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18229

ZIP 18229 is Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, in Carbon County; area codes 570 and 272; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Carbon
Population
9,248
Coordinates
40.9315, -75.6823
☼ Live from 18229 — Jim Thorpe, PA

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Where 18229 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 18229
  • 🔢 Type 18229 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GZZBI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 18229 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100011100110101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 18225 (Harleigh, PA, 15 mi away) and 18230 (Junedale, PA, 13 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 18229 becomes 92281 — and that is a real ZIP code: Westmorland, CA, 2,249 miles away.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12928, 18922, 21289, 21298, 21829, 28129, …). The farthest-flung twin is 92812 in Anaheim, CA, 2,348 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 86%.
  • 🎯1,204 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 18229 and you would come out at 40.93°S, 104.32°E — 891 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 07m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 14m.
  • 📏 At 55.3 square miles of land, 18229 is bigger than 62% of ZIP codes — room for about 42 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population9,248This ZIP9,248
Households3,839This ZIP3,839
Housing units4,815This ZIP4,815
Median age48.5This ZIP48.5Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$66,875This ZIP$66,875Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$238,800This ZIP$238,800Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,022This ZIP$1,022Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.9%This ZIP25.9%
Mean commute35.1 minThis ZIP35.1 min
Population density167.3 / sq miThis ZIP167.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments187This ZIP187
Employees1,181This ZIP1,181
Annual payroll$41,733,000This ZIP$41,733,000
Tax returns filed4,300This ZIP4,300
Total adjusted gross income$295,693,000This ZIP$295,693,000

Land area

Land area55.29 sq miThis ZIP55.29 sq mi
Water area0.63 sq miThis ZIP0.63 sq mi

Other place names in 18229

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ZIP codes near 18229

ZIPCityDistance
18235 Lehighton, PA 6.7 mi
18210 Albrightsville, PA 6.8 mi
18244 Parryville, PA 7.5 mi
18255 Weatherly, PA 7.7 mi
18030 Bowmanstown, PA 8.9 mi
18624 Lake Harmony, PA 9.1 mi
18071 Palmerton, PA 9.4 mi
18012 Aquashicola, PA 9.6 mi
18240 Nesquehoning, PA 9.6 mi
18333 Kresgeville, PA 10.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 18229?

18229 is in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, in Carbon County, part of the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.9315, -75.6823.

What county is 18229 in?

18229 lies in Carbon County.

What area code is 18229?

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

What time zone is 18229 in?

18229 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 18229?

About 9,248 people live in ZIP code 18229, in 3,839 households, at 167.3 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 18229?

$66,875 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 18229?

The closest are 18235 (6.7 mi), 18210 (6.8 mi), 18244 (7.5 mi), 18255 (7.7 mi) and 18030 (8.9 mi).

Is 18229 a PO Box ZIP code?

18229 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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