Document and Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	May 01, 2019
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2019
Entity Registrant Name	NORWOOD FINANCIAL CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0001013272
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Trading Symbol	nwfl
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2019
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Entity Small Business	true
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		6,288,955