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18456 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 18456 covers Prompton, Pennsylvania, with a population of about 305.

Population
30566 per square mile
Median age
40.61.9 points above the US average
Poverty rate
10.5%1.9 points below the US average
Typical home value
$285,475up 28.9% in five years
Median rent
$96317% below the Pennsylvania median
Degree or higher
30.4%4.6 points below the US average
Homeownership
92.1%27.1 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
6

Where 18456 is

Prompton, 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

Population305
Median age40.6
Family households55.6%
Born outside the US2%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.4%
White (non-Hispanic)98.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino1.3%
Veterans14.4%
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

Income per person$34,327
Poverty rate10.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance7.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k11.9%
$10–15k1.6%
$15–20k6.3%
$20–25k4.8%
$25–30k1.6%
$30–35k1.6%
$35–40k4.8%
$40–45k1.6%
$45–50k0.8%
$50–60k11.1%
$60–75k7.1%
$75–100k10.3%
$100–125k13.5%
$125–150k7.1%
$150–200k10.3%
$200k or more5.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed210
Mean adjusted gross income$65,181
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k28.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k28.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k19.0%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$300,000
Median gross rent$963
Rent as a share of household income22.5%
Owner-occupied92.1%
Vacant homes22.2%
Median year built1969

What the homes are

Detached house95.7%
2 to 4 units2.5%
Mobile home1.9%
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$285,475as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 28.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 90.9%
Typical home value since 2000
201420202026$285,475$144,076

$147,437 in 2014 to $285,475 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher30.4%
High school diploma or higher97.4%
Works from home12.6%
Drives to work alone72.8%
Takes public transport6%
Commutes 45 minutes or more12.9%
Health

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

Colorectal screening68.3% 4 pts above the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist68.4% 7.1 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use76.6% 0.7 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours38.2% 1.8 pts above the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost9.1% 3.9 pts below the national average of 13%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments6
People employed14
Annual payroll$610,000
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 14.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss19.1 out of 100
Community resilience29.2 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.

Landslide86.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane61.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind59.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave55.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire55.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather52Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning44.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail40.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding36.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado29.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm24.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake18.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave6.6Very 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$34,327$43,104$43,289
Poverty rate10.5%11.8%12.4%
Median home value$300,000$240,500$303,400
Median gross rent$963$1,162$1,348
Homeownership92.1%69.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher30.4%34.5%35%
Unemployment rate0.6%5.2%5.2%
Works from home12.6%13.8%13.5%
Born outside the US2%7.4%13.9%
Median age40.640.938.7
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 stationHAWLEY 1 E, PA US17.5 km away
Rain in a year45 in
Snow in a year47 in

Average high and low by month

January33°F / 13.5°F3.23 in rain, 13 in snow
February35.7°F / 14.2°F2.66 in rain, 13.2 in snow
March44.6°F / 22°F3.55 in rain, 9.4 in snow
April57.5°F / 32.1°F3.74 in rain, 1.1 in snow
May68.9°F / 43°F3.63 in rain
June76.7°F / 52.5°F4.67 in rain
July81.3°F / 56.8°F4.05 in rain
August79.4°F / 54.7°F4.09 in rain
September72.8°F / 47.7°F4.26 in rain
October60.8°F / 36.4°F4.38 in rain
November48.6°F / 27.4°F3.24 in rain, 1.3 in snow
December37.9°F / 20°F3.63 in rain, 9.1 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%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Western Wayne School District55.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Wayne Highlands School District44.4% 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 vulnerability17more vulnerable than 17% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status29more vulnerable than 29% of US census tracts
Household characteristics49more vulnerable than 49% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status7more vulnerable than 7% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport14more vulnerable than 14% of US census tracts
Walkability4.6 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

18459 South Canaan, PA5.4 km away
18431 Honesdale, PA5.7 km away
18472 Waymart, PA7.3 km away
18473 White Mills, PA11.6 km away
18421 Forest City, PA14.4 km away
18407 Carbondale, PA15.4 km away
18428 Hawley, PA15.4 km away
18405 Beach Lake, PA17.1 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.

Wayne County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area4.59 sq mi
Water area0.53 sq mi
Population density66 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.5820, -75.3207

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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