18246
ZIP 18246 is Rock Glen, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County; area codes 570 and 272; Eastern time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- County
- Luzerne
- Metro area
- Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA
- Population
- 84
- Coordinates
- 40.9574, -76.1950
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Where 18246 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 18246 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ghZBI — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 18,246 = 2 × 3 × 3041. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
100011101000110 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 18245 (Quakake, PA, 11 mi away) and 18247 (Saint Johns, PA, 11 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 18246 becomes 64281, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 53 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12468, 12486, 12846, 12864, 14826, 16248, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86412 in Hualapai, AZ, 2,064 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 84%.
- 🎯1,177 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 18246 and you would come out at 40.96°S, 103.80°E — 913 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 07m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 13m.
- 📏 At 2.2 square miles of land, 18246 is bigger than 12% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.7 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 84This ZIP84 |
|---|---|
| Households | 29This ZIP29 |
| Housing units | 43This ZIP43 |
| Median age | 37.8This ZIP37.8Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $112,250This ZIP$112,250Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $167,000This ZIP$167,000Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 26.4%This ZIP26.4% |
| Mean commute | 30.1 minThis ZIP30.1 min |
| Population density | 38.5 / sq miThis ZIP38.5 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 2.18 sq miThis ZIP2.18 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 18246
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
18241 | Nuremberg, PA | 1.8 mi |
18256 | Weston, PA | 2.8 mi |
17985 | Zion Grove, PA | 3.5 mi |
18249 | Sugarloaf, PA | 4.6 mi |
18635 | Nescopeck, PA | 5.0 mi |
18242 | Oneida, PA | 5.2 mi |
17967 | Ringtown, PA | 6.1 mi |
18248 | Sheppton, PA | 6.5 mi |
18251 | Sybertsville, PA | 6.9 mi |
18219 | Conyngham, PA | 7.5 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 18246?
18246 is in Rock Glen, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County, part of the Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.9574, -76.1950.
What county is 18246 in?
18246 lies in Luzerne County.
What area code is 18246?
Rock Glen uses area codes 570 and 272, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 18246 in?
18246 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 18246?
About 84 people live in ZIP code 18246, in 29 households, at 38.5 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 18246?
$112,250 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.
What ZIP codes are near 18246?
The closest are 18241 (1.8 mi), 18256 (2.8 mi), 17985 (3.5 mi), 18249 (4.6 mi) and 18635 (5 mi).
Is 18246 a PO Box ZIP code?
18246 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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