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18842

ZIP 18842 is South Gibson, Pennsylvania, in Susquehanna County; area code 570; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Susquehanna
Metro area
none
Population
121
Coordinates
41.7690, -75.6130
☼ Live from 18842 — South Gibson, PA

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Where 18842 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 18842
  • 🔢 Type 18842 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhBBI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 18,842 = 2 × 9421. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100100110011010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 18840 (Sayre, PA, 49 mi away) and 18843 (South Montrose, PA, 15 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 18842 becomes 24881 — and that is a real ZIP code: Roderfield, WV, 439 miles away.
  • 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12848, 12884, 14882, 18248, 18428, 18824, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84128 in West Valley City, UT, 1,880 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 86%.
  • 🎯1,205 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 18842 and you would come out at 41.77°S, 104.39°E — 927 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 13m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 08m.
  • 📏 At 4.3 square miles of land, 18842 is bigger than 17% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population121This ZIP121
Households51This ZIP51
Housing units87This ZIP87
Median age50.2This ZIP50.2Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$82,969This ZIP$82,969Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$195,800This ZIP$195,800Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher14.8%This ZIP14.8%
Mean commute31.4 minThis ZIP31.4 min
Population density28.2 / sq miThis ZIP28.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments9This ZIP9
Employees54This ZIP54
Annual payroll$3,606,000This ZIP$3,606,000
Tax returns filed130This ZIP130
Total adjusted gross income$27,181,000This ZIP$27,181,000

Land area

Land area4.29 sq miThis ZIP4.29 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

ZIP codes near 18842

ZIPCityDistance
18820 Gibson, PA 2.0 mi
18825 Jackson, PA 3.9 mi
18823 Harford, PA 4.1 mi
18470 Union Dale, PA 4.9 mi
18826 Kingsley, PA 6.1 mi
18465 Thompson, PA 6.6 mi
18834 New Milford, PA 7.0 mi
18441 Lenoxville, PA 7.3 mi
18430 Herrick Center, PA 7.4 mi
18449 Orson, PA 9.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 18842?

18842 is in South Gibson, Pennsylvania, in Susquehanna County. Its published point location is 41.7690, -75.6130.

What county is 18842 in?

18842 lies in Susquehanna County.

What area code is 18842?

South Gibson uses area code 570, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 18842 in?

18842 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 18842?

About 121 people live in ZIP code 18842, in 51 households, at 28.2 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 18842?

$82,969 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 18842?

The closest are 18820 (2 mi), 18825 (3.9 mi), 18823 (4.1 mi), 18470 (4.9 mi) and 18826 (6.1 mi).

Is 18842 a PO Box ZIP code?

18842 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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