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18942

ZIP 18942 is Ottsville, Pennsylvania, in Bucks County; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Bucks
Population
2,377
Coordinates
40.4741, -75.1666
☼ Live from 18942 — Ottsville, PA

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Where 18942 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 18942
  • 🔢 Type 18942 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhGBI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 18,942 = 2 × 3 × 7 × 11 × 41. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100100111111110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 18940 (Newtown, PA, 19 mi away) and 18943 (Penns Park, PA, 16 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 18942 becomes 24981 — and that is a real ZIP code: Talcott, WV, 357 miles away.
  • 👥 38 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12489, 12498, 12849, 14892, 18249, 18924, …). The farthest-flung twin is 94128 in San Francisco, CA, 2,511 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 87%.
  • 🎯1,234 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 18942 and you would come out at 40.47°S, 104.83°E — 850 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 04m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 17m.
  • 📏 At 20.3 square miles of land, 18942 is bigger than 38% of ZIP codes — room for about 15 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,377This ZIP2,377
Households1,007This ZIP1,007
Housing units1,199This ZIP1,199
Median age61.5This ZIP61.5Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$100,417This ZIP$100,417Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$512,200This ZIP$512,200Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,496This ZIP$1,496Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher37.2%This ZIP37.2%
Mean commute31.5 minThis ZIP31.5 min
Population density117.3 / sq miThis ZIP117.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments123This ZIP123
Employees962This ZIP962
Annual payroll$49,338,000This ZIP$49,338,000
Tax returns filed1,640This ZIP1,640
Total adjusted gross income$199,659,000This ZIP$199,659,000

Land area

Land area20.27 sq miThis ZIP20.27 sq mi
Water area0.23 sq miThis ZIP0.23 sq mi

ZIP codes near 18942

ZIPCityDistance
18953 Revere, PA 2.9 mi
18910 Bedminster, PA 3.4 mi
18921 Ferndale, PA 3.8 mi
18972 Upper Black Eddy, PA 4.3 mi
18947 Pipersville, PA 4.4 mi
18920 Erwinna, PA 4.4 mi
18930 Kintnersville, PA 4.7 mi
18950 Point Pleasant, PA 5.9 mi
18949 Plumsteadville, PA 6.1 mi
18944 Perkasie, PA 6.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 18942?

18942 is in Ottsville, Pennsylvania, in Bucks County, part of the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.4741, -75.1666.

What county is 18942 in?

18942 lies in Bucks County.

What time zone is 18942 in?

18942 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 18942?

About 2,377 people live in ZIP code 18942, in 1,007 households, at 117.3 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 18942?

$100,417 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 18942?

The closest are 18953 (2.9 mi), 18910 (3.4 mi), 18921 (3.8 mi), 18972 (4.3 mi) and 18947 (4.4 mi).

Is 18942 a PO Box ZIP code?

18942 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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