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18702

ZIP 18702 is in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County; area codes 570 and 272; Eastern time. Wilkes Barre has 14 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Luzerne
Population
41,970
Coordinates
41.2305, -75.7574
☼ Live from 18702 — Wilkes Barre, PA

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Where 18702 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 18702
  • 🔢 Type 18702 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZOLBI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 18,702 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 1039. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100100100001110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 18701 (Wilkes Barre, PA, 7 mi away) and 18703 (Wilkes Barre, PA, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 18702 becomes 20781 — and that is a real ZIP code: Hyattsville, MD, 169 miles away.
  • 👥 67 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01827, 02187, 02718, 02817, 02871, 07821, …). The farthest-flung twin is 87021 in Milan, NM, 1,782 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 85%.
  • 🎯1,199 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 18702 and you would come out at 41.23°S, 104.24°E — 907 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 09m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 12m.
  • 📏 At 78.1 square miles of land, 18702 is bigger than 72% of ZIP codes — room for about 59 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population41,970This ZIP41,970
Households16,951This ZIP16,951
Housing units19,663This ZIP19,663
Median age39.1This ZIP39.1Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$56,378This ZIP$56,378Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$131,900This ZIP$131,900Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,011This ZIP$1,011Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.6%This ZIP23.6%
Mean commute21.1 minThis ZIP21.1 min
Population density537.5 / sq miThis ZIP537.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,142This ZIP1,142
Employees22,980This ZIP22,980
Annual payroll$1,036,002,000This ZIP$1,036,002,000
Tax returns filed18,800This ZIP18,800
Total adjusted gross income$971,379,000This ZIP$971,379,000

Land area

Land area78.09 sq miThis ZIP78.09 sq mi
Water area2.37 sq miThis ZIP2.37 sq mi

Other place names in 18702

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ZIP codes near 18702

ZIPCityDistance
18602 Bear Creek, PA 3.1 mi
18640 Pittston, PA 4.7 mi
18705 Wilkes Barre, PA 5.3 mi
18701 Wilkes Barre, PA 6.7 mi
18703 Wilkes Barre, PA 6.7 mi
18766 Wilkes Barre, PA 6.9 mi
18710 Wilkes Barre, PA 7.0 mi
18711 Wilkes Barre, PA 7.0 mi
18762 Wilkes Barre, PA 7.0 mi
18764 Wilkes Barre, PA 7.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 18702?

18702 is in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County, part of the Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.2305, -75.7574.

What county is 18702 in?

18702 lies in Luzerne County.

What area code is 18702?

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

What time zone is 18702 in?

18702 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 18702?

About 41,970 people live in ZIP code 18702, in 16,951 households, at 537.5 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 18702?

$56,378 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 18702?

The closest are 18602 (3.1 mi), 18640 (4.7 mi), 18705 (5.3 mi), 18701 (6.7 mi) and 18703 (6.7 mi).

Is 18702 a PO Box ZIP code?

18702 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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