| City: | Scranton, Pennsylvania |
| Names to Avoid: | Brm Zip |
| County: | Lackawanna County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 9:39:19 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 272 / 570 |
| Classification: | Unique [Company/Government] |
| Coordinates: | 41.4088, -75.6626 |
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ZIP code 18540 serves as a dedicated Business Reply Mail (BRM) designation for the Scranton area in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. BRM is a USPS service that allows businesses to receive return mail from customers without requiring them to pay postage upfront. Companies using this service pay for the postage only when mail is actually returned, making it cost-effective for response-driven marketing.
Located in Scranton's South Side neighborhood, approximately 100 miles from New York City, this designation handles prepaid return correspondence. With no ZIP+4 codes currently on file, this appears to be an administrative designation with minimal active volume. This unique postal code has been part of the Scranton postal system for over two decades. Scranton is the valid mailing city for this designation.
ZIP Code 18540 is assigned to a single organization or institution. Detailed business demographics are not published for unique ZIP Codes.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 48Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 0Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $0Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $0Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 0Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 18540 is located in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, within the Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 42540). This Metro area has a population of 563,631 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 18540. 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: | No DistrictsSource: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 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 18540 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 February 1, 2026.