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Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
Jefferson Township is where the Lake Region meets the Scranton commute. It sits in Lackawanna County inside the North Pocono School District, and it is the address buyers choose when they want acreage and a real driveway rather than an association gate.
Who is the local REALTOR® for Jefferson Township, PA? Mark Bond, CRS, of CENTURY 21 Select Group — 1226 Hamlin Hwy, Lake Ariel, PA 18436, about 9 miles from Jefferson Township. He has sold in this market for more than 25 years and is a CENTURY 21® Lake Specialist. Call or text (570) 352-8874.
ZIP
18436 / 18407
Township
Jefferson Township
From NYC
2 hr 20 min
From N. Jersey
1 hr 50 min
North Pocono school district, Lackawanna County
9 miles from Mark's office
Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
The Market
Jefferson Township generally offers more land per dollar than the association communities, with a stronger share of year-round primary residences and fewer weekend owners. Demand is supported by North Pocono School District reputation and by proximity to I-84 and I-380, which puts Scranton, the hospitals and the airport inside a comfortable daily drive.
Mark works Jefferson Township for buyers who want land, privacy and a workable commute, and for sellers whose properties get badly mispriced when an agent compares them to gated-community chalets a few miles east. Different market, different comps.
Year-round homes, chalets and cabins in Jefferson Township — listed, staged, photographed and negotiated by one agent from start to close.
Straight answers on what lakefront, lake view and lake rights actually mean on this water, plus dock permitting and shoreline rules.
Comparative market analysis built from closed sales inside Jefferson Township — not a county-wide average that flatters or punishes your property.
Certified staging and drone, twilight and video work by a trained photojournalist. Most buyers see your house on a phone, from another state, first.
Remote showings, electronic signatures and a title company used to New York and New Jersey buyers who cannot make every appointment.
Buildable lots, acreage and rental-minded purchases, including a frank read on which associations and townships allow short-term rentals.
Life in Jefferson Township
Expect larger lots, private wells and septic systems, and township-maintained or private roads. Cortez, Mount Cobb and the PA-348 corridor anchor the area. You are close enough to Lake Ariel and Lake Wallenpaupack for weekends on the water, without paying association dues to get there.
North Pocono School District, I-84 and I-380 interchanges, PA-348 and PA-247 corridors, Mount Cobb, Cortez, roughly 25 minutes to Scranton and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport.
Getting Here
2 hr 20 min
From Midtown Manhattan
1 hr 50 min
From North Jersey
9 mi
From Mark's Lake Ariel office
Most owners and buyers in Jefferson Township live across a state line — North Jersey, Staten Island, the five boroughs and Long Island. That means showings are stacked into one trip, inspections happen without you, and closings run remotely. Mark builds every out-of-state file around that reality. Read the full New York and New Jersey buyer guide.
Questions
Jefferson Township is in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, immediately west of the Wayne County line and the Lake Ariel area. Addresses commonly use the 18436 and 18407 ZIP codes, and the township is served by the North Pocono School District.
Yes. It is one of the more practical Lake Region addresses for people who work in Scranton or Wilkes-Barre, generally around 25 to 35 minutes depending on where you start, with quick access to I-84 and I-380. That combination of commutability and acreage is why year-round demand holds up better here than in the seasonal communities.
Many do not. Unlike the gated communities in Lake Ariel and around Lake Wallenpaupack, a large share of Jefferson Township properties are on township or private roads without an amenity association. Some private lake communities within the township do carry dues, so confirm for the specific parcel.
Call or text (570) 352-8874 seven days a week, or reach the CENTURY 21 Select Group office at (570) 689-2111. The office is at 1226 Hamlin Hwy, Lake Ariel, PA 18436. You can also send a message through palakehouse.com. There is no form on this page on purpose — Mark answers his own phone.
Nearby
Any Questions. Any Home. Anytime.
Send Mark a listing link and he will tell you what is right and wrong with it — before you drive up. No form, no lead broker, no drip campaign.
Mark Bond, REALTOR® · CENTURY 21 Select Group · 1226 Hamlin Hwy, Lake Ariel, PA 18436 · PA RS228108L
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