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West Hazleton ZIP codes, Pennsylvania

No ZIP code is named for West Hazleton, PA; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 18202. Its area codes are 570 and 272.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
5,178
Area codes
570, 272

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

West Hazleton in numbers

About 5,178 people live in West Hazleton, in 1,692 households. The median household income is $34,118 a year, 56% below the Pennsylvania median of $77,971 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $151,800 (40% below the Pennsylvania median), and median gross rent is $1,186 a month. The median age is 33.1; 17.6% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.2% across Pennsylvania); the average commute takes 22 minutes.

Population5,178West Hazleton5,178
Households1,692West Hazleton1,692
Median age33.1West Hazleton33.1Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$34,118West Hazleton$34,118Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$151,800West Hazleton$151,800Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,186West Hazleton$1,186Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.6%West Hazleton17.6%Pennsylvania35.2%US 35.7%
Mean commute22.1 minWest Hazleton22.1 minPennsylvania26.3 minUS 26.4 min
Population density3,279 / sq miWest Hazleton3,279 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering West Hazleton

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

ZIP codes overlapping West Hazleton
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
18202 Hazleton , PA Standard 13,755 $55,153 $212,000

Map of West Hazleton ZIP codes

18202

The ZIP codes of West Hazleton, 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 West Hazleton

The nearest larger towns are Hazleton (30,111 people, 3.2 mi), Mountain Top (11,850 people, 13 mi) and Tamaqua (6,924 people, 13 mi).

Towns near West Hazleton
TownPopulationDistance
Hazleton 30,111 3.2 mi
McAdoo 2,501 5.4 mi
Freeland 3,837 7.5 mi
Weatherly 2,551 10.9 mi
Coaldale 2,514 12.1 mi
Lansford 4,156 12.2 mi
Nesquehoning 3,344 12.5 mi
Mahanoy City 3,507 12.6 mi
Mountain Top 11,850 12.8 mi
Tamaqua 6,924 12.8 mi
Berwick 10,317 13.0 mi
Summit Hill 3,137 13.9 mi
Shenandoah 4,146 14.2 mi
Jim Thorpe 4,540 15.3 mi

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