THE HAWLEY LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Low Poconos setting.
Hawley borough has 0.58 square miles of land in Wayne County. Its Census reference point is in Low Poconos, within North Central Appalachians.
Forest-covered plateau surfaces, high hills and low mountains are underlain by layered sedimentary rocks. Most of this region escaped continental glaciation, leaving deeply cut upland terrain.
Regional context: North Central Appalachians ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Hawley and Wayne County
Hawley is associated with Wayne County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Hawley by land and water
The Census records 0.04 square miles of water within Hawley, or 5.8% of its total area. It is 2.5 percentage points higher than the 3.3% recorded for Wayne County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Hawley borough has 3.7% of the land area of nearby Palmyra township (15.9 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.