La Plume TownshipPA
A town of 480, settled in 1876. Home to Keystone College.
Is La Plume Township a good place to live?
34% of residents live below the poverty line in La Plume Township, above both the Pennsylvania town median (7.6%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Among 1,036 Pennsylvania towns, just 1 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than La Plume Township. La Plume Township is home to Keystone College. La Plume Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes La Plume Township stand out
Where La Plume Township beats most towns.
480 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to La Plume Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in La Plume Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in La Plume Township.
With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of La Plume Township’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave La Plume Township for work: only 1% work in town. At 19 minutes, La Plume Township’s average trip to work is where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 26 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Since 2013, La Plume Township has lost 595 jobs, to 33 in 2023.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
La Plume Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers
La Plume Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in La Plume Township is 83°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy La Plume Township is
La Plume Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 5 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 19% of La Plume Township adults binge drink.
| La Plume Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 24% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | La Plume Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 11.6% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults in fair or poor health | 16.2% | 18.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in La Plume Township
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 51% of U.S. communities. Since 2003, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in La Plume Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Steamtown National Historic Site and 18 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around La Plume Township. Close and well known come first.
11 mi National Historic SiteSteamtown National Historic Site61K visitors a year
29 mi LakeLake Wallenpaupack
30 mi State parkRicketts Glen State Park14 mi Theme parkRocky Glen Park
36 mi State parkHickory Run State Park
15 mi Ski areaMontage Mountain Ski Area25 runs · 998 ft verticalPhoto credits
Steamtown National Historic Site: National Park Service, Public domain · Lake Wallenpaupack: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Ricketts Glen State Park: en:User:Msitler, Public domain · Hickory Run State Park: Mtruch, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Montage Mountain Ski Area: Montage Mountain Resorts, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Everything we know about La Plume Township
Colleges nearby
8 within 15 miles of the center of La Plume Township
About 4 of every 100 La Plume Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Keystone College calls La Plume Township home
About La Plume Township
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
La Plume is an unincorporated community in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 6 and Pennsylvania Route 438, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east-southeast of Factoryville. La Plume has a post office with ZIP code 18440. La Plume is located 11 miles northwest of Scranton, one of Pennsylvania's most populous cities.
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- Elevation
- 896 ft
- ZIP code
- 18440
Questions about La Plume Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is La Plume Township, PA a good place to live?
La Plume Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real. Home to Keystone College.