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18640

ZIP 18640 is in Pittston, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County; area codes 570 and 272; Eastern time. Pittston has 3 ZIP codes; the others are 18641 and 18643.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Luzerne
Population
16,581
Coordinates
41.2974, -75.7402
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Where 18640 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 18640
  • 🔢 Type 18640 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhgBI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 18,640 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 233. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100100011010000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 18636 (Noxen, PA, 19 mi away) and 18641 (Pittston, PA, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 18640 becomes 04681 — and that is a real ZIP code: Stonington, ME, 410 miles away.
  • 👥 59 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01468, 01864, 04681, 04861, 06418, 06481, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86401 in Kingman, AZ, 2,089 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 85%.
  • 🎯1,200 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 18640 and you would come out at 41.30°S, 104.26°E — 910 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 10m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 11m.
  • 📏 At 27.9 square miles of land, 18640 is bigger than 44% of ZIP codes — room for about 21 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population16,581This ZIP16,581
Households7,479This ZIP7,479
Housing units8,125This ZIP8,125
Median age40.6This ZIP40.6Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$60,862This ZIP$60,862Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$147,500This ZIP$147,500Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$959This ZIP$959Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.6%This ZIP27.6%
Mean commute22.7 minThis ZIP22.7 min
Population density593.9 / sq miThis ZIP593.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments568This ZIP568
Employees17,048This ZIP17,048
Annual payroll$867,206,000This ZIP$867,206,000
Tax returns filed8,610This ZIP8,610
Total adjusted gross income$566,292,000This ZIP$566,292,000

Land area

Land area27.92 sq miThis ZIP27.92 sq mi
Water area0.52 sq miThis ZIP0.52 sq mi

Other place names in 18640

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ZIP codes near 18640

ZIPCityDistance
18641 Pittston, PA 2.8 mi
18642 Duryea, PA 4.4 mi
18702 Wilkes Barre, PA 4.7 mi
18507 Moosic, PA 5.2 mi
18518 Old Forge, PA 5.4 mi
18705 Wilkes Barre, PA 5.6 mi
18643 Pittston, PA 6.8 mi
18517 Taylor, PA 6.9 mi
18710 Wilkes Barre, PA 7.5 mi
18711 Wilkes Barre, PA 7.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 18640?

18640 is in Pittston, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County, part of the Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.2974, -75.7402.

What county is 18640 in?

18640 lies in Luzerne County.

What area code is 18640?

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

What time zone is 18640 in?

18640 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 18640?

About 16,581 people live in ZIP code 18640, in 7,479 households, at 593.9 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 18640?

$60,862 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 18640?

The closest are 18641 (2.8 mi), 18642 (4.4 mi), 18702 (4.7 mi), 18507 (5.2 mi) and 18518 (5.4 mi).

Is 18640 a PO Box ZIP code?

18640 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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