ABOUT US

Office Hours

Monday – Thursday: 8am to 4pm

Friday: By Appointment

      Demographics

  • Lowest Elevation: Susquehanna River, 514 ft.

  • Highest Elevation: Bald Mountain, 2,240 ft.

  • Population: 1397 (2020 Census)

  • Median Age: 55.2 years

  • Housing Units: 595

  • Household Income: $59,886

  • Road System (State Et Local): 32.12 linear miles

  • School District: Abington Heights

Our Roots

Ransom Township was created in 1849 from Exeter and Newton townships and named in honor of Captain Samuel Ransom, who raised a company in 1777 for the defense of the Wyoming Valley and fell in the Wyoming Massacre of 1778. The township’s pioneer and founder, John Gardner, was also Lackawanna County’s first settler.

   Tax Information

Lackawanna County has performed a property reassessment for the purpose of updating the tax rolls to match the actual value of the property. Tax rates are no longer based on a percentage of the value of the property, but on the assessed market value.

2026 Tax Millage Rates

Lackawanna County 5.79 mills

Ransom Township .518 mills

Abington Heights School District 9.9129 mills

Additionally, Abington Heights and Ransom Township each have a .5 occupational privilege tax and a real estate transfer tax of 1% is split between the two.

 

 

Voting Districts

  • District 1 –  Municipal Building (2435 Hickory Lane)
  • District 2 – Mount Dewey  (1101 Community Drive)
  • District 3 – Ransom Hall (2379 Newton Ransom Blvd)

Our Zip Codes

  • Ransom Township, 18411
  • Ransom Township, 18504
  • Ransom Township, 18653

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