Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 10 min5:29 am – 8:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 11 min7:25 am – 4:36 pm
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People4,530 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 39.11,955 householdsMedian household income $61,250Median home value $158,700Median rent $1,187 a month69% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,641 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.8% unemployment rate62% of adults are in the labour force, 2,092 employedMain industries: education and health care 22%, professional and business services 12%, retail 12%Average commute 28 minutes71% drive alone, 8% car-pool, 1% walk or cycle, 19% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages23% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher92% finished high school, 9% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 80%, Spanish 17%, other Asian or Pacific languages 2%3% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 36°F, lows 20°F39 in of rain a year, on about 80 dayswettest month September45 in of snow a year, on about 31 days12 days above 90°F, 122 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Wilkes-barre Intl Ap station, 3 mi away
Parks and public landsHumphrey Street Athletic Parkrecreation area · 1.0 miPagnotti Softball Fieldsrecreation area · 1.0 miFrances Slocum State Parkstate park · 5.6 mi · 1,005 acresAnthracite Heritage Museumstate historic site · 5.1 miSteamtown National Historic Sitehistoric site · 6.3 mi · 52 acresSeven Tubs Recreation Areastate recreation area · 7.9 mi · 1,274 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 27 Apr 197426 mi away, near Pardeesville, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 27 Apr 197426 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateLuzerne County, PA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Very HighLightning Relatively HighRiver flooding Relatively HighCold wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality74% of days had good air in 2025270 of 365 days measured92 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 39, worst day 117main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Lackawanna County, PA, 10 mi away
Internet at home84% of households have a broadband subscription67% have cable, fibre or DSL16% rely on a mobile data plan alone15% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterPaw Ceasetownserves 58,467 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation570 ft174 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalGeisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center7.1 miPost officeDuryea Post Officeunder a mileTown hallDuryea Municipal Buildingunder a milePoliceDuryea Borough Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationGermania Hose Company Station 1261.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools2 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 1 otherSchoolHoly Rosary Schoolunder a mileMiddlePittston Area Middle School1.6 miElementaryPittston Area Intermediate Center1.6 miCollegeYeshiva Beth Moshe College6.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport AVP2.9 miMajor airportNewark Liberty International Airport EWR95 miInterstateI-812.4 miUS highwayUS 112.0 miCoachPittston, PA (Pittston Walmart Supercenter, in front of lawn and garden section. The dispatcher will inform you by phone of the exact pickup time whicOurBus3.0 miTransit7 stops within a mileLuzerne County Transportation Authority (LCTA)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 18642 ZIP area.
