Which ZIP code in Lackawanna County has the fastest population growth?

18503 (Scranton), at 30.6%, among 24 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.

Why are some ZIP codes missing?

ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out because their survey estimates swing too much to rank, and so are ZIP codes where the Census Bureau did not publish this figure.

Fastest-growing ZIP codes in Lackawanna County, PA

These are the 24 ZIP codes in Lackawanna County with the fastest population growth, out of 24 with at least 1,000 residents. 18503 (Scranton, 30.6%), 18433 (Jermyn, 17.3%) and 18519 (Scranton, 13.0%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Lackawanna County; the right one depends on who you want to reach, so the same ZIP codes are ranked several ways below.

Fastest-growing ZIP codes in Lackawanna County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Population change	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	18503	Scranton	30.6%	1,629	861	1,050
2	18433	Jermyn	17.3%	7,564	3,074	2,895
3	18519	Scranton	13.0%	5,266	2,396	2,383
4	18512	Scranton	11.3%	12,986	5,897	5,626
5	18407	Carbondale	10.1%	14,445	5,952	6,135
6	18436	Lake Ariel	7.6%	13,569	5,391	7,683
7	18518	Old Forge	7.6%	8,573	3,786	4,077
8	18510	Scranton	7.2%	14,332	5,185	4,940
9	18452	Peckville	7.2%	5,203	2,202	2,166
10	18517	Taylor	6.5%	5,303	1,895	2,493
11	18507	Moosic	5.6%	5,443	2,186	2,368
12	18434	Jessup	4.5%	4,031	1,757	1,936
13	18414	Dalton	4.4%	5,444	2,172	2,206
14	18411	Clarks Summit	4.3%	22,820	8,872	9,392
15	18424	Gouldsboro	3.3%	5,213	2,127	2,268
16	18403	Archbald	3.0%	6,851	3,051	3,302
17	18504	Scranton	2.7%	21,069	8,587	9,087
18	18419	Factoryville	-1.1%	4,734	1,856	1,859
19	18444	Moscow	-1.5%	13,604	5,403	5,486
20	18505	Scranton	-3.6%	20,797	8,441	8,815
21	18509	Scranton	-5.7%	13,055	5,018	5,480
22	18641	Pittston	-7.7%	6,305	2,862	3,156
23	18508	Scranton	-8.3%	11,565	4,683	5,111
24	18447	Olyphant	-11.4%	9,470	4,270	4,753

How we ranked them

Ranked by the change in ACS population estimates between the 2015–2019 and 2020–2024 releases. Both are 5-year averages, and ZIP code areas were redrawn for 2020, so a large change can partly reflect a boundary change. Both periods must have at least 1,000 residents. ZIP codes need at least 1,000 residents to be ranked; 24 of 27 qualify.

Which of these to mail, and why

Growing ZIP codes add households every year, which means new homes, new routes and customers without a go-to provider yet. Check the route map: new subdivisions can appear as new carrier routes.

The top five ZIP codes on this list hold 18,180 households, on 43 carrier routes with 18,089 residential mailboxes. Open any of them on the route map to see each carrier route's own figures before you choose.

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Frequently asked questions

Which ZIP code in Lackawanna County has the fastest population growth?: 18503 (Scranton), at 30.6%, among 24 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.
How is this ranking calculated?: Ranked by the change in ACS population estimates between the 2015–2019 and 2020–2024 releases. Both are 5-year averages, and ZIP code areas were redrawn for 2020, so a large change can partly reflect a boundary change. Both periods must have at least 1,000 residents.
Why are some ZIP codes missing?: ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out because their survey estimates swing too much to rank, and so are ZIP codes where the Census Bureau did not publish this figure.

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