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Drums ZIP code, Pennsylvania

The ZIP code for Drums, PA is 18222, and its area codes are 570 and 272.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
9,789
Area codes
570, 272

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Drums itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Wapwallopen (5.4 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Drums in numbers

About 9,789 people live in Drums, in 3,500 households. The median household income is $108,581 a year, 39% above the Pennsylvania median of $77,971 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $241,000 (5% below the Pennsylvania median).

Population9,789Drums9,789
Households3,500Drums3,500
Median household income$108,581Drums$108,581Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$241,000Drums$241,000Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700

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

ZIP codes addressed as Drums

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Drums
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
18222 Drums , PA Standard 9,789 $108,581 $241,000

Map of Drums ZIP codes

18222

The ZIP codes of Drums, 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 Drums

The nearest larger towns are Hazleton (30,111 people, 6.1 mi), Mountain Top (11,850 people, 8.6 mi) and Nanticoke (10,653 people, 11 mi).

Towns near Drums
TownPopulationDistance
West Hazleton 5,178 4.4 mi
Freeland 3,837 5.7 mi
Hazleton 30,111 6.1 mi
Mountain Top 11,850 8.6 mi
McAdoo 2,501 9.3 mi
Nanticoke 10,653 11.4 mi
Weatherly 2,551 11.5 mi
Berwick 10,317 13.0 mi
Ashley 2,602 13.4 mi
Nesquehoning 3,344 14.4 mi
Plymouth 5,770 14.5 mi
Lansford 4,156 15.3 mi
Coaldale 2,514 15.6 mi
Wilkes-Barre 44,423 16.0 mi

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