Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 11 min5:26 am – 8:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 10 min7:23 am – 4:33 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People907 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 65.9407 householdsMedian household income $100,162Median home value $330,400100% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,234 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting8.0% unemployment rate36% of adults are in the labour force, 289 employedMain industries: education and health care 34%, professional and business services 17%, construction 16%Average commute 47 minutes66% drive alone, 5% car-pool, 6% walk or cycle, 24% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages48% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher93% finished high school, 20% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 91%, Russian or other Slavic 5%, Spanish 1%, German or Dutch 1%4% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 81°F, lows 57°FColdest month January: highs 33°F, lows 14°F45 in of rain a year, on about 80 dayswettest month June47 in of snow a year, on about 21 days7 days above 90°F, 164 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Hawley 1 E station, 8 mi away
Parks and public landsShook Land Acquisitionpark · 2.5 mi · 137 acresLackawaxen Sunrise Parkpark · 2.5 mi · 137 acresLittle Mud Pond Swamp Natural Areastate conservation land · 6.4 mi · 180 acresSgl 209state recreation area · 8.8 mi · 4,385 acresStairway Wild Areastate wilderness · 11.2 mi · 2,706 acresBuckhorn Natural Areastate conservation land · 11.1 mi · 546 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowPike County, PA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsRiver flooding Relatively ModerateCold wave Relatively ModerateSource: 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, 31 mi away
Internet at home98% of households have a broadband subscription96% have cable, fibre or DSL2% rely on a mobile data plan alone1% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterHemlock Farms (main)serves 8,321 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Jan 2024: groundwater treatment, treatment technique24 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,222 ft372 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalWayne Memorial Hospital14.0 miPost officeLackawaxen Post Office1.6 miTown hallLackawaxen Township Municipal Building2.9 miPoliceShohola Township Police Department5.5 miFire stationLackawaxen Township Volunteer Fire Department 311.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport AVP38 miMajor airportNewark Liberty International Airport EWR71 miInterstateI-849.3 miUS highwayUS 65.8 miAmtrakPoughkeepsie, NY POU58 miCoachRt 6 & Rt 402ShortLine Hudson7.6 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 18435 ZIP area.
