La Plume is a township in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, home to about 454 people across 2.4 square miles. Its ZIP code is 18440, and parts of 18414 and 18419 are in La Plume too.
Homes sold for a median of $175 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 0 of 2 were seller’s markets.
All in La Plume
Mostly Dalton; part is in La Plume
Mostly Factoryville; part is in La Plume
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside La Plume. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)102 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP)16 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Newark, NJ100 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | New York, NY113 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of La Plume; 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.
La Plume had 476 residents in the 2020 census, down 21% since 2000.
It’s the 2208th largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.
Lackawanna County grew from 193,831 residents in 1900 to 215,896 in 2020.
Lackawanna County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 20°F. About 39 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 45 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Wilkes-Barre Intl Ap, PA weather station (16 miles away).
91,059 jobs at 5,198 businesses in Lackawanna 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 La Plume.
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.
Parks (1 nearby)
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Libraries
Counts are within about 1.5 miles 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 Dalton, Factoryville, Clinton Township (Wyoming County), North Abington, Overfield, Benton Township (Lackawanna County), Falls Township, Tunkhannock Township (Wyoming County), Glenburn, West Abington, Waverly, Scott Township (Lackawanna County) and Nicholson Township (Wyoming 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.