The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
22 Moby Thesaurus words for "halfway house":
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
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
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
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Halfway House, PA
Halfway House