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Drifton ZIP code, Pennsylvania

The ZIP code for Drifton, PA is 18221, and its area codes are 570 and 272.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
436
Area codes
570, 272

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Drifton itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Freeland (2.2 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Drifton in numbers

About 436 people live in Drifton, in 216 households. The median household income is $71,250 a year, 9% below the Pennsylvania median of $77,971 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $204,300 (20% below the Pennsylvania median).

Population436Drifton436
Households216Drifton216
Median household income$71,250Drifton$71,250Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$204,300Drifton$204,300Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700

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

ZIP codes addressed as Drifton

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Drifton
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
18221 Drifton , PA Standard 436 $71,250 $204,300

Map of Drifton ZIP codes

18221

The ZIP codes of Drifton, 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 Drifton

The nearest larger towns are Freeland (3,837 people, 1.8 mi), Lattimer (684 people, 2.3 mi) and Harleigh (1,389 people, 2.9 mi).

Towns near Drifton
TownPopulationDistance
Freeland 3,837 1.8 mi
Hazleton 30,111 4.5 mi
West Hazleton 5,178 5.9 mi
Weatherly 2,551 6.6 mi
McAdoo 2,501 7.9 mi
Mountain Top 11,850 9.3 mi
Nesquehoning 3,344 9.9 mi
Lansford 4,156 11.8 mi
Jim Thorpe 4,540 12.4 mi
Coaldale 2,514 12.6 mi
Summit Hill 3,137 12.8 mi
Tamaqua 6,924 13.6 mi
Nanticoke 10,653 14.4 mi
Ashley 2,602 14.6 mi

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