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18705

ZIP 18705 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
15,624
Coordinates
41.2718, -75.8428
☼ Live from 18705 — Wilkes Barre, PA

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Where 18705 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 18705
  • 🔢 Type 18705 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SOLBI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 18,705 = 3 × 5 × 29 × 43. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100100100010001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 18704 (Kingston, PA, 3 mi away) and 18706 (Wilkes Barre, PA, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 18705 becomes 50781, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 47 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05871, 07851, 08751, 10578, 10587, 15078, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85017 in Phoenix, AZ, 2,046 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 69% 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 18705 and you would come out at 41.27°S, 104.16°E — 913 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 09m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 11m.
  • 📏 At 5.0 square miles of land, 18705 is bigger than 19% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.8 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population15,624This ZIP15,624
Households6,339This ZIP6,339
Housing units7,096This ZIP7,096
Median age36.5This ZIP36.5Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$59,344This ZIP$59,344Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$140,700This ZIP$140,700Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,024This ZIP$1,024Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.9%This ZIP24.9%
Mean commute21.7 minThis ZIP21.7 min
Population density3,153.2 / sq miThis ZIP3,153.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments242This ZIP242
Employees4,029This ZIP4,029
Annual payroll$160,106,000This ZIP$160,106,000
Tax returns filed7,720This ZIP7,720
Total adjusted gross income$412,244,000This ZIP$412,244,000

Land area

Land area4.96 sq miThis ZIP4.96 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Other place names in 18705

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ZIP codes near 18705

ZIPCityDistance
18710 Wilkes Barre, PA 1.9 mi
18711 Wilkes Barre, PA 1.9 mi
18762 Wilkes Barre, PA 1.9 mi
18764 Wilkes Barre, PA 1.9 mi
18765 Wilkes Barre, PA 1.9 mi
18767 Wilkes Barre, PA 1.9 mi
18769 Wilkes Barre, PA 1.9 mi
18773 Wilkes Barre, PA 1.9 mi
18704 Kingston, PA 2.7 mi
18701 Wilkes Barre, PA 3.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 18705?

18705 is in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County, part of the Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.2718, -75.8428.

What county is 18705 in?

18705 lies in Luzerne County.

What area code is 18705?

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

What time zone is 18705 in?

18705 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 18705?

About 15,624 people live in ZIP code 18705, in 6,339 households, at 3,153.2 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 18705?

$59,344 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 18705?

The closest are 18710 (1.9 mi), 18711 (1.9 mi), 18762 (1.9 mi), 18764 (1.9 mi) and 18765 (1.9 mi).

Is 18705 a PO Box ZIP code?

18705 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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