18602 ZIP Code — Bear Creek, PA

ZIP code 18602 covers Bear Creek, Pennsylvania, with a population of about 356.

Population: 356188 per square mile
Poverty rate: 3.9%8.5 points below the US average
Median home value: $365,5001.5× the Pennsylvania median
Degree or higher: 72.2%37.2 points above the US average
Homeownership: 97%32 points above the US average
Time zone: Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses: 9

Where 18602 is

Bear Creek, 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

Population	356
Family households	74.6%
Born outside the US	3.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home	25.9%
White (non-Hispanic)	77.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0%
Hispanic or Latino	22.8%
Veterans	6.8%

Population by age

Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Income per person	$62,458
Poverty rate	3.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance	6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k	0.0%
$10–15k	0.0%
$15–20k	5.2%
$20–25k	1.5%
$25–30k	0.7%
$30–35k	12.7%
$35–40k	0.0%
$40–45k	2.2%
$45–50k	0.7%
$50–60k	3.7%
$60–75k	6.7%
$75–100k	4.5%
$100–125k	6.7%
$125–150k	1.5%
$150–200k	9.0%
$200k or more	44.8%

Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value	$365,500
Owner-occupied	97%
Vacant homes	21.6%
Median year built	1974

What the homes are

Detached house	90.6%
Attached house	2.9%
2 to 4 units	6.4%

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate	1.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	72.2%
High school diploma or higher	99.1%
Works from home	18.7%
Drives to work alone	76%
Takes public transport	0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more	39.6%

Health

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

Colorectal screening	73.1% 8.8 pts above the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist	72.4% 11.1 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use	77.8% 1.9 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours	34.1% 2.3 pts below the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost	8.9% 4.1 pts below the national average of 13%

Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments	9
People employed	47
Annual payroll	$1,051,000

Natural hazard risk

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

Overall risk	Higher than 22% of US census tracts
FEMA rating	Relatively Low
Expected annual loss	28 out of 100
Community resilience	69.9 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.

Landslide	88.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather	79.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire	76.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm	67.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave	66.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane	64.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning	63.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind	45.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado	42.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave	41.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding	40.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake	39.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail	33.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code

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 ZIP	Pennsylvania	United States
Median household income	—	$76,081	$78,538
Income per person	$62,458	$43,104	$43,289
Poverty rate	3.9%	11.8%	12.4%
Median home value	$365,500	$240,500	$303,400
Median gross rent	—	$1,162	$1,348
Homeownership	97%	69.3%	65%
Bachelor's degree or higher	72.2%	34.5%	35%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	5.2%	5.2%
Works from home	18.7%	13.8%	13.5%
Born outside the US	3.9%	7.4%	13.9%
Median age	—	40.9	38.7

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 station	FRANCIS E WALTER DAM, PA US8.3 km away
Rain in a year	49 in

Average high and low by month

January	31.4°F / 15.6°F3.13 in rain
February	34.8°F / 16.7°F2.6 in rain
March	43°F / 23.7°F3.65 in rain
April	56.5°F / 34.3°F4.06 in rain
May	67°F / 45.4°F4.17 in rain
June	74.2°F / 53.9°F4.81 in rain
July	78.6°F / 58°F4.49 in rain
August	77.4°F / 56.2°F4.55 in rain
September	70.7°F / 48.9°F5.24 in rain
October	59.1°F / 38.3°F4.69 in rain
November	46.9°F / 29.5°F3.61 in rain
December	36°F / 22°F3.84 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 supermarket	None of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket	None of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket	None 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%.

Wilkes-Barre Area School District	100% 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 vulnerability	38more vulnerable than 38% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status	36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Household characteristics	49more vulnerable than 49% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status	12more vulnerable than 12% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport	51more vulnerable than 51% of US census tracts
Walkability	4.5 out of 20Least walkable

Nearby ZIP codes

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

18702 Wilkes Barre, PA	5.8 km away
18661 White Haven, PA	13.4 km away
18705 Wilkes Barre, PA	13.8 km away
18640 Pittston, PA	15.2 km away
18703 Wilkes Barre, PA	15.2 km away
18701 Wilkes Barre, PA	15.2 km away
18766 Wilkes Barre, PA	15.6 km away
18347 Pocono Lake, PA	15.7 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.

Luzerne County	100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zone	Eastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving time	Observed
Land area	1.9 sq mi
Water area	0.1 sq mi
Population density	188 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude	41.1922, -75.7161

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.