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Bethlehem ZIP codes, Pennsylvania

Bethlehem, PA has 6 ZIP codes (18017, 18018, 18015, 18020, 18016 and 18025) and area codes 610, 484 and 835. The largest is 18017.

USPS city name
6 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
77,956
Area codes
610, 484, 835

Mail addressed to Bethlehem uses the ZIP codes above. 1 more ZIP code covers part of the city but is addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

Bethlehem in numbers

About 77,956 people live in Bethlehem, in 31,052 households, the 6th-largest of Pennsylvania's 1,944 census places. The median household income is $68,879 a year, 12% below the Pennsylvania median of $77,971 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $260,400 (about the same as the Pennsylvania median), and median gross rent is $1,382 a month. The median age is 36.1; 36.0% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.2% across Pennsylvania); the average commute takes 22 minutes.

Population77,956Bethlehem77,956
Households31,052Bethlehem31,052
Median age36.1Bethlehem36.1Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$68,879Bethlehem$68,879Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$260,400Bethlehem$260,400Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,382Bethlehem$1,382Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher36.0%Bethlehem36.0%Pennsylvania35.2%US 35.7%
Mean commute22.1 minBethlehem22.1 minPennsylvania26.3 minUS 26.4 min
Population density4,078 / sq miBethlehem4,078 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place Bethlehem city. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes addressed as Bethlehem

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Bethlehem
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
18017 Bethlehem , PA Standard 40,640 $91,173 $336,100
18018 Bethlehem , PA Standard 32,965 $75,417 $250,900
18015 Bethlehem , PA Standard 34,852 $60,800 $281,700
18020 Bethlehem , PA Standard 21,204 $126,166 $370,200
18016 Bethlehem , PA No street area — — —
18025 Bethlehem , PA No street area — — —

Other ZIP codes overlapping Bethlehem

These ZIP codes cover part of Bethlehem but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Bethlehem
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
18055 Hellertown , PA Standard 12,117 $90,234 $324,000

Map of Bethlehem ZIP codes

The ZIP codes of Bethlehem, 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 Bethlehem

The nearest larger towns are Allentown (125,976 people, 6.2 mi), Reading (95,242 people, 35 mi) and Trenton, NJ (90,338 people, 42 mi).

Towns near Bethlehem
TownPopulationDistance
Freemansburg 2,894 1.5 mi
Fountain Hill 4,834 2.2 mi
Middletown 7,628 2.6 mi
Hellertown 6,118 3.5 mi
Catasauqua 6,541 5.2 mi
Fullerton 16,724 5.9 mi
North Catasauqua 3,014 6.1 mi
Allentown 125,976 6.2 mi
Palmer Heights 3,624 6.8 mi
Hokendauqua 3,145 7.0 mi
Bath 2,864 7.2 mi
Coplay 3,466 7.4 mi
Northampton 10,400 7.6 mi
Wilson 8,183 7.7 mi

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