Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania Cities (2024)

Note: As defined by the US Census Bureau, a city's official boundaries often extend miles beyond the city itself and may even cross county lines. As such, several thousand US cities officially exist in two or more counties (and therefore appear on multiple counties' lists of cities.)

35 cities

City
Rank
2024 Pop.
2020 Pop.
Change
Density (/mi²)
Area (mi²)
Type
Scranton175,68276,174-0.16%2,99025.3City
Dunmore214,24214,0180.4%1,5978.9Borough
South Abington township39,6399,5430.46%1,0589.1Township
Carbondale48,7888,818-0.09%2,7103.2City
Old Forge58,6548,4860.49%2,5253.4Borough
Archbald67,5087,3020.68%43917.1Borough
Blakely76,6536,6510%1,7453.8Borough
Taylor86,2356,277-0.18%1,1995.2Borough
Dickson City95,9946,024-0.13%1,2504.8Borough
Moosic105,9935,9470.18%9256.5Borough
Olyphant115,3825,3730.04%9905.4Borough
Clarks Summit125,0585,064-0.04%3,1911.6Borough
Scott township134,6624,6220.43%17127.2Township
Jessup144,4804,511-0.18%6656.7Borough
Throop154,1154,0620.32%8285.0Borough
Newton township162,9502,8280.79%13322.2Township
Spring Brook township172,7962,7440.72%8134.5Township
Avoca182,5312,5030.28%2,4811.0Borough
Roaring Brook township192,3642,2830.98%11021.4Township
Fell township202,3442,3320.21%15315.3Township
Greenfield township212,2782,2630.22%10920.9Township
Taylor township222,2342,296-0.58%9623.3Township
Jermyn232,1282,135-0.09%2,6870.8Borough
Moscow242,0152,023-0.1%7072.8Borough
Waverly township251,8471,853-0.05%4064.6Township
Mayfield261,7621,766-0.06%7202.4Borough
Clifton township271,5171,4861.13%7819.4Township
Clarks Green281,5101,522-0.2%2,8280.5Borough
Ransom township291,4501,3941.19%8217.8Township
Glenburn township301,4321,434-0.07%3084.6Township
Dalton311,2941,2740.39%4293.0Borough
Carbondale township321,1501,1230.7%8313.8Township
Taylor township331,0451,059-0.57%3232.6Township
Thornhurst township341,0151,0070.4%4422.8Township
Vandling35719727-0.28%5481.3Borough

Note: City markers shown outside the county boundary mean that a part of the city extends into this county, but is primarily located in an adjacent county.

What is the largest city in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania?

Scranton is the largest city in Lackawanna County.

What is the smallest city in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania?

Vandling is the smallest city in Lackawanna County.

How many cities are in Lackawanna County?

There are 35 cities in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.

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