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18709

ZIP 18709 is Luzerne, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County; area codes 570 and 272; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Luzerne
Population
2,910
Coordinates
41.2863, -75.8967
☼ Live from 18709 — Luzerne, PA

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Where 18709 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 18709
  • 🔢 Type 18709 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GOLBI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 18,709 = 53 × 353. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100100100010101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 18708 (Shavertown, PA, 4 mi away) and 18710 (Wilkes Barre, PA, 1 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 18709 becomes 90781, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 43 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01879, 07189, 07198, 07981, 09178, 09187, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09817 in APO AE, a military post office, 5,551 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 85%.
  • 🎯1,192 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 18709 and you would come out at 41.29°S, 104.10°E — 915 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 10m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 11m.
  • 📏 At 0.760 square miles of land, 18709 is bigger than 7% of ZIP codes — about 368 football fields.
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People and housing

Population2,910This ZIP2,910
Households1,443This ZIP1,443
Housing units1,614This ZIP1,614
Median age46.1This ZIP46.1Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$42,135This ZIP$42,135Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$113,600This ZIP$113,600Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$807This ZIP$807Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.2%This ZIP16.2%
Mean commute20.2 minThis ZIP20.2 min
Population density3,828.9 / sq miThis ZIP3,828.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments97This ZIP97
Employees1,108This ZIP1,108
Annual payroll$41,441,000This ZIP$41,441,000
Tax returns filed1,460This ZIP1,460
Total adjusted gross income$69,939,000This ZIP$69,939,000

Land area

Land area0.76 sq miThis ZIP0.76 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 18709

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

ZIP codes near 18709

ZIPCityDistance
18704 Kingston, PA 0.7 mi
18710 Wilkes Barre, PA 1.3 mi
18711 Wilkes Barre, PA 1.3 mi
18762 Wilkes Barre, PA 1.3 mi
18764 Wilkes Barre, PA 1.3 mi
18765 Wilkes Barre, PA 1.3 mi
18767 Wilkes Barre, PA 1.3 mi
18769 Wilkes Barre, PA 1.3 mi
18773 Wilkes Barre, PA 1.3 mi
18766 Wilkes Barre, PA 2.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 18709?

18709 is in Luzerne, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County, part of the Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.2863, -75.8967.

What county is 18709 in?

18709 lies in Luzerne County.

What area code is 18709?

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

What time zone is 18709 in?

18709 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 18709?

About 2,910 people live in ZIP code 18709, in 1,443 households, at 3,828.9 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 18709?

$42,135 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 18709?

The closest are 18704 (0.7 mi), 18710 (1.3 mi), 18711 (1.3 mi), 18762 (1.3 mi) and 18764 (1.3 mi).

Is 18709 a PO Box ZIP code?

18709 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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