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18255

ZIP 18255 is Weatherly, Pennsylvania, mostly in Carbon County; area codes 272 and 570; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Carbon +1 more
Population
4,223
Coordinates
40.9335, -75.8297
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Where 18255 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 18255
  • 🔢 Type 18255 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SSZBI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 18,255 = 3 × 5 × 1217. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100011101001111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 18254 (Tresckow, PA, 7 mi away) and 18256 (Weston, PA, 17 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 18255 becomes 55281, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12585, 12855, 15258, 15825, 25185, 25851, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85251 in Scottsdale, AZ, 2,036 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 85%.
  • 🎯1,196 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 18255 and you would come out at 40.93°S, 104.17°E — 897 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 07m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 14m.
  • 📏 At 72.3 square miles of land, 18255 is bigger than 70% of ZIP codes — room for about 55 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,223This ZIP4,223
Households1,715This ZIP1,715
Housing units1,904This ZIP1,904
Median age48.8This ZIP48.8Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$69,034This ZIP$69,034Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$189,600This ZIP$189,600Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$925This ZIP$925Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.0%This ZIP16.0%
Mean commute30.2 minThis ZIP30.2 min
Population density58.4 / sq miThis ZIP58.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments62This ZIP62
Employees322This ZIP322
Annual payroll$16,558,000This ZIP$16,558,000
Tax returns filed2,060This ZIP2,060
Total adjusted gross income$126,760,000This ZIP$126,760,000

Land area

Land area72.30 sq miThis ZIP72.30 sq mi
Water area0.33 sq miThis ZIP0.33 sq mi

Counties 18255 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Carbon County 88.8%
Luzerne County 11.2%

Other place names in 18255

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

ZIP codes near 18255

ZIPCityDistance
18216 Beaver Meadows, PA 3.2 mi
18240 Nesquehoning, PA 4.9 mi
18230 Junedale, PA 5.3 mi
18201 Hazleton, PA 6.6 mi
18221 Drifton, PA 6.6 mi
18224 Freeland, PA 7.0 mi
18232 Lansford, PA 7.0 mi
18223 Ebervale, PA 7.1 mi
18254 Tresckow, PA 7.2 mi
18229 Jim Thorpe, PA 7.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 18255?

18255 is in Weatherly, Pennsylvania, in Carbon County, part of the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.9335, -75.8297.

What county is 18255 in?

18255 spans 2 counties: Carbon County and Luzerne County. Most of it falls in Carbon County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 18255?

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

What time zone is 18255 in?

18255 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 18255?

About 4,223 people live in ZIP code 18255, in 1,715 households, at 58.4 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 18255?

$69,034 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 18255?

The closest are 18216 (3.2 mi), 18240 (4.9 mi), 18230 (5.3 mi), 18201 (6.6 mi) and 18221 (6.6 mi).

Is 18255 a PO Box ZIP code?

18255 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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