically located.

  1. ^ Steffen, Mimi (2013). The Rural Schools of Preston Township. Honesdale, PA: Wayne County Historical Society. pp. 65–68. ISBN 978-0-9834435-5-1.
  2. ^ Pat (October 16, 2012). "THE NORTHERN TIER EXPERIENCE". PA WEEKEND FUN. WordPress.com. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
  3. ^ "District Magistrate". Wayne County, PA. Wayne County Courthouse. 2014. Archived from the original on November 27, 2014. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
  4. ^ Mathews, Alfred (1886). History of Wayne, Pike, and Monroe Counties, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia: R.T. Peck & Company. p. 711. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  5. ^ a b Commemorative Biographical Record of Northeastern Pennsylvania. Chicago:
    J. H. Beers and Co. 1900. p. 1588.
  6. ^ a b c "Orson". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. August 2, 1979. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
  7. ^ "Look up a ZIP Code". USPS.COM. USPS. 2014. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
  8. ^ a b c "US Postal Code Boundaries". Google. Google Maps. February 3, 2014. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
  9. ^ U.S. Census Bureau. Census 2000. "Census Demographic Profiles, Preston Township" (PDF). CenStats Databases. Retrieved December 8, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)[dead link]
  10. ^ "Independent Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. August 2, 1979. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
  11. ^ "Mud Pond". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. August 2, 1979. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
  12. ^ "Orson Pond". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. August 2, 1979. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
  13. ^ 1.I.L., Inc. (d/b/a Independent Lake Camp) (2014). "Independent Lake Camp". Independent Lake Camp. 1.I.L., Inc. (d/b/a Independent Lake Camp). Retrieved November 4, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)