18509
ZIP 18509 is in Scranton, Pennsylvania, in Lackawanna County; area codes 570 and 272; Eastern time. Scranton has 13 ZIP codes in all.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- County
- Lackawanna
- Metro area
- Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA
- Population
- 13,055
- Coordinates
- 41.4306, -75.6432
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Where 18509 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 18509 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GOSBI — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 18,509 = 83 × 223. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
100100001001101 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 18508 (Scranton, PA, 2 mi away) and 18510 (Scranton, PA, 2 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 18509 becomes 90581, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 42 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01985, 05819, 09185, 09815, 09851, 10589, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09815 in APO AE, a military post office, 8,498 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 86%.
- 🎯1,204 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 18509 and you would come out at 41.43°S, 104.36°E — 912 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 11m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 10m.
- 📏 At 3.0 square miles of land, 18509 is bigger than 14% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.2 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 13,055This ZIP13,055 |
|---|---|
| Households | 5,018This ZIP5,018 |
| Housing units | 5,837This ZIP5,837 |
| Median age | 38.0This ZIP38.0Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $51,062This ZIP$51,062Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $183,700This ZIP$183,700Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,039This ZIP$1,039Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 29.4%This ZIP29.4% |
| Mean commute | 18.4 minThis ZIP18.4 min |
| Population density | 4,414.9 / sq miThis ZIP4,414.9 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 307This ZIP307 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 6,244This ZIP6,244 |
| Annual payroll | $268,683,000This ZIP$268,683,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 5,530This ZIP5,530 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $364,271,000This ZIP$364,271,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 2.96 sq miThis ZIP2.96 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 18509
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 18509
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
18510 | Scranton, PA | 1.6 mi |
18508 | Scranton, PA | 1.9 mi |
18502 | Scranton, PA | 1.9 mi |
18503 | Scranton, PA | 1.9 mi |
18501 | Scranton, PA | 2.0 mi |
18540 | Scranton, PA | 2.0 mi |
18577 | Scranton, PA | 2.0 mi |
18519 | Scranton, PA | 2.3 mi |
18512 | Scranton, PA | 2.6 mi |
18505 | Scranton, PA | 3.0 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 18509?
18509 is in Scranton, Pennsylvania, in Lackawanna County, part of the Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.4306, -75.6432.
What county is 18509 in?
18509 lies in Lackawanna County.
What area code is 18509?
Scranton uses area codes 570 and 272, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 18509 in?
18509 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 18509?
About 13,055 people live in ZIP code 18509, in 5,018 households, at 4,414.9 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 18509?
$51,062 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.
What ZIP codes are near 18509?
The closest are 18510 (1.6 mi), 18508 (1.9 mi), 18502 (1.9 mi), 18503 (1.9 mi) and 18501 (2 mi).
Is 18509 a PO Box ZIP code?
18509 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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