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18249

ZIP 18249 is Sugarloaf, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County; area codes 570 and 272; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Luzerne
Population
4,191
Coordinates
40.9878, -76.1161
☼ Live from 18249 — Sugarloaf, PA

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Where 18249 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 18249
  • 🔢 Type 18249 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GhZBI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 18,249 = 3 × 7 × 11 × 79. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100011101001001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 18248 (Sheppton, PA, 6 mi away) and 18250 (Summit Hill, PA, 18 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 18249 becomes 94281, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 38 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12489, 12498, 12849, 14892, 18924, 18942, …). The farthest-flung twin is 94128 in San Francisco, CA, 2,456 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 67% 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 18249 and you would come out at 40.99°S, 103.88°E — 911 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 07m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 13m.
  • 📏 At 33.1 square miles of land, 18249 is bigger than 48% of ZIP codes — room for about 25 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,191This ZIP4,191
Households1,674This ZIP1,674
Housing units1,818This ZIP1,818
Median age49.2This ZIP49.2Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$97,593This ZIP$97,593Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$298,400This ZIP$298,400Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,414This ZIP$1,414Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher37.3%This ZIP37.3%
Mean commute25.9 minThis ZIP25.9 min
Population density126.7 / sq miThis ZIP126.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments91This ZIP91
Employees596This ZIP596
Annual payroll$25,689,000This ZIP$25,689,000
Tax returns filed2,190This ZIP2,190
Total adjusted gross income$221,362,000This ZIP$221,362,000

Land area

Land area33.08 sq miThis ZIP33.08 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Other place names in 18249

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ZIP codes near 18249

ZIPCityDistance
18251 Sybertsville, PA 2.3 mi
18219 Conyngham, PA 3.0 mi
18256 Weston, PA 3.7 mi
18241 Nuremberg, PA 3.9 mi
18202 Hazleton, PA 4.3 mi
18246 Rock Glen, PA 4.6 mi
18635 Nescopeck, PA 5.3 mi
18242 Oneida, PA 5.7 mi
18248 Sheppton, PA 6.1 mi
18601 Beach Haven, PA 6.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 18249?

18249 is in Sugarloaf, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County, part of the Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.9878, -76.1161.

What county is 18249 in?

18249 lies in Luzerne County.

What area code is 18249?

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

What time zone is 18249 in?

18249 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 18249?

About 4,191 people live in ZIP code 18249, in 1,674 households, at 126.7 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 18249?

$97,593 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 18249?

The closest are 18251 (2.3 mi), 18219 (3 mi), 18256 (3.7 mi), 18241 (3.9 mi) and 18202 (4.3 mi).

Is 18249 a PO Box ZIP code?

18249 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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