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18234

ZIP 18234 is Lattimer Mines, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County; area codes 570 and 272; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Luzerne
Population
616
Coordinates
40.9926, -75.9645
☼ Live from 18234 — Lattimer Mines, PA

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Where 18234 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 18234
  • 🔢 Type 18234 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hEZBI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 18,234 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 1013. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100011100111010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 18232 (Lansford, PA, 12 mi away) and 18235 (Lehighton, PA, 18 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 18234 becomes 43281, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 55 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12438, 12483, 12834, 12843, 13428, 13482, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84123 in Salt Lake City, UT, 1,867 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 85%.
  • 🎯1,189 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 18234 and you would come out at 40.99°S, 104.04°E — 905 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 08m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 13m.
  • 📏 At 0.253 square miles of land, 18234 is bigger than 3% of ZIP codes — about 122 football fields.
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People and housing

Population616This ZIP616
Households333This ZIP333
Housing units333This ZIP333
Median age65.4This ZIP65.4Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$30,949This ZIP$30,949Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$232,700This ZIP$232,700Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%
Population density2,434.8 / sq miThis ZIP2,434.8 / sq mi

Land area

Land area0.25 sq miThis ZIP0.25 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 18234

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

ZIP codes near 18234

ZIPCityDistance
18225 Harleigh, PA 0.9 mi
18239 Milnesville, PA 0.9 mi
18223 Ebervale, PA 1.0 mi
18221 Drifton, PA 2.5 mi
18201 Hazleton, PA 2.9 mi
18247 Saint Johns, PA 3.3 mi
18222 Drums, PA 3.6 mi
18224 Freeland, PA 4.5 mi
18219 Conyngham, PA 4.9 mi
18202 Hazleton, PA 5.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 18234?

18234 is in Lattimer Mines, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County, part of the Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.9926, -75.9645.

What county is 18234 in?

18234 lies in Luzerne County.

What area code is 18234?

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

What time zone is 18234 in?

18234 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 18234?

About 616 people live in ZIP code 18234, in 333 households, at 2,434.8 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 18234?

$30,949 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 18234?

The closest are 18225 (0.9 mi), 18239 (0.9 mi), 18223 (1 mi), 18221 (2.5 mi) and 18201 (2.9 mi).

Is 18234 a PO Box ZIP code?

18234 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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