Local servicesHospitalGeisinger Community Medical Center6.4 miPost officeMoscow Post Office1.6 miTown hallSpringbrook Township Municipal Building1.2 miPoliceRoaring Brook Township Police Department1.6 miFire stationElmhurst Roaring Brook Volunteer Fire Company Station 151.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport AVP9.0 miMajor airportNewark Liberty International Airport EWR85 miInterstateI-380under a mileUS highwayUS 65.9 miCoachScranton, PA (Marywood University - Hurley Circle in front of Madonna Hall. The dispatcher will inform you by phone of the exact pickup time which mayOurBus7.7 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 18444 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 10 min5:29 am – 8:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 11 min7:24 am – 4:36 pm
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People13,604 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 47.45,403 householdsMedian household income $84,246Median home value $261,100Median rent $1,059 a month86% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,602 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting5.6% unemployment rate63% of adults are in the labour force, 6,619 employedMain industries: education and health care 24%, retail 11%, professional and business services 10%Average commute 25 minutes78% drive alone, 9% car-pool, 1% walk or cycle, 11% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages34% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher94% finished high school, 14% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%, Spanish 2%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, 9 mi away
Parks and public landsCovington Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 337 acresSpruce Swamp Natural Areastate conservation land · 1.9 mi · 90 acresMunicipal Park 2recreation area · 3.1 miSgl 135state recreation area · 6.0 mi · 3,525 acresSteamtown National Historic Sitehistoric site · 7.5 mi · 52 acresGouldsboro State Parkstate park · 8.8 mi · 267 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 197431 mi away, near Pardeesville, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 27 Apr 197431 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 home92% of households have a broadband subscription78% have cable, fibre or DSL11% rely on a mobile data plan alone6% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterBlue Heron Homeowners Assocserves 450 people from ground water7 health-based violations since 2021latest Jul 2025: groundwater treatment, treatment technique19 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,776 ft541 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
