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18222

ZIP 18222 is Drums, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County; area codes 570 and 272; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Luzerne
Population
9,789
Coordinates
41.0352, -76.0035
☼ Live from 18222 — Drums, PA

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Where 18222 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 18222
  • 🔢 Type 18222 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZZZBI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 18,222 = 2 × 3 × 3037. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100011100101110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 18221 (Drifton, PA, 5 mi away) and 18223 (Ebervale, PA, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 18222 becomes 22281, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12228, 12822, 21228, 21282, 21822, 22182, …). The farthest-flung twin is 81222 in Coaldale, CO, 1,588 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 85%.
  • 🎯1,187 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 18222 and you would come out at 41.04°S, 104.00°E — 908 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 08m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 13m.
  • 📏 At 37.0 square miles of land, 18222 is bigger than 51% of ZIP codes — room for about 28 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population9,789This ZIP9,789
Households3,500This ZIP3,500
Housing units3,844This ZIP3,844
Median age44.3This ZIP44.3Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$108,581This ZIP$108,581Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$241,000This ZIP$241,000Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,610This ZIP$1,610Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.6%This ZIP29.6%
Mean commute25.8 minThis ZIP25.8 min
Population density264.7 / sq miThis ZIP264.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments160This ZIP160
Employees1,668This ZIP1,668
Annual payroll$64,914,000This ZIP$64,914,000
Tax returns filed5,190This ZIP5,190
Total adjusted gross income$419,842,000This ZIP$419,842,000

Land area

Land area36.98 sq miThis ZIP36.98 sq mi
Water area0.24 sq miThis ZIP0.24 sq mi

Other place names in 18222

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

ZIP codes near 18222

ZIPCityDistance
18247 Saint Johns, PA 0.5 mi
18239 Milnesville, PA 3.4 mi
18234 Lattimer Mines, PA 3.6 mi
18225 Harleigh, PA 4.1 mi
18219 Conyngham, PA 4.2 mi
18251 Sybertsville, PA 4.5 mi
18223 Ebervale, PA 4.6 mi
18221 Drifton, PA 5.0 mi
18660 Wapwallopen, PA 5.4 mi
18224 Freeland, PA 6.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 18222?

18222 is in Drums, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County, part of the Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.0352, -76.0035.

What county is 18222 in?

18222 lies in Luzerne County.

What area code is 18222?

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

What time zone is 18222 in?

18222 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 18222?

About 9,789 people live in ZIP code 18222, in 3,500 households, at 264.7 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 18222?

$108,581 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 18222?

The closest are 18247 (0.5 mi), 18239 (3.4 mi), 18234 (3.6 mi), 18225 (4.1 mi) and 18219 (4.2 mi).

Is 18222 a PO Box ZIP code?

18222 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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