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18237 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 18237 covers Mcadoo, Pennsylvania, with a population of about 3,808 and a median household income of $47,181.

Population
3,808216 per square mile
Median age
35.82.9 points below the US average
Median household income
$47,18138% below the Pennsylvania median
Poverty rate
17%4.6 points above the US average
Typical home value
$173,517up 45.4% in five years
Median rent
$1,02112% below the Pennsylvania median
Degree or higher
14%21 points below the US average
Homeownership
63.8%1.2 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
43

Where 18237 is

Mcadoo, Pennsylvania — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population3,808
Median age35.8
Family households62%
Born outside the US16.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home27.7%
White (non-Hispanic)65.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.1%
Hispanic or Latino27.4%
Veterans6%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$47,181
Income per person$25,465
Poverty rate17%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance18.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k10.7%
$10–15k2.3%
$15–20k5.0%
$20–25k6.4%
$25–30k4.7%
$30–35k3.9%
$35–40k6.1%
$40–45k8.0%
$45–50k10.2%
$50–60k7.1%
$60–75k7.5%
$75–100k8.2%
$100–125k9.5%
$125–150k5.8%
$150–200k3.1%
$200k or more1.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed1,860
Mean adjusted gross income$44,444
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k36.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k31.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k8.1%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$90,400
Median gross rent$1,021
Rent as a share of household income28.6%
Owner-occupied63.8%
Vacant homes14.7%
Median year built1944

What the homes are

Detached house45.5%
Attached house28.5%
2 to 4 units20.3%
5 to 19 units5%
Mobile home0.7%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$173,517as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 45.4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 176.4%
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$173,517$60,875

$71,374 in 2009 to $173,517 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher14%
High school diploma or higher81.8%
Works from home2.6%
Drives to work alone80.1%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more14.6%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Colorectal screening61.4% 2.9 pts below the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist56.1% 5.2 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use71.1% 4.8 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours41.7% 5.3 pts above the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost21.4% 8.4 pts above the national average of 13%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments43
People employed667
Annual payroll$28,556,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 40.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 4 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss38.1 out of 100
Community resilience67.2 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Winter weather95Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide92.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind83.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning82.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire79.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane76.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave69.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding55.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake53.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado53Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave49.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm49.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail30.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche25Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
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Compared with Pennsylvania and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPPennsylvaniaUnited States
Median household income$47,181$76,081$78,538
Income per person$25,465$43,104$43,289
Poverty rate17%11.8%12.4%
Median home value$90,400$240,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,021$1,162$1,348
Homeownership63.8%69.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher14%34.5%35%
Unemployment rate5.1%5.2%5.2%
Works from home2.6%13.8%13.5%
Born outside the US16.4%7.4%13.9%
Median age35.840.938.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationMAHANOY CITY 2 N, PA US14.2 km away
Rain in a year54 in
Snow in a year48 in

Average high and low by month

January32.5°F / 17.6°F3.89 in rain, 12.3 in snow
February34.8°F / 17.8°F3 in rain, 12.7 in snow
March43.8°F / 24.9°F4.21 in rain, 9.2 in snow
April57.4°F / 36.6°F4.39 in rain, 2.1 in snow
May67.4°F / 46.5°F4.65 in rain
June75.9°F / 55.9°F5.07 in rain
July80.2°F / 60.6°F5.2 in rain
August77.9°F / 58.3°F4.68 in rain
September72.1°F / 52°F5.24 in rain
October60.3°F / 41.3°F4.85 in rain, 0.5 in snow
November47.7°F / 30.6°F4.12 in rain, 2.2 in snow
December37°F / 22.8°F4.29 in rain, 9 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket6% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Hazleton Area School District100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability54more vulnerable than 54% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status49more vulnerable than 49% of US census tracts
Household characteristics74more vulnerable than 74% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status19more vulnerable than 19% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport57more vulnerable than 57% of US census tracts
Walkability5.8 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

18231 Kelayres, PA0.7 km away
18254 Tresckow, PA3.3 km away
18230 Junedale, PA5.5 km away
18245 Quakake, PA6.1 km away
18201 Hazleton, PA6.6 km away
18202 Hazleton, PA7.3 km away
18216 Beaver Meadows, PA7.7 km away
18220 Delano, PA8.9 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Schuylkill County94.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Carbon County5.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area17.65 sq mi
Water area0.16 sq mi
Population density216 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.8979, -75.9971

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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