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18447

ZIP 18447 is in Olyphant, Pennsylvania, in Lackawanna County; area codes 570 and 272; Eastern time. Olyphant has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 18448.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Lackawanna
Population
9,470
Coordinates
41.5107, -75.6205
☼ Live from 18447 — Olyphant, PA

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Where 18447 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 18447
  • 🔢 Type 18447 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LhhBI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 18,447 = 3 × 11 × 13 × 43. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100100000001111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 18446 (Nicholson, PA, 12 mi away) and 18448 (Olyphant, PA, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 18447 becomes 74481, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14478, 14487, 14748, 14784, 14847, 14874, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84714 in Beryl, UT, 2,028 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 86%.
  • 🎯1,205 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 18447 and you would come out at 41.51°S, 104.38°E — 915 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 11m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 10m.
  • 📏 At 19.9 square miles of land, 18447 is bigger than 37% of ZIP codes — room for about 15 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population9,470This ZIP9,470
Households4,270This ZIP4,270
Housing units4,599This ZIP4,599
Median age46.3This ZIP46.3Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$66,677This ZIP$66,677Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$207,900This ZIP$207,900Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,004This ZIP$1,004Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.0%This ZIP27.0%
Mean commute18.4 minThis ZIP18.4 min
Population density475.7 / sq miThis ZIP475.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments257This ZIP257
Employees3,957This ZIP3,957
Annual payroll$193,376,000This ZIP$193,376,000
Tax returns filed5,410This ZIP5,410
Total adjusted gross income$396,043,000This ZIP$396,043,000

Land area

Land area19.91 sq miThis ZIP19.91 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 18447

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ZIP codes near 18447

ZIPCityDistance
18452 Peckville, PA 2.4 mi
18519 Scranton, PA 3.4 mi
18448 Olyphant, PA 3.4 mi
18410 Chinchilla, PA 4.1 mi
18471 Waverly, PA 4.2 mi
18508 Scranton, PA 4.3 mi
18403 Archbald, PA 4.4 mi
18433 Jermyn, PA 4.8 mi
18509 Scranton, PA 5.7 mi
18434 Jessup, PA 5.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 18447?

18447 is in Olyphant, Pennsylvania, in Lackawanna County, part of the Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.5107, -75.6205.

What county is 18447 in?

18447 lies in Lackawanna County.

What area code is 18447?

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

What time zone is 18447 in?

18447 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 18447?

About 9,470 people live in ZIP code 18447, in 4,270 households, at 475.7 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 18447?

$66,677 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 18447?

The closest are 18452 (2.4 mi), 18519 (3.4 mi), 18448 (3.4 mi), 18410 (4.1 mi) and 18471 (4.2 mi).

Is 18447 a PO Box ZIP code?

18447 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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