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18843 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 18843 covers South Montrose, Pennsylvania.

Median age
62.323.6 points above the US average
Poverty rate
4%8.4 points below the US average
Degree or higher
22.8%12.2 points below the US average
Homeownership
53.5%11.5 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
5

Where 18843 is

South Montrose, 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

Median age62.3
Family households49.7%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)89.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)3.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino4.3%
Veterans2.9%
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

Income per person$33,842
Poverty rate4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance67.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k42.1%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k2.5%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k15.7%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k6.3%
$60–75k0.0%
$75–100k3.8%
$100–125k25.2%
$125–150k0.0%
$150–200k0.0%
$200k or more4.4%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Owner-occupied53.5%
Vacant homes3%
Median year built1966

What the homes are

Detached house93.9%
Attached house6.1%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher22.8%
High school diploma or higher95.2%
Works from home58%
Drives to work alone32.4%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more0%
Health

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

Colorectal screening67.3% 3 pts above the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist65.3% 4 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use77.7% 1.8 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours37.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost18.5% 5.5 pts above the national average of 13%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments5
People employed149
Annual payroll$2,451,000
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 53% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low
Expected annual loss36.9 out of 100
Community resilience29.5 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.

Landslide91.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind82.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane82.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning75.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm75.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather73.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding71Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado67.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave63Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire61.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake53.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail49.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave17.3Relatively 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$33,842$43,104$43,289
Poverty rate4%11.8%12.4%
Median home value$240,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,162$1,348
Homeownership53.5%69.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher22.8%34.5%35%
Unemployment rate0%5.2%5.2%
Works from home58%13.8%13.5%
Born outside the US0%7.4%13.9%
Median age62.340.938.7
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 stationMONTROSE, PA US6.6 km away
Rain in a year47 in
Snow in a year83 in

Average high and low by month

January31.1°F / 12.5°F3.37 in rain, 20.6 in snow
February33.2°F / 12.7°F2.83 in rain, 15.9 in snow
March41.2°F / 20.9°F3.57 in rain, 18.6 in snow
April54.9°F / 31.5°F4.07 in rain, 4.5 in snow
May67.1°F / 42.4°F4.26 in rain, 0.2 in snow
June74.8°F / 52.3°F4.64 in rain
July79.7°F / 55.7°F4.64 in rain
August78.6°F / 54.4°F3.8 in rain
September71.2°F / 46.5°F4.53 in rain
October59°F / 36.2°F4.1 in rain, 0.5 in snow
November46.6°F / 27.3°F3.32 in rain, 7.5 in snow
December35.6°F / 19.2°F3.58 in rain, 14.9 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%.

Montrose Area 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 vulnerability64more vulnerable than 64% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status59more vulnerable than 59% of US census tracts
Household characteristics50more vulnerable than 50% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status6more vulnerable than 6% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport88more vulnerable than 88% of US census tracts
Walkability8.2 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

18801 Montrose, PA4.8 km away
18816 Dimock, PA5.7 km away
18825 Jackson, PA7.6 km away
18813 Brooklyn, PA8.7 km away
18844 Springville, PA9.2 km away
18826 Kingsley, PA9.6 km away
18824 Hop Bottom, PA14.3 km away
18834 New Milford, PA16.4 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.

Susquehanna County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area1.4 sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.7973, -75.8913

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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