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18342

ZIP 18342 is Mountainhome, Pennsylvania, in Monroe County; area codes 570 and 272; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Monroe
Population
503
Coordinates
41.1704, -75.3049
☼ Live from 18342 — Mountainhome, PA

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Where 18342 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 18342
  • 🔢 Type 18342 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhEBI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 18,342 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 1019. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100011110100110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 18341 (Minisink Hills, PA, 15 mi away) and 18343 (Mount Bethel, PA, 22 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 18342 becomes 24381 — and that is a real ZIP code: Woodlawn, VA, 427 miles away.
  • 👥 55 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12438, 12483, 12834, 12843, 13428, 13482, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84123 in Salt Lake City, UT, 1,898 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 87%.
  • 🎯1,223 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 18342 and you would come out at 41.17°S, 104.70°E — 887 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 09m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 12m.
  • 📏 At 8.3 square miles of land, 18342 is bigger than 25% of ZIP codes — room for about 6.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population503This ZIP503
Households283This ZIP283
Housing units359This ZIP359
Median age27.1This ZIP27.1Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$68,843This ZIP$68,843Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$218,600This ZIP$218,600Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,138This ZIP$1,138Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher39.8%This ZIP39.8%
Mean commute21.7 minThis ZIP21.7 min
Population density60.5 / sq miThis ZIP60.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments20This ZIP20
Employees176This ZIP176
Annual payroll$8,676,000This ZIP$8,676,000

Land area

Land area8.31 sq miThis ZIP8.31 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 18342

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ZIP codes near 18342

ZIPCityDistance
18323 Buck Hill Falls, PA 2.4 mi
18326 Cresco, PA 3.2 mi
18344 Mount Pocono, PA 3.7 mi
18466 Tobyhanna, PA 4.1 mi
18332 Henryville, PA 5.7 mi
18349 Pocono Manor, PA 5.9 mi
18370 Swiftwater, PA 5.9 mi
18346 Pocono Summit, PA 6.3 mi
18357 Skytop, PA 6.5 mi
18325 Canadensis, PA 6.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 18342?

18342 is in Mountainhome, Pennsylvania, in Monroe County, part of the East Stroudsburg, PA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.1704, -75.3049.

What county is 18342 in?

18342 lies in Monroe County.

What area code is 18342?

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

What time zone is 18342 in?

18342 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 18342?

About 503 people live in ZIP code 18342, in 283 households, at 60.5 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 18342?

$68,843 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 18342?

The closest are 18323 (2.4 mi), 18326 (3.2 mi), 18344 (3.7 mi), 18466 (4.1 mi) and 18332 (5.7 mi).

Is 18342 a PO Box ZIP code?

18342 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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