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18355 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 18355 covers Scotrun, Pennsylvania, with a population of about 1,628.

Population
1,628155 per square mile
Median age
36.52.2 points below the US average
Poverty rate
34.8%22.4 points above the US average
Typical home value
$292,895up 26% in five years
Median rent
$1,6751.4× the Pennsylvania median
Degree or higher
22.9%12.1 points below the US average
Homeownership
65.5%0.5 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
33

Where 18355 is

Scotrun, 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

Population1,628
Median age36.5
Family households79.2%
Born outside the US10%
Speaks a language other than English at home8.2%
White (non-Hispanic)71.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)2.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)10.5%
Hispanic or Latino10.1%
Veterans3.7%
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

Income per person$30,149
Poverty rate34.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance37.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k31.1%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k1.7%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k1.7%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k1.3%
$50–60k3.4%
$60–75k3.2%
$75–100k19.1%
$100–125k3.8%
$125–150k18.9%
$150–200k4.5%
$200k or more11.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed660
Mean adjusted gross income$68,180
Returns declaring $200,000 or more4.5%
Returns, under $25k31.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k21.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k19.7%
Returns, $200k or more4.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$238,700
Median gross rent$1,675
Rent as a share of household income51%
Owner-occupied65.5%
Vacant homes34.5%
Median year built1991

What the homes are

Detached house78.3%
Attached house8.1%
2 to 4 units1.9%
Mobile home11.8%
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$292,895as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 26%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 125.4%
Typical home value since 2000
200520152026$292,895$129,944

$143,509 in 2005 to $292,895 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate9.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher22.9%
High school diploma or higher86.5%
Works from home12.7%
Drives to work alone61.8%
Takes public transport9.6%
Commutes 45 minutes or more21.2%
Health

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

Colorectal screening68.2% 3.9 pts above the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist66.5% 5.2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use77.8% 1.9 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours40.2% 3.8 pts above 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 establishments33
People employed896
Annual payroll$31,859,000
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 48.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss57.8 out of 100
Community resilience20.1 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.

Lightning92.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide87.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave87.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather86.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane72.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding65.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind63.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm62.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire61.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado47Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake39Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave36.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail23.8Very 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$76,081$78,538
Income per person$30,149$43,104$43,289
Poverty rate34.8%11.8%12.4%
Median home value$238,700$240,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,675$1,162$1,348
Homeownership65.5%69.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher22.9%34.5%35%
Unemployment rate9.9%5.2%5.2%
Works from home12.7%13.8%13.5%
Born outside the US10%7.4%13.9%
Median age36.540.938.7
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 stationMT POCONO MOUNTAINS AP, PA US8.4 km away
Rain in a year50 in

Average high and low by month

January30.2°F / 15.1°F2.98 in rain
February33.4°F / 16.9°F2.45 in rain
March41.4°F / 24°F3.83 in rain
April54.6°F / 34.3°F4.24 in rain
May65.3°F / 44.6°F4.06 in rain
June73°F / 53.4°F4.69 in rain
July77.7°F / 58.1°F4.73 in rain
August75.7°F / 56.3°F4.64 in rain
September68.5°F / 49.6°F5.59 in rain
October57.1°F / 38.9°F5.15 in rain
November45.7°F / 29.8°F4.08 in rain
December34.9°F / 21.3°F3.78 in rain
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 supermarket79% 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%.

Pocono Mountain 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 vulnerability45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status23more vulnerable than 23% of US census tracts
Household characteristics41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport76more vulnerable than 76% of US census tracts
Walkability6.5 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

18370 Swiftwater, PA2.3 km away
18372 Tannersville, PA3.1 km away
18349 Pocono Manor, PA3.9 km away
18332 Henryville, PA4.2 km away
18348 Pocono Lake Preserve, PA4.8 km away
18344 Mount Pocono, PA5.6 km away
18352 Reeders, PA6.3 km away
18320 Analomink, PA7.6 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.

Monroe County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area10.5 sq mi
Water area0.09 sq mi
Population density155 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.0751, -75.3265

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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