Effort, Pennsylvania

Effort, Pennsylvania
Village of Effort along Gilbert Road
Effort
Effort
Coordinates: 40°56′21″N 75°26′06″W / 40.93917°N 75.43500°W / 40.93917; -75.43500
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyMonroe
TownshipChestnuthill
Area
  Total
5.06 sq mi (13.10 km2)
  Land5.05 sq mi (13.07 km2)
  Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation
778 ft (237 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
1,965
  Density389.26/sq mi (150.31/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
18330
Area code570
GNIS feature ID1174036

Effort, also known as Mount Effort, is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Chestnuthill Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States. Effort is located along Pennsylvania Route 115 2.5 miles (4.0 km) northwest of Brodheadsville. Effort has a post office with ZIP code 18330. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,269.

A post office called Effort has been in operation since 1850. According to tradition, the community was named for the considerable "effort" it took townspeople to agree on a name for the place.