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Forty Fort ZIP codes, Pennsylvania

No ZIP code is named for Forty Fort, PA; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 18704. Its area codes are 570 and 272.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
4,252
Area codes
570, 272

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Forty Fort itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Kingston (0.0 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Forty Fort in numbers

About 4,252 people live in Forty Fort, in 1,844 households. The median household income is $74,432 a year, 5% below the Pennsylvania median of $77,971 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $173,000 (32% below the Pennsylvania median), and median gross rent is $998 a month. The median age is 40.2; 28.6% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.2% across Pennsylvania); the average commute takes 20 minutes.

Population4,252Forty Fort4,252
Households1,844Forty Fort1,844
Median age40.2Forty Fort40.2Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$74,432Forty Fort$74,432Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$173,000Forty Fort$173,000Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$998Forty Fort$998Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher28.6%Forty Fort28.6%Pennsylvania35.2%US 35.7%
Mean commute20.0 minForty Fort20.0 minPennsylvania26.3 minUS 26.4 min
Population density3,258 / sq miForty Fort3,258 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Forty Fort

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

ZIP codes overlapping Forty Fort
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
18704 Kingston , PA Standard 31,149 $64,444 $162,000

Map of Forty Fort ZIP codes

18704

The ZIP codes of Forty Fort, 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 Forty Fort

The nearest larger towns are Kingston (13,397 people, 1.3 mi), Swoyersville (5,048 people, 1.3 mi) and Wilkes-Barre (44,423 people, 2.3 mi).

Towns near Forty Fort
TownPopulationDistance
Plains 4,153 1.1 mi
Kingston 13,397 1.3 mi
Swoyersville 5,048 1.3 mi
Luzerne 2,723 1.3 mi
Wilkes-Barre 44,423 2.3 mi
Edwardsville 4,932 2.3 mi
Wyoming 3,118 2.4 mi
West Wyoming 2,662 3.0 mi
Larksville 4,255 3.2 mi
Exeter 5,541 4.6 mi
Ashley 2,602 4.8 mi
Plymouth 5,770 4.9 mi
West Pittston 4,679 5.1 mi
Pittston 7,626 5.6 mi

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