Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania

Lackawanna County profile, demographic data, and geographic information.

Local Government & Public Administration

Authoritative general-purpose local government units serving this area U.S. Census Bureau GUS (2026) / GMAF

Government Unit	Unit Type	Jurisdiction Role	Contact / Address
COUNTY OF LACKAWANNA GUS Population: 216,859 (2024) ID: 191328	County	Official County Government	Contact: CHAIRMAN 200 ADAMS AVE, 6TH FLOOR, SCRANTON PA 18503-1607
CITY OF SCRANTON GUS Population: 75,905 (2024) ID: 133567	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: BUSINESS ADMINISTRATOR 340 N WASHINGTON AVE, OFC, SCRANTON PA 18503-1582
BOROUGH OF DUNMORE GUS Population: 14,249 (2024) ID: 173992	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: MAYOR 400 S BLAKELY ST, DUNMORE PA 18512-2235
TOWNSHIP OF SOUTH ABINGTON GUS Population: 9,623 (2024) ID: 211843	Township	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: MANAGER PO BOX 259, CHINCHILLA PA 18410-0259
CITY OF CARBONDALE GUS Population: 8,805 (2024) ID: 173991	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: FINANCE DIRECTOR 1 N MAIN ST, STE 1, CARBONDALE PA 18407-2356
BOROUGH OF OLD FORGE GUS Population: 8,654 (2024) ID: 173995	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: MAYOR 310 S MAIN STREET, OLD FORGE PA 18518
BOROUGH OF ARCHBALD GUS Population: 7,508 (2024) ID: 173989	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: MAYOR 400 CHURCH ST, STE 1, ARCHBALD PA 18403-2154
BOROUGH OF BLAKELY GUS Population: 6,659 (2024) ID: 173990	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: BUROUGH MANAGER 1439 MAIN ST, 2, PECKVILLE PA 18452-2097
BOROUGH OF TAYLOR GUS Population: 6,252 (2024) ID: 173996	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: BOROUGH MANAGER 122 UNION ST, TAYLOR PA 18517-1797
BOROUGH OF MOOSIC GUS Population: 6,018 (2024) ID: 212243	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: BORO SECRETARY 715 MAIN ST, MOOSIC PA 18507-1096
BOROUGH OF DICKSON CITY GUS Population: 6,010 (2024) ID: 111981	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: MAYOR 901 ENTERPRISE STREET, DICKSON CITY PA 18519-1517
BOROUGH OF OLYPHANT GUS Population: 5,397 (2024) ID: 111982	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: TOWN MANAGER 113 WILLOW AVE, REAR, OLYPHANT PA 18447-2508
BOROUGH OF CLARKS SUMMIT GUS Population: 5,089 (2024) ID: 212097	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: BOROUGH MANAGER 304 S STATE ST, CLARKS SUMMIT PA 18411-1592
TOWNSHIP OF SCOTT GUS Population: 4,690 (2024) ID: 174526	Township	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: SECRETARY TREASURER 1038 MONTDALE RD, OLYPHANT PA 18447-9773
BOROUGH OF JESSUP GUS Population: 4,503 (2024) ID: 173998	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: SECY TREAS 395 LANE ST, JESSUP PA 18434-1449
BOROUGH OF THROOP GUS Population: 4,125 (2024) ID: 192218	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: MAYOR 436 SANDERSON ST, THROOP PA 18512-1224
TOWNSHIP OF JEFFERSON GUS Population: 3,890 (2024) ID: 174521	Township	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: CHAIRMAN 487 CORTEZ RD, LAKE ARIEL PA 18436-3705
TOWNSHIP OF NEWTON GUS Population: 2,941 (2024) ID: 174524	Township	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: SEC TREAS 1528 NEWTON RANSOM BLVD, CLARKS SUMMIT PA 18411-9687
TOWNSHIP OF SPRING BROOK GUS Population: 2,802 (2024) ID: 112212	Township	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: SECRETARY 966 STATE ROUTE 307, SPRNG BRK TWP PA 18444-6455
TOWNSHIP OF MADISON GUS Population: 2,495 (2024) ID: 174523	Township	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: SECRETARY TREASURER 3200 MADISONVILLE RD, MADISON TOWNSHIP PA 18444-6758
TOWNSHIP OF ROARING BROOK GUS Population: 2,361 (2024) ID: 174525	Township	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: OFFICE MANAGER 430 BLUE SHUTTERS RD, SPRING BROOK TOWNSHIP PA 18444-7619
TOWNSHIP OF FELL GUS Population: 2,344 (2024) ID: 174520	Township	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: CHAIRMAN 1 VETERANS RD, CARBONDALE PA 18407-1341
TOWNSHIP OF GREENFIELD GUS Population: 2,281 (2024) ID: 112211	Township	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: SECRETARY TREAS 291 HICKORY RIDGE RD, GREENFIELD TOWNSHIP PA 18407-3505
TOWNSHIP OF COVINGTON GUS Population: 2,258 (2024) ID: 212240	Township	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: CHAIR TWP SUPERVISORS 20 MOFFAT DR, COVINGTON TOWNSHIP PA 18444-7880
BOROUGH OF JERMYN GUS Population: 2,135 (2024) ID: 133566	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: MAYOR 440 JEFFERSON AVE, JERMYN PA 18433-1316
BOROUGH OF MOSCOW GUS Population: 2,020 (2024) ID: 173994	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: SECRETARY/TREASURER 123 VAN BRUNT ST, MOSCOW PA 18444-9254
TOWNSHIP OF WAVERLY GUS Population: 1,855 (2024) ID: 133795	Township	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: CHAIRMAN PO BOX 8, WAVERLY PA 18471-0008
BOROUGH OF MAYFIELD GUS Population: 1,766 (2024) ID: 173993	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: MAYOR 739 PENN AVE, MAYFIELD PA 18433-1908
TOWNSHIP OF BENTON GUS Population: 1,742 (2024) ID: 174518	Township	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: SEVRETARY/TREASURER 236 SHICKSHINNY RD, BENTON PA 17814-7868
BOROUGH OF CLARKS GREEN GUS Population: 1,519 (2024) ID: 191347	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: MAYOR 104 N ABINGTON RD, CLARKS GREEN PA 18411
TOWNSHIP OF CLIFTON GUS Population: 1,512 (2024) ID: 202495	Township	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: SECRETARY TREASURER 361 STATE ROUTE 435, CLIFTON PA 18424-7781
TOWNSHIP OF RANSOM GUS Population: 1,447 (2024) ID: 133799	Township	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: SECRETARY/TREASURER 2435 HICKORY LN, CLARKS SUMMIT PA 18411-9636
TOWNSHIP OF GLENBURN GUS Population: 1,439 (2024) ID: 133797	Township	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: SEC TREAS PO BOX 694, DALTON PA 18414-0694
BOROUGH OF DALTON GUS Population: 1,293 (2024) ID: 133565	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: SECRETARY/TREASURER PO BOX 95, DALTON PA 18414-0095
TOWNSHIP OF CARBONDALE GUS Population: 1,150 (2024) ID: 133796	Township	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: SUPERVISOR 215 MAIN ST, CHILDS PA 18407-2938
TOWNSHIP OF THORNHURST GUS Population: 1,014 (2024) ID: 133798	Township	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: SUPERVISOR PO BOX 129A, THORNHURST PA 18424
TOWNSHIP OF ELMHURST GUS Population: 840 (2024) ID: 174519	Township	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: MUNICIPAL SECRETARY 112 MUNICIPAL LN, ELMHURST TOWNSHIP PA 18444-8548
TOWNSHIP OF NORTH ABINGTON GUS Population: 750 (2024) ID: 187322	Township	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: TOWN SUPERVISOR PO BOX 462, DALTON PA 18414-0462
BOROUGH OF VANDLING GUS Population: 723 (2024) ID: 173997	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: MAYOR 449 HILLSIDE ST, VANDLING PA 18421-1511
TOWNSHIP OF LA PLUME GUS Population: 480 (2024) ID: 174522	Township	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: SECY TREAS 2055 HICKORY RIDGE RD, FACTORYVILLE PA 18419-1904
TOWNSHIP OF WEST ABINGTON GUS Population: 315 (2024) ID: 174527	Township	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: CHAIRMAN PO BOX 10, DALTON PA 18414-0010