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18405

ZIP 18405 is Beach Lake, Pennsylvania, mostly in Wayne County; area codes 272 and 570; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Wayne +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
2,412
Coordinates
41.5999, -75.1039
☼ Live from 18405 — Beach Lake, PA

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Where 18405 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 18405
  • 🔢 Type 18405 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SOhBI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 18,405 = 3 × 3 × 5 × 409. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100011111100101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 18403 (Archbald, PA, 23 mi away) and 18407 (Carbondale, PA, 22 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 18405 becomes 50481 — and that is a real ZIP code: Toeterville, IA, 908 miles away.
  • 👥 59 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01845, 01854, 04851, 05148, 05481, 05841, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85041 in Phoenix, AZ, 2,089 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 87%.
  • 🎯1,232 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 18405 and you would come out at 41.60°S, 104.90°E — 900 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 12m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 09m.
  • 📏 At 34.3 square miles of land, 18405 is bigger than 49% of ZIP codes — room for about 26 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,412This ZIP2,412
Households991This ZIP991
Housing units1,294This ZIP1,294
Median age51.1This ZIP51.1Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$72,472This ZIP$72,472Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$253,700This ZIP$253,700Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$937This ZIP$937Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.8%This ZIP25.8%
Mean commute35.0 minThis ZIP35.0 min
Population density70.3 / sq miThis ZIP70.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments56This ZIP56
Employees297This ZIP297
Annual payroll$17,498,000This ZIP$17,498,000
Tax returns filed1,150This ZIP1,150
Total adjusted gross income$79,738,000This ZIP$79,738,000

Land area

Land area34.29 sq miThis ZIP34.29 sq mi
Water area1.29 sq miThis ZIP1.29 sq mi

Counties 18405 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Wayne County 76.3%
Pike County 23.7%

Other place names in 18405

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ZIP codes near 18405

ZIPCityDistance
18443 Milanville, PA 4.4 mi
12764 Narrowsburg, NY 5.6 mi
18473 White Mills, PA 7.2 mi
12727 Cochecton Center, NY 7.3 mi
18469 Tyler Hill, PA 7.5 mi
18431 Honesdale, PA 8.0 mi
12752 Lake Huntington, NY 8.3 mi
18435 Lackawaxen, PA 8.8 mi
18459 South Canaan, PA 8.9 mi
18457 Rowland, PA 9.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 18405?

18405 is in Beach Lake, Pennsylvania, in Wayne County. Its published point location is 41.5999, -75.1039.

What county is 18405 in?

18405 spans 2 counties: Wayne County and Pike County. Most of it falls in Wayne 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 18405?

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

What time zone is 18405 in?

18405 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 18405?

About 2,412 people live in ZIP code 18405, in 991 households, at 70.3 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 18405?

$72,472 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 18405?

The closest are 18443 (4.4 mi), 12764 (5.6 mi), 18473 (7.2 mi), 12727 (7.3 mi) and 18469 (7.5 mi).

Is 18405 a PO Box ZIP code?

18405 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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