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18436

ZIP 18436 is Lake Ariel, 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
13,569
Coordinates
41.4428, -75.3935
☼ Live from 18436 — Lake Ariel, PA

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Where 18436 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 18436
  • 🔢 Type 18436 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gEhBI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 18,436 = 2 × 2 × 11 × 419. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100100000000100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 18435 (Lackawaxen, PA, 20 mi away) and 18437 (Lake Como, PA, 30 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 18436 becomes 63481, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 55 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13468, 13486, 13648, 13684, 13846, 13864, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86413 in Golden Valley, AZ, 2,133 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 86%.
  • 🎯1,217 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 18436 and you would come out at 41.44°S, 104.61°E — 903 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 11m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 10m.
  • 📏 At 98.8 square miles of land, 18436 is bigger than 78% of ZIP codes — room for about 75 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population13,569This ZIP13,569
Households5,391This ZIP5,391
Housing units9,861This ZIP9,861
Median age52.3This ZIP52.3Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$69,498This ZIP$69,498Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$239,600This ZIP$239,600Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,089This ZIP$1,089Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.7%This ZIP21.7%
Mean commute32.5 minThis ZIP32.5 min
Population density137.3 / sq miThis ZIP137.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments232This ZIP232
Employees1,863This ZIP1,863
Annual payroll$80,359,000This ZIP$80,359,000
Tax returns filed6,800This ZIP6,800
Total adjusted gross income$528,005,000This ZIP$528,005,000

Land area

Land area98.85 sq miThis ZIP98.85 sq mi
Water area4.62 sq miThis ZIP4.62 sq mi

Counties 18436 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Wayne County 72.6%
Lackawanna County 27.4%

Other place names in 18436

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ZIP codes near 18436

ZIPCityDistance
18427 Hamlin, PA 2.7 mi
18463 Sterling, PA 6.7 mi
18434 Jessup, PA 7.7 mi
18438 Lakeville, PA 7.7 mi
18403 Archbald, PA 8.6 mi
18416 Elmhurst, PA 9.3 mi
18451 Paupack, PA 9.6 mi
18472 Waymart, PA 10.0 mi
18445 Newfoundland, PA 10.2 mi
18512 Scranton, PA 10.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 18436?

18436 is in Lake Ariel, Pennsylvania, in Wayne County. Its published point location is 41.4428, -75.3935.

What county is 18436 in?

18436 spans 2 counties: Wayne County and Lackawanna 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 18436?

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

What time zone is 18436 in?

18436 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 18436?

About 13,569 people live in ZIP code 18436, in 5,391 households, at 137.3 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 18436?

$69,498 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 18436?

The closest are 18427 (2.7 mi), 18463 (6.7 mi), 18434 (7.7 mi), 18438 (7.7 mi) and 18403 (8.6 mi).

Is 18436 a PO Box ZIP code?

18436 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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