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Hometown ZIP codes, Pennsylvania

No ZIP code is named for Hometown, PA; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 18252. Its area codes are 570 and 272.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
1,283
Area codes
570, 272

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

Hometown in numbers

About 1,283 people live in Hometown, in 550 households. The median household income is $91,250 a year, 17% above the Pennsylvania median of $77,971 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $220,300 (13% below the Pennsylvania median). The median age is 49.6; 26.5% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.2% across Pennsylvania); the average commute takes 31 minutes.

Population1,283Hometown1,283
Households550Hometown550
Median age49.6Hometown49.6Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$91,250Hometown$91,250Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$220,300Hometown$220,300Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher26.5%Hometown26.5%Pennsylvania35.2%US 35.7%
Mean commute31.1 minHometown31.1 minPennsylvania26.3 minUS 26.4 min
Population density642 / sq miHometown642 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Hometown

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

ZIP codes overlapping Hometown
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
18252 Tamaqua , PA Standard 11,024 $65,257 $156,300

Map of Hometown ZIP codes

18252

The ZIP codes of Hometown, 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 Hometown

The nearest larger towns are Tamaqua (6,924 people, 3.4 mi), Coaldale (2,514 people, 3.7 mi) and Lansford (4,156 people, 5.4 mi).

Towns near Hometown
TownPopulationDistance
Tamaqua 6,924 3.4 mi
Coaldale 2,514 3.7 mi
Lansford 4,156 5.4 mi
McAdoo 2,501 5.5 mi
Summit Hill 3,137 7.3 mi
Mahanoy City 3,507 8.0 mi
Hazleton 30,111 8.9 mi
Nesquehoning 3,344 9.4 mi
West Hazleton 5,178 10.7 mi
Shenandoah 4,146 11.2 mi
Jim Thorpe 4,540 11.3 mi
Weatherly 2,551 12.0 mi
St. Clair 2,754 12.7 mi
Orwigsburg 3,005 13.1 mi

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