ZIP Code 19344

Honey Brook is a borough in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population of the borough was 1,895 at the 2020 census. The name Honey Brook is an incorrect English translation of Nantmel, a village in Radnorshire, now part of Powys. The Welsh name actually means 'Maël's valley', Maël being a tenth-century prince. The longest continuous business is W.L. White's & Sons. The borough lies on a ridge between the headwaters of the east and west branches of the Brandywine Creek. It is located at 40°539N 75°5435W (40.094260, -75.909799). According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²), all of it land. It was incorporated as a borough as a result of a petition in 1891. In 2000, the census was around 600, and as of the census in 2000 the population had doubled. At the 2010 census, the Borough was 93.1% non-Hispanic White, 1.2% Black or African American, 0.2%. The borough accepted public water in September 1896. Electric streetlights were installed after much discussion in 1915. There are still two brick sidewalks in the borough. Horseshoe Pike, formerly Main Street, has the only fully paved sidewalks. The oldest organization in Honey Brook Borough is Honey Brook United Methodist Church.

History

Honey Brook is the primary city name, but also W Brandywine, West Brandywine are acceptable city names or spellings. Honey Brook is an incorrect English translation of Nantmel, a village in Radnorshire, now part of Powys. Honey Brook was incorporated as a borough in 1891. Horseshoe Pike, formerly Main Street, has the only fully paved sidewalks in the borough. The oldest organization in Honey Brook Borough is Honey Brook United Methodist Church. The longest continuous business is W.L. White's & Sons. The name of the village of Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, was changed to Honey Brook in 1884 because of a problem with the way freight was being routed to the wrong stations. As of the census in 2000, the population of Honey Brook had doubled from 600 to more than 2,000. The town is located in Chester County, Pennsylvania. It is located on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, between Philadelphia and Lancaster. It has a population of around 2,500. The population of the borough was around 1,700 as of the 2000 census. The borough is located near the junction of the Delaware River and the Lackawanna River. It was once known as Nantmeal Township, but that name was changed in 1789 when it was split off from the original Nant meal Township. The current name is derived from the Welsh word 'Nantmel', which means 'Maël's valley' and refers to a tenth-century prince. The village was originally called Waynesberg, after the Revolutionary War general Mad Anthony Wayne. It became Honey Brook when the railroad was completed in 1883.

Geography

Honey Brook is at 40°539N 75°5435W (40.094260, -75.909799).According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²), all of it land. The borough lies on a ridge between the headwaters of the east and west branches of the Brandywine Creek. It has a population of 1,071 (as of the 2010 U.S. Census), up from 1,081 (in 2000) when the last census was taken. The town's name is derived from the word "honey" which means "to water" or "to bathe" in water. It is also known as "The Brook" because of its location on the banks of a creek that flows through the town. It was named after the Brook River, which is a tributary of the creek. The community's name comes from the town of Honey Brook, which was founded in the 17th century. The name means "the Brook" in English, and "Brook" means "lake" or "lake" in German. It also means "bewildered" in the German language. The city's name was first used in the 18th century as a place to store grain. The word "Honey" is used to refer to an area of land that once belonged to the town, but is now a part of the borough.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,287 people, 474 households, and 337 families residing in the borough. The racial makeup of the borough was 97.1% White, 0.2% African American, and 0.3% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander. The median income for a household in the Borough was $46,319, and the median income. for a family was $56,417. The per capita income for the borough is $19,205. About 8.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.5% of those age 65 or over. Honey Brook is part of the Twin Valley School District. The borough is located on the New Jersey Turnpike, which runs from New Jersey to New Jersey. It is one of the few boroughs in New Jersey that does not have a post office. The post office is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays, but is open on Wednesdays and Thursdays. It was closed on Thursday and Friday last week because of a power outage, and reopened on Monday and Friday this week. The town's name is derived from the word "honey" or "brook" which means "breeze" in English. The name of the town is also the name of a Native American tribe, the "Honey Brook" tribe, which is based in the town of Honey Brook, New Jersey, and is known as the Honey Brook Indians. The village's name comes from the " Honey Brook River" which runs through the town.

Education

Honey Brook Elementary Center is in nearby Honey Brook Township. Twin Valley Middle School and Twin Valley High School are in Caernarvon Township, Berks County, and have Elverson postal addresses. The school district is Twin Valley School District. The high school is located in Elverson. The middle school and high school are located in the Elverson area of Berks County. The elementary school is in the Honey Brook area of the district. The High School is in Elverson and has a postal address of Elverson, Pennsylvania. The district is in Berks County and has an Elverson ZIP code of 61501. The Middle School has a Elverson address and a Honey Brook address of 61601. the High School has Elverson and Honey Brook addresses of 61701 and 61602. The Elementary School has anElverson postal address and an Elbridge, Pennsylvania, address of 71501 and 71502, respectively, and has a Honey Brook township of Honey Brook, Pennsylvania and Honey Brook Township, Berks County of Honey Brook, Pennsylvania of the same name. The School District is based in Twin Valley, Pennsylvania and has two high schools, Twin Valley Middle School and High School in Twin Valley, Berks Towns and one in Honey Brook. It has a post office in Honey  Brook, Pennsylvania with a postal address of 71501, and a postal address of 71503.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Honey Brook, Chester County, Pennsylvania = 27.7. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 16. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 10. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Honey Brook = 4 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 1,895 individuals with a median age of 36.9 age the population grows by 17.60% in Honey Brook, Chester County, Pennsylvania population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 3,949.90 residents per square mile of area (1,525.10/km²). There are average 2.85 people per household in the 2,457 households with an average household income of $67,055 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 6.40% of the available work force and has dropped -4.83% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 23.94%. The number of physicians in Honey Brook per 100,000 population = 279.3.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Honey Brook = 43.5 inches and the annual snowfall = 24.9 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 121. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 202. 83 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 18.2 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 46, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Honey Brook, Chester County, Pennsylvania which are owned by the occupant = 77.20%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 23 years with median home cost = $216,910 and home appreciation of -11.07%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $15.02 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $6,754 per student. There are 15.2 students for each teacher in the school, 811 students for each Librarian and 337 students for each Counselor. 2.90% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 11.81% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 4.39% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).