'Halfway House' definitions:
Definition of 'halfway house'
From: GCIDE
- halfway house \half"way house`\,
- 1. an inn or place of call midway on a journey. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A residence for former convicts, persons recovering from mental illness, or from drug or alcohol addiction, serving as an intermediate environment between total confinement and complete freedom, and having structured programs designed to ease successful reintegration into society. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'halfway house'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- almshouse,
- asylum,
- bisection,
- equidistance,
- foster home,
- half,
- home,
- hospice,
- hospitium,
- mediety,
- mid-distance,
- midcourse,
- middle distance,
- midway,
- moiety,
- nursing home,
- orphanage,
- poor farm,
- poorhouse,
- rest home,
- retreat,
- workhouse
Halfway House, PA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Pennsylvania
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Halfway House, PA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Pennsylvania
Population (2000) :
1823
Housing Units (2000) :
662
Land area (2000) :
1.996276 sq. miles (5.170330 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1.996276 sq. miles (5.170330 sq. km)
FIPS code :
32024
Located within :
Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42
Location :
40.274479 N, 75.639118 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.