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zipcodes.pro — ZIP/18221

18221

ZIP 18221 is Drifton, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County; area codes 570 and 272; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Luzerne
Population
436
Coordinates
41.0015, -75.9190
☼ Live from 18221 — Drifton, PA

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Where 18221 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 18221
  • 🔢 Type 18221 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IZZBI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 18,221 = 7 × 19 × 137. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100011100101101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 18220 (Delano, PA, 14 mi away) and 18222 (Drums, PA, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 18221 becomes 12281, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11228, 12128, 12182, 12812, 12821, 18212, …). The farthest-flung twin is 81122 in Bayfield, CO, 1,704 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 85%.
  • 🎯1,191 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 18221 and you would come out at 41.00°S, 104.08°E — 904 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 08m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 13m.
  • 📏 At 2.1 square miles of land, 18221 is bigger than 12% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population436This ZIP436
Households216This ZIP216
Housing units258This ZIP258
Median age33.7This ZIP33.7Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$71,250This ZIP$71,250Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$204,300This ZIP$204,300Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher9.9%This ZIP9.9%
Population density204.2 / sq miThis ZIP204.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees17This ZIP17
Annual payroll$902,000This ZIP$902,000

Land area

Land area2.14 sq miThis ZIP2.14 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

ZIP codes near 18221

ZIPCityDistance
18223 Ebervale, PA 2.1 mi
18224 Freeland, PA 2.2 mi
18234 Lattimer Mines, PA 2.5 mi
18225 Harleigh, PA 3.1 mi
18239 Milnesville, PA 3.4 mi
18201 Hazleton, PA 3.9 mi
18216 Beaver Meadows, PA 4.4 mi
18247 Saint Johns, PA 4.9 mi
18222 Drums, PA 5.0 mi
18230 Junedale, PA 5.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 18221?

18221 is in Drifton, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County, part of the Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.0015, -75.9190.

What county is 18221 in?

18221 lies in Luzerne County.

What area code is 18221?

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

What time zone is 18221 in?

18221 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 18221?

About 436 people live in ZIP code 18221, in 216 households, at 204.2 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 18221?

$71,250 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 18221?

The closest are 18223 (2.1 mi), 18224 (2.2 mi), 18234 (2.5 mi), 18225 (3.1 mi) and 18239 (3.4 mi).

Is 18221 a PO Box ZIP code?

18221 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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