Where We Work: Scranton & Lackawanna County, PA
We waterproof basements across Scranton and the surrounding Lackawanna County towns, PA, covering the full range of older valley foundations that take on water. The whole area shares the same conditions, with homes built on channery valley soil, long wet seasons, and hard freeze-thaw winters. Call 123-456-7890 for a free estimate anywhere in our service area.
Every town below sits in the same Lackawanna River corridor, so the water problems repeat with local twists. We cover Scranton itself along with the boroughs and townships around it. If your town isn't listed, call and ask, since we cover more of the county than we can name here.
Scranton Neighborhoods We Cover
Scranton is the center of our service area, and we work in every section of the city. The water problems shift by neighborhood.
Green Ridge
Green Ridge has one of the most stubborn flooding problems in the city, where an underground creek backs up into basements along Wyoming Avenue after heavy rain. Homes here often need a sump system with a battery backup, not just a drain, because the water arrives fast and with the storms most likely to cut the power.
Keyser Valley
Keyser Valley sits low and floods repeatedly, and it was one of the hardest-hit areas in the September 2023 flooding. Basements here take water from both saturated ground and overwhelmed drainage, so the fix usually combines interior drainage with a backup pump.
Hill Section
The Hill Section holds many of Scranton's older, larger homes, and older homes mean older foundations. Stone and early block walls here are the kind that leak at the mortar joints and bow under soil pressure, so wall repair comes up alongside waterproofing.
Hyde Park
Hyde Park's dense blocks of older housing stock see the full range of basement water problems, from damp walls and musty air to standing water after a storm. Interior drainage and dehumidification are the common fixes.
South Side
South Side has flooded along its lower streets during heavy rain, and its older homes carry the same pre-1940 foundations found across the city. We handle both the standing-water jobs and the slow-seepage ones here.
Lackawanna County Towns We Serve
Beyond the city, we cover the boroughs and townships across Lackawanna County. They share Scranton's valley soil and climate, so the basement problems are the same.
- Dunmore — older borough directly east of Scranton, with the same aging foundations and flash-flood history; basements here flooded during past tropical storm remnants.
- Carbondale — a former coal city at the north end of the county, where mine subsidence is a real consideration alongside water intrusion.
- Dickson City — just north of Scranton, served by the 18519 zip code.
- Olyphant, Blakely, and Archbald — mid-valley boroughs along the Lackawanna River with older housing and recurring flash-flood warnings.
- Jessup and Throop — former mining boroughs where both water and subsidence come up.
- Clarks Summit and the Abingtons — the townships north and west of the city, on higher ground but still subject to saturated soil and freeze-thaw.
- Taylor, Moosic, and Old Forge — the boroughs south of Scranton toward the Luzerne County line, with the same valley foundations.
Why the Whole Valley Shares the Same Problems
The Lackawanna Valley gives every town here the same three forces working on a foundation. First, the channery silt loam soil holds water unevenly and presses it against basement walls. Second, the area's roughly 39 inches of rain a year, plus snowmelt, keeps that soil saturated for long stretches. Third, the freeze-thaw winters widen cracks and mortar joints a little more each season. On top of that, the county's coal-mining history means parts of several towns sit over old mine workings, where subsidence adds its own movement. The fix is tailored to the home, but the underlying conditions are shared valley-wide.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do you cover my town in Lackawanna County?
We cover Scranton and the boroughs and townships across Lackawanna County, including Dunmore, Carbondale, Dickson City, Olyphant, Blakely, Archbald, Jessup, Throop, Clarks Summit, Taylor, Moosic, and Old Forge. The valley towns share the same soil, climate, and foundation types, so the waterproofing we do in Scranton applies across the county. If your town isn't named here, call 123-456-7890 and we'll confirm coverage for your address.
Which Scranton zip codes do you serve?
We serve the Scranton zip codes 18503, 18504, 18505, 18508, 18509, 18510, and 18512, which cover the city's neighborhoods from Green Ridge and the Hill Section to South Side and West Scranton. We also cover 18519, which carries a Scranton mailing address in the Dickson City area. For an address in any surrounding Lackawanna County town, call to confirm.
Does flooding risk change which fix I need?
Flooding risk changes the setup, especially the pump. In low, flood-prone areas like Keyser Valley or near the Green Ridge creek, we treat a battery backup sump pump as a necessity, because the worst water arrives with storms that cut the power. On higher ground, a standard interior drainage system may be enough. The inspection accounts for where the home sits in the valley.
Do towns with mining history need special attention?
Towns with coal-mining history, including Carbondale, Jessup, Throop, and parts of Scranton, warrant a check for mine subsidence alongside water intrusion. Subsidence is settlement from old underground mine workings, and it shows up as cracks and movement much like water damage does. The Pennsylvania DEP maps the at-risk areas, and standard homeowners insurance usually excludes subsidence. We factor it in when a home sits in a mapped zone.
Get a Free Estimate
For basement waterproofing anywhere in Scranton and Lackawanna County, call 123-456-7890 for a free estimate. Contact us or start with the main Scranton page.