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18708

ZIP 18708 is Shavertown, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County; area codes 570 and 272; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Luzerne
Population
8,867
Coordinates
41.2958, -75.9635
☼ Live from 18708 — Shavertown, PA

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Where 18708 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 18708
  • 🔢 Type 18708 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BOLBI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 18,708 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 1559. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100100100010100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 18707 (Mountain Top, PA, 11 mi away) and 18709 (Luzerne, PA, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 18708 becomes 80781, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01887, 07188, 07881, 08817, 08871, 17088, …). The farthest-flung twin is 87801 in Socorro, NM, 1,766 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 85%.
  • 🎯1,188 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 18708 and you would come out at 41.30°S, 104.04°E — 919 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 10m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 11m.
  • 📏 At 16.0 square miles of land, 18708 is bigger than 34% of ZIP codes — room for about 12 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,867This ZIP8,867
Households4,027This ZIP4,027
Housing units4,181This ZIP4,181
Median age48.8This ZIP48.8Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$98,545This ZIP$98,545Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$264,800This ZIP$264,800Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,072This ZIP$1,072Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher47.7%This ZIP47.7%
Mean commute26.6 minThis ZIP26.6 min
Population density554.3 / sq miThis ZIP554.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments151This ZIP151
Employees1,129This ZIP1,129
Annual payroll$46,582,000This ZIP$46,582,000
Tax returns filed4,580This ZIP4,580
Total adjusted gross income$615,410,000This ZIP$615,410,000

Land area

Land area16.00 sq miThis ZIP16.00 sq mi
Water area0.06 sq miThis ZIP0.06 sq mi

Other place names in 18708

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ZIP codes near 18708

ZIPCityDistance
18690 Dallas, PA 2.8 mi
18651 Plymouth, PA 2.9 mi
18627 Lehman, PA 3.3 mi
18709 Luzerne, PA 3.5 mi
18704 Kingston, PA 3.8 mi
18612 Dallas, PA 3.8 mi
18710 Wilkes Barre, PA 4.6 mi
18711 Wilkes Barre, PA 4.6 mi
18762 Wilkes Barre, PA 4.6 mi
18764 Wilkes Barre, PA 4.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 18708?

18708 is in Shavertown, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County, part of the Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.2958, -75.9635.

What county is 18708 in?

18708 lies in Luzerne County.

What area code is 18708?

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

What time zone is 18708 in?

18708 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 18708?

About 8,867 people live in ZIP code 18708, in 4,027 households, at 554.3 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 18708?

$98,545 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 18708?

The closest are 18690 (2.8 mi), 18651 (2.9 mi), 18627 (3.3 mi), 18709 (3.5 mi) and 18704 (3.8 mi).

Is 18708 a PO Box ZIP code?

18708 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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