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18466 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 18466 covers Tobyhanna, Pennsylvania, with a population of about 17,997 and a median household income of $77,508.

Population
17,997514 per square mile
Median age
39.91.2 points above the US average
Median household income
$77,508about the Pennsylvania median
Poverty rate
20.9%8.5 points above the US average
Typical home value
$256,656up 37.2% in five years
Median rent
$1,7951.5× the Pennsylvania median
Degree or higher
23.7%11.3 points below the US average
Homeownership
75.8%10.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
129

Where 18466 is

Tobyhanna, 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

Population17,997
Median age39.9
Family households79.3%
Born outside the US16.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home22.9%
White (non-Hispanic)38%
Black (non-Hispanic)24.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)3.8%
Hispanic or Latino27.3%
Veterans8.9%
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$77,508
Income per person$31,075
Poverty rate20.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance21%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.6%
$10–15k6.7%
$15–20k3.1%
$20–25k7.9%
$25–30k2.0%
$30–35k3.4%
$35–40k3.3%
$40–45k4.4%
$45–50k1.9%
$50–60k6.2%
$60–75k7.2%
$75–100k14.2%
$100–125k12.0%
$125–150k9.1%
$150–200k10.5%
$200k or more4.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed7,380
Mean adjusted gross income$51,151
Returns declaring $200,000 or more1.5%
Returns, under $25k33.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k28.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k11.4%
Returns, $200k or more1.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$181,300
Median gross rent$1,795
Rent as a share of household income51%
Owner-occupied75.8%
Vacant homes24.4%
Median year built1986

What the homes are

Detached house89.5%
Attached house5.1%
2 to 4 units1.3%
5 to 19 units0.8%
20 or more units0.7%
Mobile home2.5%
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$256,656as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 37.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 216.1%
Typical asking rent$2,088as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200520152026$256,656$81,190

$119,116 in 2005 to $256,656 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate9.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher23.7%
High school diploma or higher89.3%
Works from home10.7%
Drives to work alone75.2%
Takes public transport5.2%
Commutes 45 minutes or more31.4%
Health

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

Colorectal screening62.5% 1.8 pts below the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist56.8% 4.5 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use76.9% 1 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours45.8% 9.4 pts above the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost16.1% 3.1 pts above the national average of 13%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments129
People employed3,317
Annual payroll$160,203,000
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 33.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 9 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss23.1 out of 100
Community resilience20.3 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.

Lightning90.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave86.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather84.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane70.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind60.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm53.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake52.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire50.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide47.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado45.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave36Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding32.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail24.2Very 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$77,508$76,081$78,538
Income per person$31,075$43,104$43,289
Poverty rate20.9%11.8%12.4%
Median home value$181,300$240,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,795$1,162$1,348
Homeownership75.8%69.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher23.7%34.5%35%
Unemployment rate9.1%5.2%5.2%
Works from home10.7%13.8%13.5%
Born outside the US16.1%7.4%13.9%
Median age39.940.938.7
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 US5.1 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 supermarket9% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket9% 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%.

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

Pocono Mountain School District97.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Wallenpaupack Area School District2.3% 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 vulnerability46more vulnerable than 46% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Household characteristics59more vulnerable than 59% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status69more vulnerable than 69% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport13more vulnerable than 13% of US census tracts
Walkability6 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

18346 Pocono Summit, PA5.5 km away
18344 Mount Pocono, PA7.6 km away
18349 Pocono Manor, PA9.7 km away
18460 South Sterling, PA9.7 km away
18326 Cresco, PA9.9 km away
18342 Mountainhome, PA10.2 km away
18323 Buck Hill Falls, PA10.6 km away
18350 Pocono Pines, PA11.2 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 County97.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Wayne County2.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area35.03 sq mi
Water area0.52 sq mi
Population density514 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.1836, -75.3918

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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