Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 12 min5:29 am – 8:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 10 min7:26 am – 4:36 pm
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People4,734 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 41.21,856 householdsMedian household income $61,402Median home value $224,800Median rent $981 a month79% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,276 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting7.5% unemployment rate57% of adults are in the labour force, 2,124 employedMain industries: education and health care 25%, manufacturing 12%, hospitality, food and recreation 10%Average commute 24 minutes82% drive alone, 3% car-pool, 4% walk or cycle, 11% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages29% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher94% finished high school, 12% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%Source: 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, 17 mi away
Parks and public landsJoint Municipal Parkpark · under a mileJoint Municipal Park Acquisitionrecreation area · under a mileLackawanna State Parkstate park · 4.4 mi · 222 acresVosburg Neck State Parkstate park · 11.0 mi · 669 acresArchbald Pothole State Parkstate park · 12.4 mi · 147 acresAnthracite Heritage Museumstate historic site · 11.8 miSource: 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 197440 mi away, near Pardeesville, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 27 Apr 197440 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowWyoming County, PA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively LowRiver flooding Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality87% of days had good air in 2025308 of 356 days measured46 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 24, worst day 116main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Wyoming County monitors, PA
Internet at home92% of households have a broadband subscription74% have cable, fibre or DSL12% rely on a mobile data plan alone7% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterMaplewood Heightsserves 32 people from ground water6 health-based violations since 2021latest Oct 2025: arsenic, maximum contaminant levelSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,137 ft347 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalEndless Mountains Extended Care2.4 miPost officeFactoryville Post Office1.2 miTown hallClinton Township Municipal Officeunder a milePoliceDalton Borough Police Department4.3 miFire stationFactoryville Fire Company - Station 9under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 highElementaryLackawanna Trail Elementary Centerunder a mileHighLackawanna Trail Junior - Senior High School1.0 miCollegeKeystone College1.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport AVP17 miMajor airportNewark Liberty International Airport EWR105 miInterstateI-817.4 miUS highwayUS 11under a mileCoachScranton, PA (Viewmont Mall, bus stop near Applebees and Yankee Candle sign. The dispatcher will inform you by phone of the exact pickup time which maOurBus11 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 18419 ZIP area.
