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18643

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

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Luzerne
Population
12,848
Coordinates
41.3619, -75.8385
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Where 18643 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 18643
  • 🔢 Type 18643 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhgBI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 18,643 = 103 × 181. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100100011010011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 18642 (Duryea, PA, 3 mi away) and 18644 (Wyoming, PA, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 18643 becomes 34681 — and that is a real ZIP code: Crystal Beach, FL, 997 miles away.
  • 👥 55 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13468, 13486, 13648, 13684, 13846, 13864, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86413 in Golden Valley, AZ, 2,110 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 85%.
  • 🎯1,194 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 18643 and you would come out at 41.36°S, 104.16°E — 917 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 10m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 11m.
  • 📏 At 18.3 square miles of land, 18643 is bigger than 36% of ZIP codes — room for about 14 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population12,848This ZIP12,848
Households5,789This ZIP5,789
Housing units6,401This ZIP6,401
Median age45.1This ZIP45.1Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$63,125This ZIP$63,125Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$174,500This ZIP$174,500Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$981This ZIP$981Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher28.5%This ZIP28.5%
Mean commute22.4 minThis ZIP22.4 min
Population density703.1 / sq miThis ZIP703.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments190This ZIP190
Employees2,791This ZIP2,791
Annual payroll$131,837,000This ZIP$131,837,000
Tax returns filed6,190This ZIP6,190
Total adjusted gross income$409,604,000This ZIP$409,604,000

Land area

Land area18.27 sq miThis ZIP18.27 sq mi
Water area0.84 sq miThis ZIP0.84 sq mi

Other place names in 18643

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ZIP codes near 18643

ZIPCityDistance
18653 Ransom, PA 2.4 mi
18644 Wyoming, PA 3.3 mi
18642 Duryea, PA 3.4 mi
18518 Old Forge, PA 5.2 mi
18641 Pittston, PA 6.0 mi
18709 Luzerne, PA 6.0 mi
18705 Wilkes Barre, PA 6.2 mi
18710 Wilkes Barre, PA 6.6 mi
18711 Wilkes Barre, PA 6.6 mi
18762 Wilkes Barre, PA 6.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 18643?

18643 is in Pittston, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County, part of the Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.3619, -75.8385.

What county is 18643 in?

18643 lies in Luzerne County.

What area code is 18643?

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

What time zone is 18643 in?

18643 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 18643?

About 12,848 people live in ZIP code 18643, in 5,789 households, at 703.1 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 18643?

$63,125 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 18643?

The closest are 18653 (2.4 mi), 18644 (3.3 mi), 18642 (3.4 mi), 18518 (5.2 mi) and 18641 (6 mi).

Is 18643 a PO Box ZIP code?

18643 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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