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Prompton ZIP code, Pennsylvania

The ZIP code for Prompton, PA is 18456, and its area code is 570.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
248
Area code
570

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Prompton itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, South Canaan (3.2 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

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

Prompton in numbers

About 248 people live in Prompton, in 93 households. The median household income is $70,625 a year, 9% below the Pennsylvania median of $77,971 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $174,000 (32% below the Pennsylvania median), and median gross rent is $1,100 a month. The median age is 45.1; 22.6% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.2% across Pennsylvania); the average commute takes 17 minutes.

Population248Prompton248
Households93Prompton93
Median age45.1Prompton45.1Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$70,625Prompton$70,625Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$174,000Prompton$174,000Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,100Prompton$1,100Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.6%Prompton22.6%Pennsylvania35.2%US 35.7%
Mean commute17.4 minPrompton17.4 minPennsylvania26.3 minUS 26.4 min
Population density162 / sq miPrompton162 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Prompton

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Prompton
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
18456 Prompton , PA Standard 319 $69,750 $254,200

Other ZIP codes overlapping Prompton

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

ZIP codes overlapping Prompton
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
18431 Honesdale , PA Standard 12,775 $56,779 $230,200

Map of Prompton ZIP codes

18456

The ZIP codes of Prompton, 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 Prompton

The nearest larger towns are Bethany (279 people, 2.4 mi), Honesdale (4,467 people, 4.0 mi) and Waymart (1,114 people, 4.1 mi).

Towns near Prompton
TownPopulationDistance
Honesdale 4,467 4.0 mi
Carbondale 8,789 9.4 mi
Archbald 7,404 13.1 mi
Jessup 4,495 14.9 mi
Blakely 6,662 16.1 mi
Olyphant 5,381 16.3 mi
Throop 4,081 17.5 mi
Dickson City 6,023 18.3 mi
Dunmore 14,181 19.1 mi
Clarks Summit 5,073 21.0 mi
Scranton 76,033 22.0 mi
Hemlock Farms 3,392 23.9 mi
Taylor 6,265 24.4 mi
Moosic 5,973 25.6 mi

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