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18252

ZIP 18252 is Tamaqua, 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
11,024
Coordinates
40.7816, -75.9724
☼ Live from 18252 — Tamaqua, PA

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Where 18252 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 18252
  • 🔢 Type 18252 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZSZBI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 18,252 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 13 × 13. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100011101001100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 18251 (Sybertsville, PA, 16 mi away) and 18254 (Tresckow, PA, 9 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 18252 becomes 25281, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12528, 12582, 12852, 15228, 15282, 15822, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85122 in Casa Grande, AZ, 2,036 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 85%.
  • 🎯1,190 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 18252 and you would come out at 40.78°S, 104.03°E — 896 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 06m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 15m.
  • 📏 At 68.0 square miles of land, 18252 is bigger than 68% of ZIP codes — room for about 52 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population11,024This ZIP11,024
Households4,449This ZIP4,449
Housing units4,938This ZIP4,938
Median age42.7This ZIP42.7Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$65,257This ZIP$65,257Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$156,300This ZIP$156,300Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$977This ZIP$977Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.6%This ZIP18.6%
Mean commute27.3 minThis ZIP27.3 min
Population density162.1 / sq miThis ZIP162.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments258This ZIP258
Employees3,753This ZIP3,753
Annual payroll$183,388,000This ZIP$183,388,000
Tax returns filed5,250This ZIP5,250
Total adjusted gross income$296,752,000This ZIP$296,752,000

Land area

Land area68.01 sq miThis ZIP68.01 sq mi
Water area0.60 sq miThis ZIP0.60 sq mi

Other place names in 18252

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ZIP codes near 18252

ZIPCityDistance
17982 Tuscarora, PA 3.6 mi
18218 Coaldale, PA 4.0 mi
17952 Mary D, PA 4.7 mi
17925 Brockton, PA 5.6 mi
18245 Quakake, PA 5.8 mi
17960 New Ringgold, PA 6.0 mi
18214 Barnesville, PA 6.3 mi
18250 Summit Hill, PA 6.3 mi
18232 Lansford, PA 6.4 mi
18220 Delano, PA 6.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 18252?

18252 is in Tamaqua, Pennsylvania, in Schuylkill County, part of the Pottsville, PA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.7816, -75.9724.

What county is 18252 in?

18252 lies in Schuylkill County.

What area code is 18252?

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

What time zone is 18252 in?

18252 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 18252?

About 11,024 people live in ZIP code 18252, in 4,449 households, at 162.1 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 18252?

$65,257 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 18252?

The closest are 17982 (3.6 mi), 18218 (4 mi), 17952 (4.7 mi), 17925 (5.6 mi) and 18245 (5.8 mi).

Is 18252 a PO Box ZIP code?

18252 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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