Hop Bottom is a borough in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, home to about 291 people across 0.6 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 18824.
Homes sold for a median of $176 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Lenox; part is in Hop Bottom
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Hop Bottom. 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)99 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP)25 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Newark, NJ107 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | New York, NY120 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Hop Bottom; 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.
Hop Bottom had 311 residents in the 2020 census, down 7% since 2000.
It’s the 2365th 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 80°F in summer, and winter lows average 13°F. About 46.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 83 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Montrose, PA weather station (11 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).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Pharmacies
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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Shares ZIP codes with Lenox, Lathrop, Brooklyn and Springville.
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.