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18224

ZIP 18224 is Freeland, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County; area codes 570 and 272; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Luzerne
Population
6,031
Coordinates
41.0246, -75.8893
☼ Live from 18224 — Freeland, PA

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Where 18224 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 18224
  • 🔢 Type 18224 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hZZBI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 18,224 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 17 × 67. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100011100110000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 18223 (Ebervale, PA, 4 mi away) and 18225 (Harleigh, PA, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 18224 becomes 42281, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12248, 12428, 12482, 12824, 12842, 14228, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84122 in Salt Lake City, UT, 1,869 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 85%.
  • 🎯1,193 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 18224 and you would come out at 41.02°S, 104.11°E — 903 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 08m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 13m.
  • 📏 At 14.3 square miles of land, 18224 is bigger than 32% of ZIP codes — room for about 11 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,031This ZIP6,031
Households2,672This ZIP2,672
Housing units3,020This ZIP3,020
Median age42.1This ZIP42.1Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$69,620This ZIP$69,620Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$130,400This ZIP$130,400Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$986This ZIP$986Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.6%This ZIP19.6%
Mean commute24.9 minThis ZIP24.9 min
Population density422.6 / sq miThis ZIP422.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments81This ZIP81
Employees910This ZIP910
Annual payroll$41,211,000This ZIP$41,211,000
Tax returns filed3,260This ZIP3,260
Total adjusted gross income$147,537,000This ZIP$147,537,000

Land area

Land area14.27 sq miThis ZIP14.27 sq mi
Water area0.11 sq miThis ZIP0.11 sq mi

Other place names in 18224

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ZIP codes near 18224

ZIPCityDistance
18221 Drifton, PA 2.2 mi
18223 Ebervale, PA 4.3 mi
18234 Lattimer Mines, PA 4.5 mi
18225 Harleigh, PA 5.2 mi
18239 Milnesville, PA 5.4 mi
18216 Beaver Meadows, PA 5.7 mi
18222 Drums, PA 6.0 mi
18201 Hazleton, PA 6.0 mi
18247 Saint Johns, PA 6.1 mi
18255 Weatherly, PA 7.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 18224?

18224 is in Freeland, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County, part of the Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.0246, -75.8893.

What county is 18224 in?

18224 lies in Luzerne County.

What area code is 18224?

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

What time zone is 18224 in?

18224 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 18224?

About 6,031 people live in ZIP code 18224, in 2,672 households, at 422.6 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 18224?

$69,620 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 18224?

The closest are 18221 (2.2 mi), 18223 (4.3 mi), 18234 (4.5 mi), 18225 (5.2 mi) and 18239 (5.4 mi).

Is 18224 a PO Box ZIP code?

18224 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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