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Carbondale

The Pioneer City ยท Est. 1851

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Carbondale at a Glance

Carbondale City
8,789
Population
$47,206
Median Household Income
51%
Owner Occupied
2.28
Average Household Size
Housing Tenure
51% Owner Occupied49% Renter
ZIP 18407
14,445
Population
$59,613
Median Household Income
63%
Owner Occupied
2.38
Average Household Size
Housing Tenure
63% Owner Occupied37% Renter
Lackawanna County
216,146
Population
$66,704
Median Household Income
65%
Owner Occupied
2.35
Average Household Size
Housing Tenure
65% Owner Occupied35% Renter

Source - U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey Five-Year Estimates ('24).

About Carbondale

Carbondale grew from the coal discovered by brothers William and Maurice Wurts in 1814. The settlement took the name Carbondale, meaning valley of coal, in the early 1820s and was chartered as a city on March 15, 1851. It is the oldest city in Lackawanna County.

Carbondale is called the Pioneer City. The first deep anthracite mine in the United States opened here, and the Delaware and Hudson Gravity Railroad began hauling coal to Honesdale in 1829. That line carried the Stourbridge Lion, the first steam locomotive run on a commercial track in the country.

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The Carbondale City Hall and Courthouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and the Carbondale Historical Society preserves the city's mining record. Robert Wood Johnson, a co-founder of Johnson and Johnson, and Terry Pegula, owner of the Buffalo Bills and Buffalo Sabres, came from Carbondale.

Carbondale sits about 15 miles northeast of Scranton at the head of the Lackawanna River valley, in Lackawanna County. Its population was 8,828 at the 2020 census. Grand coal-era buildings and affordable frame homes anchor the northern end of the valley.

Current Listings in Carbondale

A selection of active properties.

Active Residential 108-116 Salem Avenue, Carbondale, PA 18407
$1,175,000
108-116 Salem Avenue, Carbondale, PA 18407
Carbondale, PA, 18407
45,000 sf
MLS # 26-2692
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Pending Residential 20 Old Gravity Road, Carbondale, PA 18407
$579,000
20 Old Gravity Road, Carbondale, PA 18407
Carbondale, PA, 18407
4 bd3 ba2,623 sf
MLS # 26-2329
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Active Residential 70 Mill Street, Carbondale, PA 18407
$179,000
70 Mill Street, Carbondale, PA 18407
Carbondale, PA, 18407
4 bd2 ba1,760 sf
MLS # 26-2444
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Active Residential Lease Carbondale
$1,700 / Mo.
Carbondale
Carbondale, PA, 18407
4 bd1 ba1,220 sf
MLS # 26-3354
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Active Residential Lease 26 Maple Avenue 1, Carbondale, PA 18407
$1,600 / Mo.
26 Maple Avenue 1, Carbondale, PA 18407
Carbondale, PA, 18407
3 bd1 ba1,000 sf
MLS # 26-3315
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