Town guide

Lathrop, Pennsylvania

Lathrop is a township in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, home to about 695 people across 20 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 18446 and 18824.

Homes sold for a median of $155 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population69534 per sq mi
Median home value$234,200Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$155Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking38%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Lathrop

2 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Lathrop

Distances

Nearest major airportSyracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR)101 miles away
Closer regional airportWilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP)23 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Newark, NJ106 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+New York, NY118 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Lathrop; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Lathrop

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Lathrop had 766 residents in the 2020 census, down 8% since 2000.

It’s the 2001st largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.

Susquehanna County grew from 40,043 residents in 1900 to 38,434 in 2020.

Lathrop population by census2000: 835, 2010: 841, 2020: 766835200084120107662020

Susquehanna County, 1900–2020

Susquehanna County population, 1900 to 20201900: 40,043, 1910: 37,746, 1920: 34,763, 1930: 33,806, 1940: 33,893, 1950: 31,970, 1960: 33,137, 1970: 34,344, 1980: 37,876, 1990: 40,380, 2000: 42,238, 2010: 43,356, 2020: 38,43440K’00’1035K’20’3034K’40’5033K’60’7038K’80’9042K’00’1038K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

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.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near LathropJan: high 31°F, low 13°F, 3.4 in; Feb: high 33°F, low 13°F, 2.8 in; Mar: high 41°F, low 21°F, 3.6 in; Apr: high 55°F, low 32°F, 4.1 in; May: high 67°F, low 42°F, 4.3 in; Jun: high 75°F, low 52°F, 4.6 in; Jul: high 80°F, low 56°F, 4.6 in; Aug: high 79°F, low 54°F, 3.8 in; Sep: high 71°F, low 47°F, 4.5 in; Oct: high 59°F, low 36°F, 4.1 in; Nov: high 47°F, low 27°F, 3.3 in; Dec: high 36°F, low 19°F, 3.6 in31°13°Jan3.433°13°Feb2.841°21°Mar3.655°32°Apr4.167°42°May4.375°52°Jun4.680°56°Jul4.679°54°Aug3.871°47°Sep4.559°36°Oct4.147°27°Nov3.336°19°Dec3.6Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Montrose, PA weather station (13 miles away).

Jobs in Susquehanna County

7,461 jobs at 855 businesses in Susquehanna County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Susquehanna CountyRetail trade: 1,316 jobs; Mining, oil and gas: 1,108 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 1,049 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 722 jobs; Manufacturing: 495 jobs; Other services: 427 jobs; Professional services: 409 jobs; Construction: 379 jobsRetail trade 18% Mining, oil and gas 15% Health care and social assistance 14% Hotels and restaurants 10% Manufacturing 7% Other services 6% Professional services 6% Construction 5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

9 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Lathrop’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Endless Mountains Health SystemsCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 1 of 5 · Montrose12.9 miles
  • Lehigh Valley Hospital - Dickson CityGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Dickson City16.7 miles
  • Regional Hospital of ScrantonGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Scranton18.8 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors1
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants3
Mental health providers2
Physical and occupational therapists2
Chiropractors1
Pharmacies3

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.

Places in and around Lathrop

Pharmacies (1 nearby)

  • Lech's Pharmacy3.0 mi

Counts are within about 3 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 Lenox, Nicholson Township (Wyoming County), Nicholson Borough, Hop Bottom, Benton Township (Lackawanna County), Springville and Brooklyn.

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