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18343 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 18343 covers Mount Bethel, Pennsylvania, with a population of about 3,877 and a median household income of $79,861.

Population
3,877190 per square mile
Median age
5314.3 points above the US average
Median household income
$79,861about the Pennsylvania median
Poverty rate
7.3%5.1 points below the US average
Typical home value
$384,528up 32% in five years
Median rent
$1,179about the Pennsylvania median
Degree or higher
32.3%2.7 points below the US average
Homeownership
82.4%17.4 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
96

Where 18343 is

Mount Bethel, 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

Population3,877
Median age53
Family households60.1%
Born outside the US8.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home7.4%
White (non-Hispanic)84.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)2.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.7%
Hispanic or Latino9.3%
Veterans8.4%
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$79,861
Income per person$45,052
Poverty rate7.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance2.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.2%
$10–15k2.2%
$15–20k1.3%
$20–25k4.1%
$25–30k0.6%
$30–35k2.3%
$35–40k6.0%
$40–45k5.5%
$45–50k1.6%
$50–60k9.9%
$60–75k9.7%
$75–100k13.6%
$100–125k6.1%
$125–150k8.7%
$150–200k17.3%
$200k or more8.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed2,020
Mean adjusted gross income$81,751
Returns declaring $200,000 or more7.9%
Returns, under $25k27.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k20.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k18.8%
Returns, $200k or more7.9%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$274,300
Median gross rent$1,179
Rent as a share of household income20%
Owner-occupied82.4%
Vacant homes13.7%
Median year built1979

What the homes are

Detached house73.6%
Attached house6.3%
2 to 4 units6.2%
Mobile home13.8%
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$384,528as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 4.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 32%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 75.9%
Typical home value since 2000
200420152026$384,528$205,758

$220,472 in 2004 to $384,528 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher32.3%
High school diploma or higher95.2%
Works from home6.5%
Drives to work alone85.8%
Takes public transport1.1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more50.8%
Health

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

Colorectal screening70.3% 6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist66.5% 5.2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use76.1% same as the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours35% 1.4 pts below the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost12.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 13%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments96
People employed825
Annual payroll$50,775,000
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 59.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 2 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss58.5 out of 100
Community resilience64.8 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.

Landslide91.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought87.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather85.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding82.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane76.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave66.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning64.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind59.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake57.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave54.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire50.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado49.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm42.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail33.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche22.5Very 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$79,861$76,081$78,538
Income per person$45,052$43,104$43,289
Poverty rate7.3%11.8%12.4%
Median home value$274,300$240,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,179$1,162$1,348
Homeownership82.4%69.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher32.3%34.5%35%
Unemployment rate2.3%5.2%5.2%
Works from home6.5%13.8%13.5%
Born outside the US8.6%7.4%13.9%
Median age5340.938.7
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 stationBELVIDERE BRG, NJ US8.3 km away
Rain in a year48 in
Snow in a year23 in

Average high and low by month

January36.5°F / 18°F3.22 in rain, 9.9 in snow
February39.8°F / 18.6°F2.72 in rain, 5.2 in snow
March48.1°F / 25.9°F3.63 in rain, 3.5 in snow
April60.6°F / 36.1°F3.95 in rain, 0.3 in snow
May70.9°F / 46°F4.08 in rain
June79.3°F / 55.5°F4.48 in rain
July84.1°F / 60.5°F4.81 in rain
August82.6°F / 59.4°F4.55 in rain
September76.3°F / 51.9°F4.63 in rain
October64.2°F / 40.3°F4.75 in rain
November52.4°F / 30.2°F3.31 in rain, 0.4 in snow
December41.4°F / 23.6°F4.08 in rain, 4 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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%.

Bangor 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 vulnerability29more vulnerable than 29% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status31more vulnerable than 31% of US census tracts
Household characteristics44more vulnerable than 44% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status17more vulnerable than 17% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Walkability5.4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

18351 Portland, PA2.6 km away
07833 Delaware, NJ4 km away
07832 Columbia, NJ6.4 km away
18013 Bangor, PA7.3 km away
18327 Delaware Water Gap, PA9.1 km away
07823 Belvidere, NJ9.3 km away
07844 Hope, NJ10.9 km away
18341 Minisink Hills, PA11.3 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.

Northampton County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area20.36 sq mi
Water area0.86 sq mi
Population density190 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.9008, -75.1115

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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