Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 11 min5:28 am – 8:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 11 min7:25 am – 4:35 pm
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People4,031 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 44.91,757 householdsMedian household income $62,922Median home value $164,000Median rent $959 a month68% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,913 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.3% unemployment rate58% of adults are in the labour force, 1,833 employedMain industries: education and health care 26%, retail 15%, manufacturing 12%Average commute 28 minutes84% drive alone, 8% car-pool, 7% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages28% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 6% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 93%, Spanish 5%, Tagalog 1%, other Indo-European languages 1%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, 13 mi away
Nearby landmarksMount Cobbpeak · 3.8 miO'Conner Reservoirreservoir · under a mileOlyphant Reservoir Number 1reservoir · under a milePennsylvania State University - Penn State Worthington Scrantoncollege · 4.2 miMountain Lakelake · 7.1 miMarywood Universitycollege · 5.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPioneer Fieldrecreation area · 1.4 miJessup Youth Sports Complexpark · 1.4 miArchbald Pothole State Parkstate park · 4.0 mi · 147 acresSteamtown National Historic Sitehistoric site · 7.2 mi · 52 acresSpruce Swamp Natural Areastate conservation land · 7.2 mi · 90 acresVarden Conservation Areastate conservation land · 7.5 mi · 417 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 197438 mi away, near Pardeesville, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 27 Apr 197438 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
Internet at home86% of households have a broadband subscription72% have cable, fibre or DSL11% rely on a mobile data plan alone5% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
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
Elevation1,618 ft493 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalLehigh Valley Hospital - Dickson City4.7 miPost officeJessup Post Office2.3 miTown hallJessup Municipal Building2.0 miPoliceJessup Borough Police Department2.0 miFire stationJessup Hose Company Station 252.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegePennsylvania State University - Penn State Worthington Scranton4.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport AVP12 miMajor airportNewark Liberty International Airport EWR89 miInterstateI-843.5 miUS highwayUS 61.1 miCoachScranton, PA (Marywood University - Hurley Circle in front of Madonna Hall. The dispatcher will inform you by phone of the exact pickup time which mayOurBus4.9 miTransit4 stops within a mileCounty of Lackawanna Transit System (COLTS)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 18434 ZIP area.
