Weather right now
Asking the National Weather Service…
Where 18431 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.
- 🔢 Type 18431 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IEhBI — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 18,431 = 7 × 2633. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
100011111111111 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 18430 (Herrick Center, PA, 14 mi away) and 18433 (Jermyn, PA, 17 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 18431 becomes 13481, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13148, 13418, 13814, 13841, 14138, 14813, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84131 in Salt Lake City, UT, 1,894 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 87%.
- 🎯1,224 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 18431 and you would come out at 41.62°S, 104.74°E — 906 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 12m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 09m.
- 📏 At 134.8 square miles of land, 18431 is bigger than 84% of ZIP codes — room for about 102 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 12,775This ZIP12,775 |
|---|---|
| Households | 5,654This ZIP5,654 |
| Housing units | 6,394This ZIP6,394 |
| Median age | 45.0This ZIP45.0Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $56,779This ZIP$56,779Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $230,200This ZIP$230,200Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,024This ZIP$1,024Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 26.6%This ZIP26.6% |
| Mean commute | 22.4 minThis ZIP22.4 min |
| Population density | 94.8 / sq miThis ZIP94.8 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 538This ZIP538 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 6,457This ZIP6,457 |
| Annual payroll | $323,212,000This ZIP$323,212,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 6,270This ZIP6,270 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $450,298,000This ZIP$450,298,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 134.75 sq miThis ZIP134.75 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 3.35 sq miThis ZIP3.35 sq mi |
Other place names in 18431
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 18431
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
18459 | South Canaan, PA | 0.9 mi |
18456 | Prompton, PA | 4.1 mi |
18473 | White Mills, PA | 6.5 mi |
18472 | Waymart, PA | 7.6 mi |
18405 | Beach Lake, PA | 8.0 mi |
18469 | Tyler Hill, PA | 8.1 mi |
18443 | Milanville, PA | 8.7 mi |
18453 | Pleasant Mount, PA | 10.5 mi |
18421 | Forest City, PA | 12.6 mi |
18438 | Lakeville, PA | 12.7 mi |
Find every ZIP code within 10 miles of 18431 →
Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 18431?
18431 is in Honesdale, Pennsylvania, in Wayne County. Its published point location is 41.6165, -75.2577.
What county is 18431 in?
18431 lies in Wayne County.
What area code is 18431?
Honesdale uses area codes 570 and 272, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 18431 in?
18431 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 18431?
About 12,775 people live in ZIP code 18431, in 5,654 households, at 94.8 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 18431?
$56,779 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.
What ZIP codes are near 18431?
The closest are 18459 (0.9 mi), 18456 (4.1 mi), 18473 (6.5 mi), 18472 (7.6 mi) and 18405 (8 mi).
Is 18431 a PO Box ZIP code?
18431 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
Download or cite
Cite this page
zipcodes.pro. “18431 ZIP Code — Honesdale, Pennsylvania (Wayne County).” Data release 2026-10-12. Retrieved 2026-10-20. https://zipcodes.pro/zip/18431
Machine-readable version of these facts:
curl https://zipcodes.pro/zip/18431.jsonUnderlying data is public domain or openly licensed — sources, vintages and licences.