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Bear Creek ZIP code, Pennsylvania

The ZIP code for Bear Creek, PA is 18602, and its area codes are 570 and 272.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
628
Area codes
570, 272

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Bear Creek itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Wilkes Barre (3.1 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Bear Creek in numbers

About 628 people live in Bear Creek, in 214 households. The median household income is $160,962 a year, 2.1 times the Pennsylvania median of $77,971 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $412,700 (62% above the Pennsylvania median).

Population628Bear Creek628
Households214Bear Creek214
Median household income$160,962Bear Creek$160,962Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$412,700Bear Creek$412,700Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the ZIP code addressed as Bear Creek. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes addressed as Bear Creek

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Bear Creek
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
18602 Bear Creek , PA Standard 628 $160,962 $412,700

Map of Bear Creek ZIP codes

18602

The ZIP codes of Bear Creek, PA, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Bear Creek

The nearest larger towns are Georgetown (1,880 people, 6.8 mi), Hudson (1,588 people, 7.5 mi) and Laflin (1,459 people, 7.5 mi).

Towns near Bear Creek
TownPopulationDistance
Wilkes-Barre 44,423 7.6 mi
Ashley 2,602 7.8 mi
Plains 4,153 8.0 mi
Mountain Top 11,850 8.6 mi
Kingston 13,397 8.8 mi
Forty Fort 4,252 9.0 mi
Wyoming 3,118 9.5 mi
Dupont 2,559 9.5 mi
Edwardsville 4,932 9.6 mi
Pittston 7,626 9.9 mi
Swoyersville 5,048 10.1 mi
Luzerne 2,723 10.2 mi
West Pittston 4,679 10.2 mi
Avoca 2,526 10.5 mi

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