ZIP Code 18653

18653 is one of Pennsylvania's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Ransom, Lackawanna County.

City: Ransom
County: Lackawanna County
State: Pennsylvania
Prefix: 186xx

Where this code sits

18653 is part of the 186xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Ransom.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 18653 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 18653

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 18653.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 18643	2.0 mi	Pittston, PA
ZIP code 18642	4.6 mi	Duryea, PA
ZIP code 18518	4.7 mi	Old Forge, PA
ZIP code 18615	5.3 mi	Falls, PA
ZIP code 18644	5.4 mi	Wyoming, PA
ZIP code 18517	5.6 mi	Taylor, PA
ZIP code 18640	5.6 mi	Pittston, PA
ZIP code 18515	6.1 mi	Scranton, PA

Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance. Where a place has no Census Gazetteer point, its postal centroid is used instead.

Each point is the reference point for 18653, plotted from its record coordinates.

Reference points and footprint
Not an official NANPA boundary
Not a USPS delivery area

Scope ZIP code 18653. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated 15 July 2026. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes, not an area; the point shown is a record coordinate, not a centre.