[3] The community was named for a landmark shingled inn near the original town site.

[5] According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 2.1 square miles (5.4 km2), all land.

There were five hundred and fifty housing units at an average density of 263.7 per square mile (101.8/km2).

34.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.5% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older.

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Shinglehouse was served by the New York & Pennsylvania Railroad.