Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 10 min5:29 am – 8:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 11 min7:25 am – 4:36 pm
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People8,573 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 47.43,786 householdsMedian household income $71,812Median home value $174,400Median rent $859 a month70% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,254 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting5.5% unemployment rate64% of adults are in the labour force, 4,285 employedMain industries: education and health care 24%, retail 13%, manufacturing 11%Average commute 21 minutes77% drive alone, 12% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 9% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages30% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher94% finished high school, 13% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 93%, Spanish 4%, other Indo-European languages 2%4% speak English less than very wellSource: 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, 3 mi away
Parks and public landsPagnotti Softball Fieldsrecreation area · 1.1 miHumphrey Street Athletic Parkrecreation area · 1.1 miAnthracite Heritage Museumstate historic site · 3.1 miSteamtown National Historic Sitehistoric site · 4.1 mi · 52 acresFrances Slocum State Parkstate park · 7.6 mi · 1,005 acresSgl 091state recreation area · 9.2 mi · 17,479 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 197428 mi away, near Pardeesville, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 27 Apr 197428 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 home85% of households have a broadband subscription72% have cable, fibre or DSL12% rely on a mobile data plan alone12% 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
Elevation728 ft222 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalGeisinger Community Medical Center5.1 miPost officeTaylor Post Officeunder a mileTown hallOld Forge Town Hallunder a milePoliceOld Forge Borough Police Stationunder a mileFire stationEagle McClure Hose Company Station 93 - 3under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools3 elementary, 2 high, 1 otherElementaryOld Forge Elementary Schoolunder a mileHighOld Forge Junior / Senior High Schoolunder a mileSchoolTriboro Christian Academyunder a mileCollegeYeshiva Beth Moshe College4.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport AVP2.7 miMajor airportNewark Liberty International Airport EWR95 miInterstateI-476under a mileUS highwayUS 111.4 miCoachScrantonFlixBus3.8 miTransit42 stops within a mileCounty of Lackawanna Transit System (COLTS), Luzerne County Transportation Authority (LCTA)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 18518 ZIP area.
