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18512

ZIP 18512 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
Population
12,986
Coordinates
41.4265, -75.5929
☼ Live from 18512 — Scranton, PA

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Where 18512 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 18512
  • 🔢 Type 18512 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZISBI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 18,512 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 13 × 89. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100100001010000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 18510 (Scranton, PA, 3 mi away) and 18515 (Scranton, PA, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 18512 becomes 21581, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11582, 12158, 12185, 12518, 12581, 12815, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85121 in Bapchule, AZ, 2,061 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 86%.
  • 🎯1,207 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 18512 and you would come out at 41.43°S, 104.41°E — 910 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 10m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 10m.
  • 📏 At 11.3 square miles of land, 18512 is bigger than 29% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population12,986This ZIP12,986
Households5,897This ZIP5,897
Housing units6,456This ZIP6,456
Median age40.6This ZIP40.6Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$64,708This ZIP$64,708Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$176,100This ZIP$176,100Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$911This ZIP$911Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher30.1%This ZIP30.1%
Mean commute17.4 minThis ZIP17.4 min
Population density1,150.7 / sq miThis ZIP1,150.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments415This ZIP415
Employees7,352This ZIP7,352
Annual payroll$382,838,000This ZIP$382,838,000
Tax returns filed6,540This ZIP6,540
Total adjusted gross income$459,421,000This ZIP$459,421,000

Land area

Land area11.29 sq miThis ZIP11.29 sq mi
Water area0.10 sq miThis ZIP0.10 sq mi

Other place names in 18512

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ZIP codes near 18512

ZIPCityDistance
18509 Scranton, PA 2.6 mi
18448 Olyphant, PA 2.7 mi
18501 Scranton, PA 2.9 mi
18540 Scranton, PA 2.9 mi
18577 Scranton, PA 2.9 mi
18510 Scranton, PA 2.9 mi
18519 Scranton, PA 3.1 mi
18434 Jessup, PA 3.2 mi
18505 Scranton, PA 3.9 mi
18502 Scranton, PA 3.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 18512?

18512 is in Scranton, Pennsylvania, in Lackawanna County, part of the Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.4265, -75.5929.

What county is 18512 in?

18512 lies in Lackawanna County.

What area code is 18512?

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

What time zone is 18512 in?

18512 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 18512?

About 12,986 people live in ZIP code 18512, in 5,897 households, at 1,150.7 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 18512?

$64,708 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 18512?

The closest are 18509 (2.6 mi), 18448 (2.7 mi), 18501 (2.9 mi), 18540 (2.9 mi) and 18577 (2.9 mi).

Is 18512 a PO Box ZIP code?

18512 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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