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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People35 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 60.818 householdsMedian household income $250,001Median home value $1,093,80083% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $10,000+ a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
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, 16 mi away
Nearby landmarksKeystone Collegecollege · under a mileBunker Hillpeak · 3.2 miDeer Lakelake · 5.0 miLake Sheridan Hillpeak · 2.0 miManataka Lakelake · 2.3 miButtermilk Fallswaterfall · 8.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLackawanna State Parkstate park · 2.7 mi · 222 acresJoint Municipal Parkpark · 1.4 miJoint Municipal Park Acquisitionrecreation area · 1.4 miArchbald Pothole State Parkstate park · 10.4 mi · 147 acresAnthracite Heritage Museumstate historic site · 10.1 miSteamtown National Historic Sitehistoric site · 11.5 mi · 52 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 197440 mi away, near Pardeesville, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 27 Apr 197440 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 home83% of households have a broadband subscription83% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% 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
Elevation1,100 ft335 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalGeisinger Marworth Treatment Center3.2 miPost officeLa Plume Post Officeunder a mileTown hallLa Plume Township Municipal Buildingunder a milePoliceDalton Borough Police Department2.3 miFire stationFactoryville Fire and Ambulance Company Station 81.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryLackawanna Trail Elementary Center1.2 miCollegeKeystone Collegeunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport AVP16 miMajor airportNewark Liberty International Airport EWR103 miInterstateI-815.8 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 maOurBus8.9 miTransit1 stop 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 18440 ZIP area.
