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Effort, Pennsylvania
CDP
About Effort
Effort, PA is a small unincorporated community located in eastern Pennsylvania.
Effort holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 5.05 square miles.
📰 Effort News Today
- Don’t Let Your Guard Down: Marijuana Legalization Effort Continues in Pennsylvania concernedwomen.org · Aug 13
- Tröegs Brewing Awarded PA Grant For New Carbon Capture Effort Breweries in PA · Aug 12
- Barbara R. Gale Obituary (2026) - Effort, PA - Gower Funeral Home & Crematory, Inc. - Gilbert Legacy obituary · Aug 12
- Pennsylvania's collaborative effort defies dire nursing shortage predictions fox43.com · Jul 31
- Effort Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Effort Unique
- The only place in America named Effort — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in eastern Pennsylvania, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 4 miles.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Effort
- Benny's II Pizza — pizza
- Frank's Pizzeria-Kresgeville — pizza
- Kresgeville Eatery
- Willie Mae's Place
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Effort
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Effort
- Pleasant Valley El Sch
- Pleasant Valley Intermediate Sch
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
⚡ Quick Facts
StatePennsylvania
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area5.05 sq mi
Coordinates40.9415, -75.4377