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Sterling ZIP code, Pennsylvania

The ZIP code for Sterling, PA is 18463, and its area codes are 570 and 272.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
268
Area codes
570, 272

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Sterling itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Newfoundland (3.6 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Sterling in numbers

About 268 people live in Sterling, in 109 households. The median household income is $100,972 a year, 29% above the Pennsylvania median of $77,971 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $325,000 (28% above the Pennsylvania median).

Population268Sterling268
Households109Sterling109
Median household income$100,972Sterling$100,972Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$325,000Sterling$325,000Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700

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

ZIP codes addressed as Sterling

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Sterling
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
18463 Sterling , PA Standard 268 $100,972 $325,000

Map of Sterling ZIP codes

18463

The ZIP codes of Sterling, 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 Sterling

The nearest larger towns are Pocono Springs (835 people, 4.8 mi), The Hideout (2,432 people, 6.3 mi) and Wallenpaupack Lake Estates (1,232 people, 6.6 mi).

Towns near Sterling
TownPopulationDistance
Jessup 4,495 11.1 mi
Olyphant 5,381 12.4 mi
Dunmore 14,181 12.6 mi
Throop 4,081 12.7 mi
Archbald 7,404 14.1 mi
Blakely 6,662 14.9 mi
Scranton 76,033 15.3 mi
Mount Pocono 3,072 15.6 mi
Dickson City 6,023 15.7 mi
Carbondale 8,789 16.8 mi
Moosic 5,973 16.8 mi
Honesdale 4,467 17.2 mi
Hemlock Farms 3,392 17.3 mi
Taylor 6,265 17.7 mi

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