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18056

ZIP 18056 is Hereford, Pennsylvania, in Berks County; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Berks
Metro area
Reading, PA
Population
1,489
Coordinates
40.4471, -75.5472
☼ Live from 18056 — Hereford, PA

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Where 18056 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 18056
  • 🔢 Type 18056 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSOBI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 18,056 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 37 × 61. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100011010001000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 18055 (Hellertown, PA, 16 mi away) and 18058 (Kunkletown, PA, 31 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 18056 becomes 65081 — and that is a real ZIP code: Tipton, MO, 925 miles away.
  • 👥 51 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01568, 01586, 01865, 05681, 05861, 06518, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85601 in Arivaca, AZ, 2,076 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 86%.
  • 🎯1,214 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 18056 and you would come out at 40.45°S, 104.45°E — 864 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 04m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 17m.
  • 📏 At 1.1 square miles of land, 18056 is bigger than 9% of ZIP codes — about 554 football fields.
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People and housing

Population1,489This ZIP1,489
Households382This ZIP382
Housing units417This ZIP417
Median age27.8This ZIP27.8Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$104,844This ZIP$104,844Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$92,700This ZIP$92,700Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,660This ZIP$1,660Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.9%This ZIP25.9%
Mean commute33.3 minThis ZIP33.3 min
Population density1,301.6 / sq miThis ZIP1,301.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments10This ZIP10
Employees67This ZIP67
Annual payroll$3,129,000This ZIP$3,129,000
Tax returns filed490This ZIP490
Total adjusted gross income$30,085,000This ZIP$30,085,000

Land area

Land area1.14 sq miThis ZIP1.14 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 18056

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ZIP codes near 18056

ZIPCityDistance
18070 Palm, PA 1.2 mi
18092 Zionsville, PA 2.4 mi
18041 East Greenville, PA 2.7 mi
19503 Bally, PA 3.0 mi
19504 Barto, PA 3.0 mi
18068 Old Zionsville, PA 3.1 mi
18062 Macungie, PA 4.4 mi
18011 Alburtis, PA 5.6 mi
18073 Pennsburg, PA 5.7 mi
18968 Spinnerstown, PA 5.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 18056?

18056 is in Hereford, Pennsylvania, in Berks County, part of the Reading, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.4471, -75.5472.

What county is 18056 in?

18056 lies in Berks County.

What time zone is 18056 in?

18056 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 18056?

About 1,489 people live in ZIP code 18056, in 382 households, at 1,301.6 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 18056?

$104,844 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 18056?

The closest are 18070 (1.2 mi), 18092 (2.4 mi), 18041 (2.7 mi), 19503 (3 mi) and 19504 (3 mi).

Is 18056 a PO Box ZIP code?

18056 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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