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18040

ZIP 18040 is in Easton, Pennsylvania, in Northampton County; area codes 484, 610 and 835; Eastern time. Easton has 5 ZIP codes; the others are 18042, 18043, 18044 and 18045.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Northampton
Population
17,256
Coordinates
40.7459, -75.2257
☼ Live from 18040 — Easton, PA

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Where 18040 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 18040
  • 🔢 Type 18040 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhOBI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 18,040 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 11 × 41. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100011001111000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 18039 (Durham, PA, 12 mi away) and 18041 (East Greenville, PA, 27 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 18040 becomes 04081, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00841, 01084, 01840, 04108, 08014, 08041, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84010 in Bountiful, UT, 1,900 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 87%.
  • 🎯1,229 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 18040 and you would come out at 40.75°S, 104.77°E — 865 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 06m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 15m.
  • 📏 At 17.3 square miles of land, 18040 is bigger than 35% of ZIP codes — room for about 13 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population17,256This ZIP17,256
Households6,668This ZIP6,668
Housing units6,806This ZIP6,806
Median age45.2This ZIP45.2Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$107,016This ZIP$107,016Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$360,800This ZIP$360,800Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,397This ZIP$1,397Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher41.8%This ZIP41.8%
Mean commute30.5 minThis ZIP30.5 min
Population density998.7 / sq miThis ZIP998.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments276This ZIP276
Employees5,288This ZIP5,288
Annual payroll$272,576,000This ZIP$272,576,000
Tax returns filed9,130This ZIP9,130
Total adjusted gross income$909,258,000This ZIP$909,258,000

Land area

Land area17.28 sq miThis ZIP17.28 sq mi
Water area0.31 sq miThis ZIP0.31 sq mi

Other place names in 18040

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ZIP codes near 18040

ZIPCityDistance
18085 Tatamy, PA 1.5 mi
18083 Stockertown, PA 2.1 mi
18063 Martins Creek, PA 3.4 mi
18043 Easton, PA 4.0 mi
18044 Easton, PA 4.0 mi
18045 Easton, PA 4.5 mi
18064 Nazareth, PA 4.8 mi
08865 Phillipsburg, NJ 4.9 mi
18072 Pen Argyl, PA 7.0 mi
18042 Easton, PA 7.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 18040?

18040 is in Easton, Pennsylvania, in Northampton County, part of the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.7459, -75.2257.

What county is 18040 in?

18040 lies in Northampton County.

What area code is 18040?

Easton uses area codes 484, 610 and 835, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 18040 in?

18040 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 18040?

About 17,256 people live in ZIP code 18040, in 6,668 households, at 998.7 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 18040?

$107,016 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 18040?

The closest are 18085 (1.5 mi), 18083 (2.1 mi), 18063 (3.4 mi), 18043 (4 mi) and 18044 (4 mi).

Is 18040 a PO Box ZIP code?

18040 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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