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Where 18438 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 18438 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BEhBI — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 18,438 = 2 × 3 × 7 × 439. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
100100000000110 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 18437 (Lake Como, PA, 31 mi away) and 18439 (Lakewood, PA, 28 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 18438 becomes 83481, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13488, 13848, 14838, 14883, 18348, 18834, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83841 in Laclede, ID, 2,062 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 87%.
- 🎯1,225 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 18438 and you would come out at 41.43°S, 104.75°E — 897 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 11m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 10m.
- 📏 At 8.2 square miles of land, 18438 is bigger than 25% of ZIP codes — room for about 6.3 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 1,139This ZIP1,139 |
|---|---|
| Households | 656This ZIP656 |
| Housing units | 1,557This ZIP1,557 |
| Median age | 62.2This ZIP62.2Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $60,972This ZIP$60,972Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $392,500This ZIP$392,500Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 46.3%This ZIP46.3% |
| Mean commute | 49.3 minThis ZIP49.3 min |
| Population density | 138.2 / sq miThis ZIP138.2 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 32This ZIP32 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 229This ZIP229 |
| Annual payroll | $8,861,000This ZIP$8,861,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 610This ZIP610 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $71,883,000This ZIP$71,883,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 8.24 sq miThis ZIP8.24 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 2.89 sq miThis ZIP2.89 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 18438
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
18451 | Paupack, PA | 2.8 mi |
18464 | Tafton, PA | 4.0 mi |
18473 | White Mills, PA | 7.0 mi |
18428 | Hawley, PA | 7.1 mi |
18426 | Greentown, PA | 7.4 mi |
18436 | Lake Ariel, PA | 7.7 mi |
18427 | Hamlin, PA | 8.6 mi |
18463 | Sterling, PA | 9.2 mi |
18425 | Greeley, PA | 10.5 mi |
18457 | Rowland, PA | 10.5 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 18438?
18438 is in Lakeville, Pennsylvania, in Wayne County. Its published point location is 41.4325, -75.2453.
What county is 18438 in?
18438 lies in Wayne County.
What area code is 18438?
Lakeville uses area codes 570 and 272, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 18438 in?
18438 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 18438?
About 1,139 people live in ZIP code 18438, in 656 households, at 138.2 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 18438?
$60,972 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.
What ZIP codes are near 18438?
The closest are 18451 (2.8 mi), 18464 (4 mi), 18473 (7 mi), 18428 (7.1 mi) and 18426 (7.4 mi).
Is 18438 a PO Box ZIP code?
18438 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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