Postal Codes

18844 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 18844 covers Springville, Pennsylvania, with a population of about 1,467 and a median household income of $91,667.

Population
1,46749 per square mile
Median age
45.97.2 points above the US average
Median household income
$91,6671.2× the Pennsylvania median
Poverty rate
1.6%10.8 points below the US average
Median home value
$250,500about the Pennsylvania median
Degree or higher
27.6%7.4 points below the US average
Homeownership
89.6%24.6 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
19

Where 18844 is

Springville, 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

Population1,467
Median age45.9
Family households78.5%
Born outside the US0.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home0.3%
White (non-Hispanic)98.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.1%
Hispanic or Latino0.4%
Veterans11.9%
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$91,667
Income per person$49,466
Poverty rate1.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance7.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.4%
$10–15k1.3%
$15–20k1.9%
$20–25k4.9%
$25–30k2.3%
$30–35k1.1%
$35–40k2.6%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k2.1%
$50–60k7.7%
$60–75k16.6%
$75–100k18.1%
$100–125k6.6%
$125–150k9.6%
$150–200k8.1%
$200k or more16.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed820
Mean adjusted gross income$117,572
Returns declaring $200,000 or more13.4%
Returns, under $25k23.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k19.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k20.7%
Returns, $200k or more13.4%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$250,500
Rent as a share of household income19.5%
Owner-occupied89.6%
Vacant homes20.4%
Median year built1981

What the homes are

Detached house80%
Attached house5.1%
2 to 4 units2.7%
20 or more units0.5%
Mobile home11.7%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher27.6%
High school diploma or higher90.3%
Works from home11.3%
Drives to work alone78.1%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more14.4%
Health

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

Colorectal screening67% 2.7 pts above the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist62.4% 1.1 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use79.2% 3.3 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours40% 3.6 pts above the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost14.6% 1.6 pts above the national average of 13%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments19
People employed77
Annual payroll$3,636,000
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 66.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss66.9 out of 100
Community resilience29.9 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.

Landslide95.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding86.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind84.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane80.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm71.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning71.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather69.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire66.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado65.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave60Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake54Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail51.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche50.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave15.2Relatively 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$91,667$76,081$78,538
Income per person$49,466$43,104$43,289
Poverty rate1.6%11.8%12.4%
Median home value$250,500$240,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,162$1,348
Homeownership89.6%69.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher27.6%34.5%35%
Unemployment rate5.9%5.2%5.2%
Works from home11.3%13.8%13.5%
Born outside the US0.9%7.4%13.9%
Median age45.940.938.7
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 stationMONTROSE, PA US15.6 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%.

This ZIP code is served by 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Elk Lake School District95.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Mountain View School District3.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Tunkhannock Area School District1.1% 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 vulnerability29more vulnerable than 29% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status43more vulnerable than 43% of US census tracts
Household characteristics29more vulnerable than 29% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status2more vulnerable than 2% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport34more vulnerable than 34% of US census tracts
Walkability4.9 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

18816 Dimock, PA3.6 km away
18813 Brooklyn, PA8.9 km away
18843 South Montrose, PA9.2 km away
18824 Hop Bottom, PA9.7 km away
18826 Kingsley, PA11.4 km away
18630 Meshoppen, PA12.6 km away
18801 Montrose, PA14 km away
18446 Nicholson, PA14.1 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.

Susquehanna County98.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Wyoming County1.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area29.87 sq mi
Water area0.27 sq mi
Population density49 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.7147, -75.9025

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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