Scranton, PA
Census ZIP code profile for Scranton, PA - 8 ZIPs, total population 100,355. Median income, home value, education, commute, and demographics from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2023 5-Year Estimates.
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ACS city ledger plate
Sheet SCRANTON-PA · Scranton, PA 8 ZIPs · 100,355 pop · #20879/25278 · Lackawanna County
INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-MID · OWN-LOW · POP-MID · SPREAD-WIDE · HOME-LOW
- INC-MID $52,618
- RANK-BOTTOM #20879/25278
- BELOW-PEER under Peckville
- BOOK-MID 8 ZIPs
- OWN-LOW 48% owners
- POP-MID 100,355
- SPREAD-WIDE 18503→18512
- HOME-LOW $181,575
Nearest income peer: Peckville, PA (+ $3,820 income $)
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Scranton
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Scranton on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Scranton · this city · lowest
Scranton · this city · lowest
$52,618 median HH income
- Peckville · near
Peckville · near
$56,438 median HH income
- Carbondale · near
Carbondale · near
$59,652 median HH income
- Gouldsboro · near
Gouldsboro · near
$61,315 median HH income
- Olyphant · near
Olyphant · near
$66,677 median HH income
- Clarks Summit · highest
Clarks Summit · highest
$98,824 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Scranton, PA sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a mid-size population base, across a compact ZIP cluster.
- 17th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 100,355
- city population (Census)
- 8
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $52,618
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
Lower household-income footing ($52,618 average) with poverty near 21.9% and unemployment 5.1% across 8 ZIPs. Start from the most populated ZIP rather than treating the city mean as a uniform cost of living.
Every one of the 12 cities sharing Lackawanna County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Scranton, Clarks Summit, Carbondale and Moscow among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Clarks Summit marks the far end of that range at $98,824, 88% above Scranton.
Within-city ZIP comparison
Where the ZIP codes inside Scranton differ
Scranton's city average masks two linked splits. Median household income runs from $36,107 in ZIP 18503 to $64,708 in ZIP 18512, while home values span $145,400 in 18508 to $267,200 in 18503. Compare the endpoint ZIPs before treating the city-level number as a neighborhood-level answer.
- Income high-to-low ratio
- 1.8×
- Home-value high-to-low ratio
- 1.8×
- Poverty-rate spread
- 26.2 points
18503 to 18512
18508 to 18503
18512 to 18503
Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.
Population concentration
Scranton residents fan out across many ZIPs
Population is spread across 8 codes in Scranton. The densest, 18504, still represents only about 21% of the 100,355 residents, so no single ZIP stands in for the city.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Dense employer mosaic across Scranton
Citywide ZBP: 2,497 establishments, 47,437 employees , annual payroll $2,363,620k (~25 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 8 of 8 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 18512 (415 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (457) · also Retail trade · Accommodation and food services .
ZIP Codes in Scranton, PA
These ZIP codes sit in Lackawanna County, which covers 25 ZIP codes in all; 8 of them fall in Scranton. See the Lackawanna County roll-up →
Every one of the 12 cities sharing Lackawanna County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Scranton, Clarks Summit, Carbondale and Moscow among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Clarks Summit marks the far end of that range at $98,824, 88% above Scranton.
Side-by-side: Compare 18504 vs 18505 →
Scranton roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Scranton, .