Local servicesHospitalDallas Detox and Residential Treatment Center7.7 miPost officeRansom Post Officeunder a mileTown hallExeter Township Municipal Buildingunder a milePoliceExeter Township Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationHarding Fire and Rescue Station 129under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport AVP6.5 miMajor airportNewark Liberty International Airport EWR99 miInterstateI-4764.7 miUS highwayUS 114.9 miCoachPittston, PA (Pittston Walmart Supercenter, in front of lawn and garden section. The dispatcher will inform you by phone of the exact pickup time whicOurBus6.4 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 10 min5:29 am – 8:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 11 min7:25 am – 4:36 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
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, 7 mi away
Parks and public landsFrances Slocum State Parkstate park · 4.5 mi · 1,005 acresHumphrey Street Athletic Parkrecreation area · 4.1 miPagnotti Softball Fieldsrecreation area · 4.1 miAnthracite Heritage Museumstate historic site · 5.7 miSteamtown National Historic Sitehistoric site · 7.9 mi · 52 acresSeven Tubs Recreation Areastate recreation area · 10.1 mi · 1,274 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
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
Elevation613 ft187 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
