Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
County seat: Scranton · Population 216,502 (2025) · 459 sq mi
Lackawanna County is the 17th most populous of Pennsylvania's 67 counties, with 216,502 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Scranton. It is part of the District 4 region, one of the 11 PennDOT engineering districts. The map shows its 19 cities and towns and the 5 neighboring counties.
Lackawanna County facts
- County seat
- Scranton
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 216,502 +0.3% since 2020
- Land area
- 459 sq mi 48th largest of 67
- Water area
- 6 sq mi
- Population density
- 472 per sq mi
- Established
- 1878
- Named after
- Lackawanna River river in Pennsylvania, United States
- Largest city
- Scranton 75,514
- Median household income
- $66,223
- Cities and towns
- 19 plus 7 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 29
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 42069
Cities and towns in Lackawanna County
Lackawanna County has 19 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Lackawanna County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scranton (county seat) | City | 75,514 | |
| Dunmore | Borough | 14,249 | |
| Carbondale | City | 8,731 | |
| Old Forge | Borough | 8,640 | |
| Archbald | Borough | 7,598 | |
| Blakely | Borough | 6,611 | |
| Taylor | Borough | 6,232 | |
| Moosic | Borough | 5,989 | |
| Dickson City | Borough | 5,976 | |
| Olyphant | Borough | 5,390 | |
| Clarks Summit | Borough | 5,069 | |
| Jessup | Borough | 4,506 | |
| Throop | Borough | 4,113 | |
| Jermyn | Borough | 2,109 | |
| Moscow | Borough | 1,996 | |
| Mayfield | Borough | 1,749 | |
| Clarks Green | Borough | 1,519 | |
| Dalton | Borough | 1,296 | |
| Vandling | Borough | 715 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Chinchilla | 2,213 | |
| Mount Cobb | 2,065 | |
| Simpson | 1,475 | |
| Big Bass Lake | 1,042 | Wayne County |
| Glenburn | 989 | |
| Waverly | 653 | |
| Eagle Lake | 0 |
ZIP codes in Lackawanna County
29 ZIP codes reach into Lackawanna County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 18403
- 18407 also Susquehanna County
- 18411
- 18414 also Wyoming County
- 18419 also Wyoming and Susquehanna counties
- 18420
- 18421 also Susquehanna and Wayne counties
- 18424 also Wayne, Monroe and Luzerne counties
- 18433
- 18434
- 18436 also Wayne County
- 18440
- 18444 also Wayne County
- 18446 also Susquehanna and Wyoming counties
- 18447
- 18452
- 18471
- 18503
- 18504
- 18505
- 18507
- 18508
- 18509
- 18510
- 18512
- 18517
- 18518
- 18519
- 18641 also Luzerne County
Population of Lackawanna County, 2020–2025
Lackawanna County grew by 588 people (+0.3%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 4,486 more deaths than births and a net gain of 5,118 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 215,529 |
| 2021 | 216,081 |
| 2022 | 215,714 |
| 2023 | 216,257 |
| 2024 | 216,418 |
| 2025 | 216,502 |
Neighboring counties
- Wayne County northeast · 51,703 people
- Luzerne County southwest · 332,126 people
- Wyoming County west · 25,790 people
- Susquehanna County north · 38,237 people
- Monroe County southeast · 167,179 people
Printable Lackawanna County map
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Sources
- Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files (1:500,000).
- Population: Census Bureau county and city estimates, Vintage 2025. CDP populations: American Community Survey 2020–2024.
- Places and ZIP codes: Census Bureau 2026 Gazetteer and 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area relationship files.
- County seat, founding year and name origin: Wikidata (CC0), checked against state sources.
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