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18053

ZIP 18053 is Germansville, Pennsylvania, in Lehigh County; area codes 484, 610 and 835; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Lehigh
Population
2,344
Coordinates
40.7192, -75.7041
☼ Live from 18053 — Germansville, PA

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Where 18053 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 18053
  • 🔢 Type 18053 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ESOBI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 18,053 = 7 × 2579. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100011010000101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 18052 (Whitehall, PA, 11 mi away) and 18054 (Green Lane, PA, 29 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 18053 becomes 35081, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 55 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01538, 01583, 01835, 01853, 03581, 03815, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83501 in Lewiston, ID, 2,077 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 86%.
  • 🎯1,204 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 18053 and you would come out at 40.72°S, 104.30°E — 882 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 06m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 15m.
  • 📏 At 18.3 square miles of land, 18053 is bigger than 36% of ZIP codes — room for about 14 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,344This ZIP2,344
Households918This ZIP918
Housing units938This ZIP938
Median age45.5This ZIP45.5Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$83,370This ZIP$83,370Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$303,100This ZIP$303,100Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,134This ZIP$1,134Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.7%This ZIP23.7%
Mean commute27.8 minThis ZIP27.8 min
Population density128.3 / sq miThis ZIP128.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments27This ZIP27
Employees172This ZIP172
Annual payroll$9,917,000This ZIP$9,917,000
Tax returns filed1,220This ZIP1,220
Total adjusted gross income$92,786,000This ZIP$92,786,000

Land area

Land area18.27 sq miThis ZIP18.27 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi

ZIP codes near 18053

ZIPCityDistance
18079 Slatedale, PA 3.0 mi
18080 Slatington, PA 3.5 mi
18212 Ashfield, PA 3.8 mi
18066 New Tripoli, PA 4.2 mi
18065 Neffs, PA 5.0 mi
18078 Schnecksville, PA 5.5 mi
18030 Bowmanstown, PA 6.2 mi
18211 Andreas, PA 6.8 mi
18244 Parryville, PA 7.4 mi
18069 Orefield, PA 8.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 18053?

18053 is in Germansville, Pennsylvania, in Lehigh County, part of the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.7192, -75.7041.

What county is 18053 in?

18053 lies in Lehigh County.

What area code is 18053?

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

What time zone is 18053 in?

18053 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 18053?

About 2,344 people live in ZIP code 18053, in 918 households, at 128.3 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 18053?

$83,370 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 18053?

The closest are 18079 (3 mi), 18080 (3.5 mi), 18212 (3.8 mi), 18066 (4.2 mi) and 18065 (5 mi).

Is 18053 a PO Box ZIP code?

18053 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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