Ararat is a township in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, home to about 478 people across 19 square miles. Its ZIP code is 18465.
Homes sold for a median of $182 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Ararat; also Thompson Borough and Thompson Township (Susquehanna County)
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Ararat. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR)93 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Greater Binghamton/Edwin A Link field (BGM)35 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Newark, NJ104 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | New York, NY116 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Ararat; 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.
Ararat had 529 residents in the 2020 census, up 0% since 2000.
It’s the 2183rd largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.
Susquehanna County grew from 40,043 residents in 1900 to 38,434 in 2020.
Susquehanna County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 77°F in summer, and winter lows average 12°F. About 51.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 69 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Pleasant Mt 1 W, PA weather station (8 miles away).
7,461 jobs at 855 businesses in Susquehanna 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 Ararat.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 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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Shares ZIP codes with Thompson Borough, Thompson Township (Susquehanna County), Gibson, Preston and Jackson Township (Susquehanna County).
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.