18242
ZIP 18242 is Oneida, Pennsylvania, in Schuylkill County; area codes 570 and 272; Eastern time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- County
- Schuylkill
- Metro area
- Pottsville, PA
- Population
- 371
- Coordinates
- 40.9060, -76.1235
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Where 18242 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 18242 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhZBI — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 18,242 = 2 × 7 × 1303. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
100011101000010 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 18241 (Nuremberg, PA, 3 mi away) and 18244 (Parryville, PA, 24 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 18242 becomes 24281 — and that is a real ZIP code: Rose Hill, VA, 488 miles away.
- 👥 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, 1,859 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 84%.
- 🎯1,181 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 18242 and you would come out at 40.91°S, 103.88°E — 908 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 07m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 14m.
- 📏 At 0.221 square miles of land, 18242 is bigger than 3% of ZIP codes — about 107 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 371This ZIP371 |
|---|---|
| Households | 174This ZIP174 |
| Housing units | 226This ZIP226 |
| Median age | 37.1This ZIP37.1Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $165,720This ZIP$165,720Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $133,500This ZIP$133,500Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 2.4%This ZIP2.4% |
| Mean commute | 37.3 minThis ZIP37.3 min |
| Population density | 1,678.7 / sq miThis ZIP1,678.7 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 0.22 sq miThis ZIP0.22 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 18242
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 18242
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
18248 | Sheppton, PA | 1.6 mi |
18256 | Weston, PA | 2.7 mi |
18241 | Nuremberg, PA | 3.4 mi |
18237 | Mcadoo, PA | 4.3 mi |
17967 | Ringtown, PA | 5.0 mi |
18246 | Rock Glen, PA | 5.2 mi |
18220 | Delano, PA | 5.2 mi |
18202 | Hazleton, PA | 5.2 mi |
18249 | Sugarloaf, PA | 5.7 mi |
17948 | Mahanoy City, PA | 6.0 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 18242?
18242 is in Oneida, Pennsylvania, in Schuylkill County, part of the Pottsville, PA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.9060, -76.1235.
What county is 18242 in?
18242 lies in Schuylkill County.
What area code is 18242?
Oneida uses area codes 570 and 272, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 18242 in?
18242 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 18242?
About 371 people live in ZIP code 18242, in 174 households, at 1,678.7 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 18242?
$165,720 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.
What ZIP codes are near 18242?
The closest are 18248 (1.6 mi), 18256 (2.7 mi), 18241 (3.4 mi), 18237 (4.3 mi) and 17967 (5 mi).
Is 18242 a PO Box ZIP code?
18242 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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