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Throop ZIP codes, Pennsylvania

No ZIP code is named for Throop, PA; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. 2 ZIP codes cover it: 18512 and 18447. Its area codes are 570 and 272.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
2 more
Population
4,081
Area codes
570, 272

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

Throop in numbers

About 4,081 people live in Throop, in 1,903 households. The median household income is $57,462 a year, 26% below the Pennsylvania median of $77,971 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $165,400 (35% below the Pennsylvania median), and median gross rent is $983 a month. The median age is 43.7; 23.9% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.2% across Pennsylvania); the average commute takes 16 minutes.

Population4,081Throop4,081
Households1,903Throop1,903
Median age43.7Throop43.7Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$57,462Throop$57,462Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$165,400Throop$165,400Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$983Throop$983Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.9%Throop23.9%Pennsylvania35.2%US 35.7%
Mean commute15.8 minThroop15.8 minPennsylvania26.3 minUS 26.4 min
Population density821 / sq miThroop821 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Throop

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

ZIP codes overlapping Throop
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
18447 Olyphant , PA Standard 9,470 $66,677 $207,900
18512 Scranton , PA Standard 12,986 $64,708 $176,100

Map of Throop ZIP codes

1844718512

The ZIP codes of Throop, 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 Throop

The nearest larger towns are Olyphant (5,381 people, 1.3 mi), Dunmore (14,181 people, 1.8 mi) and Jessup (4,495 people, 2.8 mi).

Towns near Throop
TownPopulationDistance
Olyphant 5,381 1.3 mi
Dunmore 14,181 1.8 mi
Jessup 4,495 2.8 mi
Dickson City 6,023 3.1 mi
Blakely 6,662 3.3 mi
Scranton 76,033 4.5 mi
Archbald 7,404 5.2 mi
Clarks Summit 5,073 6.9 mi
Taylor 6,265 7.0 mi
Moosic 5,973 8.1 mi
Old Forge 8,573 9.0 mi
Carbondale 8,789 10.3 mi
Avoca 2,526 10.4 mi
Dupont 2,559 11.1 mi

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