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18661

ZIP 18661 is White Haven, Pennsylvania, mostly in Luzerne County; area codes 570 and 272; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Luzerne +1 more
Population
5,759
Coordinates
41.0764, -75.7408
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Where 18661 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 18661
  • 🔢 Type 18661 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IggBI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 18661 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100100011100101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 18660 (Wapwallopen, PA, 17 mi away) and 18690 (Dallas, PA, 21 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 18661 becomes 16681 — and that is a real ZIP code: Smokerun, PA, 140 miles away.
  • 👥 6 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (16681, 16861, 18616, 61816, 66118, 68116). The farthest-flung twin is 68116 in Omaha, NE, 1,060 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 67% 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 18661 and you would come out at 41.08°S, 104.26°E — 900 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 08m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 13m.
  • 📏 At 121.2 square miles of land, 18661 is bigger than 82% of ZIP codes — room for about 92 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,759This ZIP5,759
Households2,421This ZIP2,421
Housing units3,601This ZIP3,601
Median age50.7This ZIP50.7Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$75,057This ZIP$75,057Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$196,400This ZIP$196,400Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,274This ZIP$1,274Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.9%This ZIP22.9%
Mean commute30.1 minThis ZIP30.1 min
Population density47.5 / sq miThis ZIP47.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments105This ZIP105
Employees946This ZIP946
Annual payroll$26,707,000This ZIP$26,707,000
Tax returns filed2,820This ZIP2,820
Total adjusted gross income$185,135,000This ZIP$185,135,000

Land area

Land area121.20 sq miThis ZIP121.20 sq mi
Water area0.85 sq miThis ZIP0.85 sq mi

Counties 18661 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Luzerne County 67.4%
Carbon County 32.6%

Other place names in 18661

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ZIP codes near 18661

ZIPCityDistance
18624 Lake Harmony, PA 5.0 mi
18602 Bear Creek, PA 7.6 mi
18224 Freeland, PA 8.5 mi
18210 Albrightsville, PA 9.3 mi
18707 Mountain Top, PA 10.1 mi
18229 Jim Thorpe, PA 10.5 mi
18221 Drifton, PA 10.6 mi
18702 Wilkes Barre, PA 10.7 mi
18610 Blakeslee, PA 10.8 mi
18255 Weatherly, PA 10.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 18661?

18661 is in White Haven, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County, part of the Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.0764, -75.7408.

What county is 18661 in?

18661 spans 2 counties: Luzerne County and Carbon County. Most of it falls in Luzerne County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 18661?

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

What time zone is 18661 in?

18661 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 18661?

About 5,759 people live in ZIP code 18661, in 2,421 households, at 47.5 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 18661?

$75,057 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 18661?

The closest are 18624 (5 mi), 18602 (7.6 mi), 18224 (8.5 mi), 18210 (9.3 mi) and 18707 (10.1 mi).

Is 18661 a PO Box ZIP code?

18661 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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