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18343

ZIP 18343 is Mount Bethel, Pennsylvania, in Northampton County; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Northampton
Population
3,637
Coordinates
40.8899, -75.1094
☼ Live from 18343 — Mount Bethel, PA

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Where 18343 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 18343
  • 🔢 Type 18343 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhEBI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 18,343 = 13 × 17 × 83. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100011110100111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 18342 (Mountainhome, PA, 22 mi away) and 18344 (Mount Pocono, PA, 20 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 18343 becomes 34381, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13348, 13438, 13483, 13834, 13843, 18334, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83314 in Bliss, ID, 2,034 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 87%.
  • 🎯1,234 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 18343 and you would come out at 40.89°S, 104.89°E — 867 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 07m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 14m.
  • 📏 At 20.4 square miles of land, 18343 is bigger than 38% of ZIP codes — room for about 15 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,637This ZIP3,637
Households1,561This ZIP1,561
Housing units1,796This ZIP1,796
Median age54.2This ZIP54.2Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$80,491This ZIP$80,491Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$326,300This ZIP$326,300Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,066This ZIP$1,066Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher30.3%This ZIP30.3%
Mean commute53.9 minThis ZIP53.9 min
Population density178.6 / sq miThis ZIP178.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments95This ZIP95
Employees840This ZIP840
Annual payroll$53,337,000This ZIP$53,337,000
Tax returns filed2,020This ZIP2,020
Total adjusted gross income$165,137,000This ZIP$165,137,000

Land area

Land area20.36 sq miThis ZIP20.36 sq mi
Water area0.86 sq miThis ZIP0.86 sq mi

Other place names in 18343

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ZIP codes near 18343

ZIPCityDistance
07833 Delaware, NJ 2.1 mi
18351 Portland, PA 2.3 mi
18013 Bangor, PA 3.9 mi
07832 Columbia, NJ 4.4 mi
07823 Belvidere, NJ 5.7 mi
18327 Delaware Water Gap, PA 6.7 mi
07829 Buttzville, NJ 7.2 mi
07844 Hope, NJ 7.4 mi
18341 Minisink Hills, PA 7.8 mi
18063 Martins Creek, PA 8.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 18343?

18343 is in Mount Bethel, Pennsylvania, in Northampton County, part of the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.8899, -75.1094.

What county is 18343 in?

18343 lies in Northampton County.

What time zone is 18343 in?

18343 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 18343?

About 3,637 people live in ZIP code 18343, in 1,561 households, at 178.6 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 18343?

$80,491 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 18343?

The closest are 07833 (2.1 mi), 18351 (2.3 mi), 18013 (3.9 mi), 07832 (4.4 mi) and 07823 (5.7 mi).

Is 18343 a PO Box ZIP code?

18343 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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