Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 10 min5:28 am – 8:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 11 min7:24 am – 4:35 pm
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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, 10 mi away
Parks and public landsLackawanna County Trailrecreation area · under a mile · 194 acresSpruce Swamp Natural Areastate conservation land · 2.5 mi · 90 acresCovington Parkpark · 3.5 mi · 337 acresSteamtown National Historic Sitehistoric site · 6.5 mi · 52 acresArchbald Pothole State Parkstate park · 9.1 mi · 147 acresSgl 135state recreation area · 8.4 mi · 3,525 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 197433 mi away, near Pardeesville, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 27 Apr 197433 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateLackawanna County, PA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsRiver flooding Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighLightning 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, Lackawanna County monitors, PA
Drinking waterPa Amer Water Co Lake Scrantonserves 137,142 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,364 ft416 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalGeisinger Community Medical Center5.4 miPost officeMoscow Post Office2.6 miTown hallElmhurst Township Officeunder a milePoliceRoaring Brook Township Police Department1.1 miFire stationElmhurst Roaring Brook Volunteer Fire Company Station 15under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 highHighGregory the Great Academyunder a mileCollegePennsylvania State University - Penn State Worthington Scranton5.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport AVP9.6 miMajor airportNewark Liberty International Airport EWR86 miInterstateI-841.0 miUS highwayUS 63.7 miCoachScranton, PA (Marywood University - Hurley Circle in front of Madonna Hall. The dispatcher will inform you by phone of the exact pickup time which mayOurBus6.0 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 18416 ZIP area.
