| City: | Scranton, Pennsylvania |
| County: | Lackawanna County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 9:39:08 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 272 / 570 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 41.4088, -75.6626 |
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The post office operates alongside standard street delivery provided by neighboring ZIP code 18503, which handles carrier routes for the surrounding downtown area. Most residential and commercial addresses in this part of Scranton receive street delivery through the companion ZIP, while 18501 focuses exclusively on PO Box services. This dual-ZIP arrangement is common in urban business districts where concentrated PO Box demand warrants a separate designation.
The single street listing for N Washington Ave with 97 records and unit designations confirms this ZIP's focus on a concentrated downtown business corridor rather than a dispersed residential area.
ZIP Code 18501 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 16 business establishments, employing about 707 people with an annual payroll of $37,023,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 131Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 16Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $9,253,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $37,023,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 707Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 18501 is located in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, within the Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 42540) and Pennsylvania's 8th Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 563,631 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 18501. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PASource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 42540Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 563,631Source: Census |
| MSA: | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 08Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 706.93 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | --Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 4269000Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Scranton city; PennsylvaniaSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 18501 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are no public schools nor private schools with a mailing address in this ZIP Code. Listing Nearby schools instead. It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.
Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on March 1, 2026.