18471
ZIP 18471 is Waverly, Pennsylvania, in Lackawanna County; area codes 272 and 570; Eastern time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- County
- Lackawanna
- Metro area
- Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA
- Population
- 667
- Coordinates
- 41.5291, -75.6973
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Where 18471 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 18471 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ILhBI — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 18,471 = 3 × 47 × 131. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
100100000100111 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 18470 (Union Dale, PA, 17 mi away) and 18472 (Waymart, PA, 16 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 18471 becomes 17481, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 22 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11784, 14718, 14781, 14817, 14871, 17814, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84711 in Annabella, UT, 1,916 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 86%.
- 🎯1,201 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 18471 and you would come out at 41.53°S, 104.30°E — 919 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 11m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 10m.
- 📏 At 2.0 square miles of land, 18471 is bigger than 12% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.5 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 667This ZIP667 |
|---|---|
| Households | 258This ZIP258 |
| Housing units | 293This ZIP293 |
| Median age | 42.3This ZIP42.3Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $140,536This ZIP$140,536Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $391,100This ZIP$391,100Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 69.2%This ZIP69.2% |
| Mean commute | 24.3 minThis ZIP24.3 min |
| Population density | 331.3 / sq miThis ZIP331.3 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 24This ZIP24 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 204This ZIP204 |
| Annual payroll | $8,917,000This ZIP$8,917,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 2.01 sq miThis ZIP2.01 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 18471
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 18471
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
18414 | Dalton, PA | 2.6 mi |
18410 | Chinchilla, PA | 3.0 mi |
18440 | La Plume, PA | 4.1 mi |
18447 | Olyphant, PA | 4.2 mi |
18420 | Fleetville, PA | 5.4 mi |
18411 | Clarks Summit, PA | 5.5 mi |
18508 | Scranton, PA | 5.5 mi |
18519 | Scranton, PA | 5.8 mi |
18419 | Factoryville, PA | 6.2 mi |
18452 | Peckville, PA | 6.4 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 18471?
18471 is in Waverly, Pennsylvania, in Lackawanna County, part of the Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.5291, -75.6973.
What county is 18471 in?
18471 lies in Lackawanna County.
What area code is 18471?
Waverly uses area codes 272 and 570, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 18471 in?
18471 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 18471?
About 667 people live in ZIP code 18471, in 258 households, at 331.3 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 18471?
$140,536 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.
What ZIP codes are near 18471?
The closest are 18414 (2.6 mi), 18410 (3 mi), 18440 (4.1 mi), 18447 (4.2 mi) and 18420 (5.4 mi).
Is 18471 a PO Box ZIP code?
18471 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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