Scranton

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Scranton

Total population

75,915

Median home value

$177,500

25.8%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$48,762

Scranton$49k

National$74k

Weather75°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Coordinates41.40°, -75.67°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Scranton is a second A class city in and the county seat of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. With a population of 76,328 at the 2020 census, Scranton is the sixth-most populous city in Pennsylvania and the most populous city in Northeastern Pennsylvania. It is part of the Wyoming Valley metropolitan area, which includes five cities and more than 40 boroughs forming a contiguous urban corridor with an estimated 574,000 residents. It is located 56 miles (90 km) north of Allentown, 104 miles (167 km) north-northwest of Philadelphia, and 99 miles (159 km) west-northwest of New York City.

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Scranton, PA from NOAA NWS API.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Robert Nardelli

American businessman

Harold J. Gibbons

American labor leader (1910–1982)

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Paul Plishka

American operatic bass (1941–2025)

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John Canemaker

American animator

Joseph Minish

American politician (1916-2007)

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Jules Schermer

American film producer (1908-1996)

Percy W. Griffiths

Politician, athlete and coach (1893–1983)

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Cletus Joseph Benjamin

American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church (1909–1961)

Gene Guarilia

American basketball player (1937-2016)

Pat Crowley

American actress (1933–2025)

Allan Jones

American actor and tenor (1907-1992)

Glynn Lunney

NASA engineer (1936-2021)

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Alex Konikowski

American baseball player (1928–1997)

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Catherine D. DeAngelis

American pediatrician and editor of the Journal of the American Medical Association

Cathie Wright

American politician (1929-2012)

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Chuck Cherundolo

American football player and coach

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Pennsylvania

• Avoca
  6 mi away
• Browntown
  8.7 mi away · pop. 1,671
• Jermyn
  10.5 mi away
• Lake Winola
  12.2 mi away
• Forty Fort
  13.8 mi away · pop. 4,252
• Big Bass Lake
  14.4 mi away · pop. 1,428
• Courtdale
  15.3 mi away
• Bear Creek Village
  15.8 mi away
• Misericordia University
  16.3 mi away
• Dallas
  16.7 mi away · pop. 2,692
• Lake Wallenpaupack Estates
  17.8 mi away
• Forest City
  20 mi away · pop. 1,770

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Scranton

Search results from Open Library.

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-09-17 02:45 UTC.