Scranton is a city in Osage County, Kansas, home to about 911 people across 1.1 square miles. Its ZIP code is 66537.
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| Nearest major airport | Kansas City International Airport (MCI)66 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Manhattan Regional Airport (MHK)55 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Kansas City, MO68 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX418 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Scranton; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Scranton had 653 residents in the 2020 census, down 10% since 2000.
It’s the 219th largest of 721 towns in Kansas by population.
Osage County grew from 23,659 residents in 1900 to 15,766 in 2020.
Osage County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 91°F in summer, and winter lows average 22°F. About 38.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Pomona Lake, KS weather station (14 miles away).
1,737 jobs at 261 businesses in Osage County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Scranton.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 1 |
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Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
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