What city is 18505 in?

18505 is a Scranton, PA mailing address. By land area, 78% lies inside Scranton, 21% lies inside Dunmore and 1% lies inside Moosic.

What is the population of 18505?

About 20,797 people (±1,130), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 20,982.

What is the median household income in 18505?

$52,398 (±$4,893), compared with $77,971 for Pennsylvania as a whole. Half the households in the ZIP code earn more and half earn less.

How many carrier routes and mailboxes are in 18505?

24 USPS carrier routes with 8,815 residential and 507 business mailboxes (9,323 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.

What ZIP codes are near 18505?

The closest, measured center to center: 18510 (1.4 mi, Scranton), 18503 (1.8 mi, Scranton), 18507 (2.6 mi, Moosic borough, PA), 18509 (3 mi, Scranton), 18517 (3.5 mi, Taylor borough, PA) and 18504 (3.8 mi, Scranton).

18505 ZIP Code, Scranton, PA

18505 is a ZIP code in Scranton, Pennsylvania in Lackawanna County. It covers 8.8 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 18510, 18503 and 18507. 20,797 people live here in 8,441 households. At about 2,358 people per square mile it has suburban density, and owners and renters are mixed (54% own). Median household income is $52,398, below the Pennsylvania median of $77,971.

Quick facts

Mailing city: Scranton, PA
County: Lackawanna County
Land area: 8.8 sq mi
Population: 20,797
Median household income: $52,398
Carrier routes: 24 (8,815 homes)

Key figures

Measure	Value
Residents	20,797
Households	8,441
Median household income	$52,398
Income per person	$31,178
Median age	40
Homeowners	54.2%
Median home value	$156,700
Median rent	$994
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.9%
Average commute (minutes)	20.7
Households with kids under 18	28.6%
Moved in the past year	13.0%
Below the poverty line	20.0%
Broadband internet	83.8%
Speak a non-English language at home	26.7%

Household income

% of households	Value
<$10K	9.0%
$10–15K	5.6%
$15–25K	11.1%
$25–35K	8.2%
$35–50K	13.5%
$50–75K	15.7%
$75–100K	8.9%
$100–150K	16.2%
$150–200K	6.9%
$200K+	4.9%

Age

% of all residents	Value
<10	10.7%
10–19	15.5%
20–24	6.4%
25–34	11.5%
35–44	11.9%
45–54	13.5%
55–64	11.2%
65–74	12.1%
75+	7.4%

Tenure

% of housing units	Value
Owned, with mortgage	20.7%
Owned outright	25.4%
Rented	38.4%
Vacant	15.4%

Type of building

% of housing units	Value
Detached house	57.6%
Townhome	10.4%
2–4 units	19.7%
5–19 units	9.1%
20+ units	3.0%
Mobile / other	0.0%

Businesses in 18505

335 business establishments with 6,670 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).

Retail Trade: 66
Health Care and Social Assistance: 58
Accommodation and Food Services: 40
Other Services (except Public Administration): 39
Finance and Insurance: 20
Manufacturing: 19
Construction: 18
Wholesale Trade: 18

EDDM carrier routes

18505 has 24 USPS carrier routes with 8,815 residential and 507 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 18505

18505 has 24 USPS carrier routes (23 city (C), 1 rural (R)) with 8,815 residential and 507 business mailboxes. Routes range from 137 homes (R003) to 511 homes (C074); the median route has 361 homes. The Census counted 8,441 households in 18505 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

Homes per route	Routes
1–249	1
250–499	21
500–749	2
750–999	0
1,000–1,499	0
1,500+	0

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Route C085 — USPS business mailboxes 76, 334 homes
Route C088 — USPS business mailboxes 49, 263 homes
Route C089 — USPS business mailboxes 48, 293 homes
Route C070 — USPS business mailboxes 47, 388 homes
Route C084 — USPS business mailboxes 43, 376 homes

Select these 5 routes on the route map

Every carrier route in 18505

Route	Type	Homes	Businesses	Est. median income	Est. owners	Est. families with kids	Est. moved in past year
C069	City	462	26	$51,739	—	—	—
C070	City	388	47	$26,570	—	—	—
C071	City	370	11	$52,052	—	—	—
C072	City	439	7	$52,052	—	—	—
C073	City	458	17	$52,052	—	—	—
C074	City	511	14	$52,052	—	—	—
C075	City	335	6	$50,711	—	—	—
C076	City	477	25	$37,867	—	—	—
C077	City	442	2	$54,308	—	—	—
C078	City	510	23	$42,692	—	—	—
C079	City	465	17	$16,691	—	—	—
C080	City	293	15	$42,692	—	—	—
C081	City	351	4	$84,185	—	—	—
C084	City	376	43	$42,692	—	—	—
C085	City	334	76	$52,052	—	—	—
C086	City	448	29	$54,308	—	—	—
C087	City	259	24	$110,854	—	—	—
C088	City	263	49	$84,185	—	—	—
C089	City	293	48	$45,343	—	—	—
C090	City	323	3	$86,112	—	—	—
C091	City	311	5	$110,854	—	—	—
C092	City	315	2	$77,021	—	—	—
C102	City	255	13	$51,739	—	—	—
R003	Rural	137	1	$106,855	—	—	—

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 18505 on the EDDM route map.

How route demographics are estimated

Mailbox counts come from USPS; demographics are estimates

The number of homes and businesses on each carrier route is the current USPS EDDM count. The Census Bureau does not publish figures for carrier routes, so income, homeownership, ages, families, movers and housing age on a route are EDDM2GO estimates built from Census block groups (neighborhood areas of roughly 600 to 3,000 people).

How a route gets its figures: the block-group length-share method

We trace each route's streets every 25 meters and record which block group each stretch falls in. The route's homes are spread along its streets in proportion to length, so a route with 60% of its street length in one block group is assumed to have 60% of its homes there. Each block group then contributes its Census counts in proportion to the share of its housing units that sit on the route (capped at the whole block group). Medians are recalculated from the combined income, home-value and age brackets, the way the Census Bureau computes them, not averaged.

Margins of error

Census survey figures carry a margin of error at 90% confidence; we carry it through the calculation and show it as ±. Our margins treat the route-to-block-group split as exact, so the real uncertainty is larger. Routes with fewer than 100 estimated households, large margins, or streets we could not place are flagged.

Different years

USPS mailbox counts are current. Census figures are 5-year averages for 2020–2024, so a new subdivision may have more homes on the route today than the Census counted. Use the route figures to compare routes with each other, not as an exact head count.

Why some routes show identical figures

Two routes that run through the same block group get the same percentages and medians, because the Census publishes one set of figures for the whole block group. Their mailbox counts still differ, and those are exact.

Route and mailbox counts: USPS EDDM route data. Route demographics: EDDM2GO estimates from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year block-group data (2020–2024) and 2024 cartographic block-group boundaries. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Nearby ZIP codes

18510 — Scranton city, PA (1.4 mi)
18503 — Scranton city, PA (1.8 mi)
18507 — Moosic borough, PA (2.6 mi)
18509 — Scranton city, PA (3 mi)
18517 — Taylor borough, PA (3.5 mi)
18504 — Scranton city, PA (3.8 mi)
18512 — Dunmore borough, PA (3.9 mi)
18508 — Scranton city, PA (4.7 mi)

Areas that include 18505

Scranton, PA ZIP codes — 9 ZIP codes
Dunmore, PA ZIP codes — 4 ZIP codes
Lackawanna County ZIP codes — 27 ZIP codes
Pennsylvania ZIP code data

Where it ranks

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EDDM guides

ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 18505, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 18505 in?: 18505 is a Scranton, PA mailing address. By land area, 78% lies inside Scranton, 21% lies inside Dunmore and 1% lies inside Moosic.
What county is 18505 in?: 18505 is in Lackawanna County.
What is the population of 18505?: About 20,797 people (±1,130), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 20,982.
What is the median household income in 18505?: $52,398 (±$4,893), compared with $77,971 for Pennsylvania as a whole. Half the households in the ZIP code earn more and half earn less.
How many carrier routes and mailboxes are in 18505?: 24 USPS carrier routes with 8,815 residential and 507 business mailboxes (9,323 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 18505?: The closest, measured center to center: 18510 (1.4 mi, Scranton), 18503 (1.8 mi, Scranton), 18507 (2.6 mi, Moosic borough, PA), 18509 (3 mi, Scranton), 18517 (3.5 mi, Taylor borough, PA) and 18504 (3.8 mi, Scranton).

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.