The borough serves as a local highway nexus, and sees much tourist traffic making use of resources in the region.

The region's valleys includes left bank tributaries of the Lehigh River in the southern half, and as the mountain ranges narrow closer to New York, they are instead drained by left bank tributaries of the Susquehanna River.

The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad provided transportation from New York City and Philadelphia.

Mount Pocono quickly developed as a summer resort, advertising clean mountain air, spring water, luxury hotels and excellent fishing.

Mount Airy Lodge in nearby Paradise Township grew into an 895-room mega-resort.

[13] Currently, Mount Pocono serves as the commercial center for the northern part of Monroe County.

The main line of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad passed through the southern end of the borough, providing access from New York City via the terminal at Hoboken, New Jersey.

[25] Martz Trailways and Greyhound Lines provide intercity bus service to Mount Pocono at the Martz Express bus station, with Martz Trailways connecting Mount Pocono with the Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York City and Greyhound Lines connecting Mount Pocono with Philadelphia and Scranton.

The Pocono Plateau is a publication of the Journal Newspapers located in White Haven, Pennsylvania.

The community newspaper is published monthly or bi-monthly at various times of the year and is distributed free at grocery stores and restaurants in the area.

The Boro community newspaper was originally established in 2018 as an online news and information site for Mount Pocono Borough residents.

Starting in September 2020 it began publishing every other week as The Boro & Towne News and expanded mailing to include residents of Tobyhanna and Coolbaugh.

The average wettest month is October, with added rainfall from tropical storm remnants during the Atlantic hurricane season.

During the winter months, the plant hardiness zone is 5b, with an average annual extreme minimum air temperature of −10.1 °F (−23 °C).

Ice storms and large snowstorms depositing ≥ 12 inches (30 cm) of snow occur nearly every year, particularly during nor’easters from December through March.

The plant hardiness zone is 5b, with an average annual extreme minimum air temperature of −10.1 °F (−23 °C).