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18635 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 18635 covers Nescopeck, Pennsylvania, with a population of about 3,640 and a median household income of $70,774.

Population
3,64096 per square mile
Median age
45.46.7 points above the US average
Median household income
$70,7747% below the Pennsylvania median
Poverty rate
6.3%6.1 points below the US average
Typical home value
$255,891up 12.7% in five years
Median rent
$90023% below the Pennsylvania median
Degree or higher
21.3%13.7 points below the US average
Homeownership
83%18 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
61

Where 18635 is

Nescopeck, 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

Population3,640
Median age45.4
Family households64.7%
Born outside the US0.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home3.8%
White (non-Hispanic)96.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.1%
Hispanic or Latino1.1%
Veterans6.8%
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$70,774
Income per person$36,273
Poverty rate6.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance9.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.1%
$10–15k1.9%
$15–20k5.3%
$20–25k2.6%
$25–30k4.2%
$30–35k4.2%
$35–40k6.3%
$40–45k3.5%
$45–50k2.8%
$50–60k8.2%
$60–75k11.0%
$75–100k17.2%
$100–125k9.6%
$125–150k5.1%
$150–200k10.0%
$200k or more4.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed2,010
Mean adjusted gross income$67,613
Returns declaring $200,000 or more4.5%
Returns, under $25k29.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k23.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.9%
Returns, $100k–$200k15.9%
Returns, $200k or more4.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$187,300
Median gross rent$900
Rent as a share of household income19.3%
Owner-occupied83%
Vacant homes9.9%
Median year built1966

What the homes are

Detached house77.5%
Attached house2.7%
2 to 4 units11.3%
5 to 19 units1.1%
20 or more units0.8%
Mobile home6.6%
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$255,891as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 12.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 51.7%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$255,891$101,155

$101,155 in 2000 to $255,891 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher21.3%
High school diploma or higher94.5%
Works from home10.5%
Drives to work alone83.2%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more13.3%
Health

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

Colorectal screening67.8% 3.5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist64.2% 2.9 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use78.1% 2.2 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours38% 1.6 pts above the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost12.7% same as the national average of 13%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments61
People employed372
Annual payroll$13,695,000
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 58.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 2 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss53.7 out of 100
Community resilience74.8 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.

Landslide89.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather86.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding84.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning72Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane65.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave61.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind61.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire59.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm57.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave46.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado45.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche42.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail37.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake35.2Very 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$70,774$76,081$78,538
Income per person$36,273$43,104$43,289
Poverty rate6.3%11.8%12.4%
Median home value$187,300$240,500$303,400
Median gross rent$900$1,162$1,348
Homeownership83%69.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher21.3%34.5%35%
Unemployment rate4.3%5.2%5.2%
Works from home10.5%13.8%13.5%
Born outside the US0.4%7.4%13.9%
Median age45.440.938.7
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 stationBENTON 3 NE, PA US23.9 km away
Rain in a year48 in
Snow in a year46 in

Average high and low by month

January32.8°F / 16.2°F3.19 in rain, 12.3 in snow
February35.5°F / 17.6°F2.55 in rain, 12.9 in snow
March44.4°F / 24.8°F3.4 in rain, 8.6 in snow
April57.6°F / 35°F4.36 in rain, 1.4 in snow
May68.7°F / 45.6°F4.7 in rain
June76°F / 54.7°F4.55 in rain
July80.3°F / 58.4°F4.48 in rain
August78.1°F / 57.3°F4.54 in rain
September72.1°F / 50.3°F4.89 in rain
October60.4°F / 38.9°F4.77 in rain, 0.6 in snow
November48.1°F / 30.8°F3.41 in rain, 2.2 in snow
December37.9°F / 21.7°F3.58 in rain, 8 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 supermarket60% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket60% 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.

Berwick Area School District59.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Central Columbia School District39.9% 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 vulnerability24more vulnerable than 24% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status27more vulnerable than 27% of US census tracts
Household characteristics29more vulnerable than 29% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status4more vulnerable than 4% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Walkability6.2 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

18601 Beach Haven, PA3 km away
18603 Berwick, PA4.4 km away
18246 Rock Glen, PA9.1 km away
18631 Mifflinville, PA9.4 km away
18660 Wapwallopen, PA9.7 km away
18251 Sybertsville, PA11.4 km away
18249 Sugarloaf, PA12 km away
18241 Nuremberg, PA12.1 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.

Luzerne County60.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Columbia County39.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area37.77 sq mi
Water area0.29 sq mi
Population density96 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.0469, -76.1981

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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