| ZIP Codes: | 32 ZIP Codes (22 Standard, 8 PO Box, 2 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 272 / 570 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:13:31 PM |
| Population: | 215,434 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 42069 |
| CBSA: | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA |
| Land Area: | 453 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 6 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 41.4452, -75.6526 |
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215,434 residents live across 32 ZIPs covering 453 sq mi, served by 20 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 212,035 to 215,399 from 2014 to 2024 — a +1.6% change. 16 ZIPs gained residents, 7 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 18411 (Clarks Summit, $98,824 median) and poorest ZIP 18503 (Scranton, $36,107) are 5.0 miles apart — a 2.7× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.0× across this county — from $145,400 in 18508 (Scranton) to $292,500 in 18411 (Clarks Summit).
Density varies 120× across the county — from 69 people/sq mi in 18424 (Gouldsboro) to 8,231 in 18510 (Scranton).
Educational attainment ranges from 18.7% bachelor's+ in 18508 (Scranton) to 51.4% in 18411 (Clarks Summit) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Pennsylvania, this is the #18 most populous of 67 counties and ranks #20 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $66,711 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
30.7% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (46,675 of 152,129 reporting).
22 Standard delivery, 8 PO Box only, 2 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18411 | Clarks Summit | Standard | 22,820 | $98,824 | 57.3 | 4.0% |
| 18504 | Scranton | Standard | 21,069 | $55,036 | 7.8 | 2.8% |
| 18505 | Scranton | Standard | 20,797 | $52,398 | 9.0 | 2.6% |
| 18407 | Carbondale | Standard | 14,445 | $59,652 | 43.8 | 4.6% |
| 18510 | Scranton | Standard | 14,332 | $53,235 | 1.7 | -2.7% |
| 18444 | Moscow | Standard | 13,604 | $84,246 | 93.8 | -4.8% |
| 18509 | Scranton | Standard | 13,055 | $51,062 | 2.9 | -3.6% |
| 18512 | Scranton | Standard | 12,986 | $64,708 | 13.1 | 7.1% |
| 18508 | Scranton | Standard | 11,565 | $49,895 | 6.8 | -3.7% |
| 18447 | Olyphant | Standard | 9,470 | $66,677 | 21.1 | -7.1% |
| 18518 | Old Forge | Standard | 8,573 | $71,812 | 4.4 | 3.7% |
| 18433 | Jermyn | Standard | 7,564 | $75,000 | 28.7 | 13.9% |
| 18403 | Archbald | Standard | 6,851 | $77,521 | 16.7 | -4.5% |
| 18414 | Dalton | Standard | 5,444 | $93,065 | 41.4 | 3.4% |
| 18507 | Moosic | Standard | 5,443 | $75,395 | 10.0 | 12.2% |
| 18517 | Taylor | Standard | 5,303 | $77,120 | 4.5 | -4.2% |
| 18519 | Scranton | Standard | 5,266 | $58,500 | 2.5 | 8.8% |
| 18424 | Gouldsboro | Standard | 5,213 | $61,315 | 75.9 | 0.6% |
| 18452 | Peckville | Standard | 5,203 | $56,438 | 1.9 | 3.6% |
| 18434 | Jessup | Standard | 4,031 | $62,922 | 6.7 | 0.0% |
| 18503 | Scranton | Standard | 1,629 | $36,107 | 0.5 | 41.4% |
| 18471 | Waverly | PO Box | 667 | $140,536 | 2.3 | 12.9% |
| 18420 | Fleetville | PO Box | 69 | $73,333 | 0.4 | 25.5% |
| 18440 | La Plume | PO Box | 35 | $250,001 | 0.0 | — |
| 18410 | Chinchilla | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 18577 | Scranton | Unique | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 18515 | Scranton | Standard | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 18653 | Ransom | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 18501 | Scranton | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 18502 | Scranton | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 18540 | Scranton | Unique | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 18416 | Elmhurst | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |