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18248

ZIP 18248 is Sheppton, Pennsylvania, in Schuylkill County; area codes 272 and 570; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Schuylkill
Metro area
Pottsville, PA
Population
599
Coordinates
40.9009, -76.0945
☼ Live from 18248 — Sheppton, PA

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Where 18248 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 18248
  • 🔢 Type 18248 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BhZBI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 18,248 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2281. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100011101001000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 18247 (Saint Johns, PA, 10 mi away) and 18249 (Sugarloaf, PA, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 18248 becomes 84281, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12848, 12884, 14882, 18428, 18824, 18842, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84128 in West Valley City, UT, 1,867 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 85%.
  • 🎯1,183 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 18248 and you would come out at 40.90°S, 103.91°E — 906 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 07m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 14m.
  • 📏 At 4.4 square miles of land, 18248 is bigger than 18% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.4 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population599This ZIP599
Households209This ZIP209
Housing units209This ZIP209
Median age36.1This ZIP36.1Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$58,625This ZIP$58,625Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$157,300This ZIP$157,300Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher30.0%This ZIP30.0%
Mean commute27.0 minThis ZIP27.0 min
Population density135.0 / sq miThis ZIP135.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments7This ZIP7
Employees60This ZIP60
Annual payroll$2,124,000This ZIP$2,124,000

Land area

Land area4.44 sq miThis ZIP4.44 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 18248

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

ZIP codes near 18248

ZIPCityDistance
18242 Oneida, PA 1.6 mi
18237 Mcadoo, PA 2.8 mi
18256 Weston, PA 3.9 mi
18220 Delano, PA 4.4 mi
18202 Hazleton, PA 4.5 mi
18231 Kelayres, PA 4.7 mi
18245 Quakake, PA 4.7 mi
18241 Nuremberg, PA 4.8 mi
18249 Sugarloaf, PA 6.1 mi
17948 Mahanoy City, PA 6.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 18248?

18248 is in Sheppton, Pennsylvania, in Schuylkill County, part of the Pottsville, PA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.9009, -76.0945.

What county is 18248 in?

18248 lies in Schuylkill County.

What area code is 18248?

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

What time zone is 18248 in?

18248 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 18248?

About 599 people live in ZIP code 18248, in 209 households, at 135.0 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 18248?

$58,625 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 18248?

The closest are 18242 (1.6 mi), 18237 (2.8 mi), 18256 (3.9 mi), 18220 (4.4 mi) and 18202 (4.5 mi).

Is 18248 a PO Box ZIP code?

18248 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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