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18218

ZIP 18218 is Coaldale, Pennsylvania, in Schuylkill County; area codes 272 and 570; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Schuylkill
Metro area
Pottsville, PA
Population
2,514
Coordinates
40.8197, -75.9161
☼ Live from 18218 — Coaldale, PA

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Where 18218 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 18218
  • 🔢 Type 18218 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BIZBI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 18,218 = 2 × 9109. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100011100101010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 18216 (Beaver Meadows, PA, 9 mi away) and 18219 (Conyngham, PA, 14 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 18218 becomes 81281, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 7 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12188, 18812, 18821, 81128, 88112, 88121, …). The farthest-flung twin is 81128 in Chromo, CO, 1,661 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 85%.
  • 🎯1,192 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 18218 and you would come out at 40.82°S, 104.08°E — 895 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 06m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 14m.
  • 📏 At 2.2 square miles of land, 18218 is bigger than 12% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.7 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,514This ZIP2,514
Households959This ZIP959
Housing units1,187This ZIP1,187
Median age35.2This ZIP35.2Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$59,250This ZIP$59,250Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$83,100This ZIP$83,100Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$843This ZIP$843Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher9.3%This ZIP9.3%
Mean commute30.8 minThis ZIP30.8 min
Population density1,155.9 / sq miThis ZIP1,155.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments13This ZIP13
Employees581This ZIP581
Annual payroll$44,781,000This ZIP$44,781,000
Tax returns filed1,030This ZIP1,030
Total adjusted gross income$47,415,000This ZIP$47,415,000

Land area

Land area2.18 sq miThis ZIP2.18 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 18218

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 18218

ZIPCityDistance
18232 Lansford, PA 2.5 mi
18250 Summit Hill, PA 3.0 mi
18252 Tamaqua, PA 4.0 mi
18240 Nesquehoning, PA 4.9 mi
18245 Quakake, PA 6.4 mi
18211 Andreas, PA 6.9 mi
18230 Junedale, PA 7.0 mi
18254 Tresckow, PA 7.1 mi
18231 Kelayres, PA 7.3 mi
17982 Tuscarora, PA 7.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 18218?

18218 is in Coaldale, Pennsylvania, in Schuylkill County, part of the Pottsville, PA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.8197, -75.9161.

What county is 18218 in?

18218 lies in Schuylkill County.

What area code is 18218?

Coaldale uses area codes 272 and 570, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 18218 in?

18218 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 18218?

About 2,514 people live in ZIP code 18218, in 959 households, at 1,155.9 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 18218?

$59,250 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 18218?

The closest are 18232 (2.5 mi), 18250 (3 mi), 18252 (4 mi), 18240 (4.9 mi) and 18245 (6.4 mi).

Is 18218 a PO Box ZIP code?

18218 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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