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18847

ZIP 18847 is Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, mostly in Susquehanna County; area codes 570 and 272; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Susquehanna +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
5,104
Coordinates
41.9288, -75.5791
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Where 18847 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 18847
  • 🔢 Type 18847 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LhBBI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 18,847 = 47 × 401. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100100110011111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 18846 (Sugar Run, PA, 40 mi away) and 18848 (Towanda, PA, 47 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 18847 becomes 74881 — and that is a real ZIP code: Wellston, OK, 1,230 miles away.
  • 👥 19 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14788, 14878, 14887, 17884, 47881, 48178, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84781 in Pine Valley, UT, 2,023 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 86%.
  • 🎯1,207 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 18847 and you would come out at 41.93°S, 104.42°E — 933 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 14m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 07m.
  • 📏 At 129.6 square miles of land, 18847 is bigger than 84% of ZIP codes — room for about 98 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,104This ZIP5,104
Households2,007This ZIP2,007
Housing units2,801This ZIP2,801
Median age42.8This ZIP42.8Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$57,386This ZIP$57,386Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$155,700This ZIP$155,700Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$855This ZIP$855Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.7%This ZIP14.7%
Mean commute27.7 minThis ZIP27.7 min
Population density39.4 / sq miThis ZIP39.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments65This ZIP65
Employees589This ZIP589
Annual payroll$26,284,000This ZIP$26,284,000
Tax returns filed2,330This ZIP2,330
Total adjusted gross income$171,627,000This ZIP$171,627,000

Land area

Land area129.65 sq miThis ZIP129.65 sq mi
Water area2.06 sq miThis ZIP2.06 sq mi

Counties 18847 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Susquehanna County 79.9%
Wayne County 20.1%

Other place names in 18847

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ZIP codes near 18847

ZIPCityDistance
18827 Lanesboro, PA 2.0 mi
18825 Jackson, PA 7.3 mi
18465 Thompson, PA 7.5 mi
18462 Starrucca, PA 7.7 mi
18821 Great Bend, PA 8.5 mi
13865 Windsor, NY 9.3 mi
18834 New Milford, PA 10.0 mi
18449 Orson, PA 10.4 mi
18454 Poyntelle, PA 10.6 mi
18820 Gibson, PA 11.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 18847?

18847 is in Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, in Susquehanna County. Its published point location is 41.9288, -75.5791.

What county is 18847 in?

18847 spans 2 counties: Susquehanna County and Wayne County. Most of it falls in Susquehanna County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 18847?

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

What time zone is 18847 in?

18847 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 18847?

About 5,104 people live in ZIP code 18847, in 2,007 households, at 39.4 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 18847?

$57,386 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 18847?

The closest are 18827 (2 mi), 18825 (7.3 mi), 18465 (7.5 mi), 18462 (7.7 mi) and 18821 (8.5 mi).

Is 18847 a PO Box ZIP code?

18847 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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