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18706

ZIP 18706 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
16,387
Coordinates
41.2033, -75.9148
☼ Live from 18706 — Wilkes Barre, PA

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Where 18706 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 18706
  • 🔢 Type 18706 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gOLBI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 18,706 = 2 × 47 × 199. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100100100010010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 18705 (Wilkes Barre, PA, 6 mi away) and 18707 (Mountain Top, PA, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 18706 becomes 60781, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 42 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01867, 01876, 06781, 06817, 16870, 17068, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86017 in Munds Park, AZ, 1,978 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 85%.
  • 🎯1,191 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 18706 and you would come out at 41.20°S, 104.09°E — 912 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 09m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 12m.
  • 📏 At 26.3 square miles of land, 18706 is bigger than 43% of ZIP codes — room for about 20 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population16,387This ZIP16,387
Households6,630This ZIP6,630
Housing units7,761This ZIP7,761
Median age38.3This ZIP38.3Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$58,558This ZIP$58,558Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$138,300This ZIP$138,300Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$965This ZIP$965Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.6%This ZIP18.6%
Mean commute19.1 minThis ZIP19.1 min
Population density624.0 / sq miThis ZIP624.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments275This ZIP275
Employees10,438This ZIP10,438
Annual payroll$723,053,000This ZIP$723,053,000
Tax returns filed8,270This ZIP8,270
Total adjusted gross income$452,316,000This ZIP$452,316,000

Land area

Land area26.26 sq miThis ZIP26.26 sq mi
Water area0.31 sq miThis ZIP0.31 sq mi

Other place names in 18706

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 18706

ZIPCityDistance
18703 Wilkes Barre, PA 3.1 mi
18766 Wilkes Barre, PA 3.2 mi
18701 Wilkes Barre, PA 3.2 mi
18651 Plymouth, PA 4.2 mi
18707 Mountain Top, PA 4.8 mi
18710 Wilkes Barre, PA 5.1 mi
18711 Wilkes Barre, PA 5.1 mi
18762 Wilkes Barre, PA 5.1 mi
18764 Wilkes Barre, PA 5.1 mi
18765 Wilkes Barre, PA 5.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 18706?

18706 is in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County, part of the Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.2033, -75.9148.

What county is 18706 in?

18706 lies in Luzerne County.

What area code is 18706?

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

What time zone is 18706 in?

18706 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 18706?

About 16,387 people live in ZIP code 18706, in 6,630 households, at 624.0 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 18706?

$58,558 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 18706?

The closest are 18703 (3.1 mi), 18766 (3.2 mi), 18701 (3.2 mi), 18651 (4.2 mi) and 18707 (4.8 mi).

Is 18706 a PO Box ZIP code?

18706 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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