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Where 18456 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 18456 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gShBI — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 18,456 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 769. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
100100000011000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 18455 (Preston Park, PA, 19 mi away) and 18457 (Rowland, PA, 18 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 18456 becomes 65481, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 53 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14568, 14586, 14856, 14865, 15468, 15486, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85614 in Green Valley, AZ, 2,068 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 87%.
- 🎯1,220 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 18456 and you would come out at 41.62°S, 104.66°E — 910 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 12m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 09m.
- 📏 At 4.6 square miles of land, 18456 is bigger than 18% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.5 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 319This ZIP319 |
|---|---|
| Households | 133This ZIP133 |
| Housing units | 149This ZIP149 |
| Median age | 40.8This ZIP40.8Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $69,750This ZIP$69,750Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $254,200This ZIP$254,200Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,111This ZIP$1,111Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 32.1%This ZIP32.1% |
| Mean commute | 21.8 minThis ZIP21.8 min |
| Population density | 69.4 / sq miThis ZIP69.4 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 5This ZIP5 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 19This ZIP19 |
| Annual payroll | $838,000This ZIP$838,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 210This ZIP210 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $13,688,000This ZIP$13,688,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 4.59 sq miThis ZIP4.59 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.53 sq miThis ZIP0.53 sq mi |
Other place names in 18456
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 18456
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
18459 | South Canaan, PA | 3.2 mi |
18472 | Waymart, PA | 3.9 mi |
18431 | Honesdale, PA | 4.1 mi |
18421 | Forest City, PA | 8.6 mi |
18453 | Pleasant Mount, PA | 8.7 mi |
18473 | White Mills, PA | 9.2 mi |
18413 | Clifford, PA | 10.3 mi |
18407 | Carbondale, PA | 10.4 mi |
18430 | Herrick Center, PA | 10.9 mi |
18469 | Tyler Hill, PA | 11.1 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 18456?
18456 is in Prompton, Pennsylvania, in Wayne County. Its published point location is 41.6208, -75.3369.
What county is 18456 in?
18456 lies in Wayne County.
What area code is 18456?
Prompton uses area code 570, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 18456 in?
18456 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 18456?
About 319 people live in ZIP code 18456, in 133 households, at 69.4 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 18456?
$69,750 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.
What ZIP codes are near 18456?
The closest are 18459 (3.2 mi), 18472 (3.9 mi), 18431 (4.1 mi), 18421 (8.6 mi) and 18453 (8.7 mi).
Is 18456 a PO Box ZIP code?
18456 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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