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Drifton, PA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Drifton, PA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 389. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet DRIFTON-PA · Drifton, PA 1 ZIPs · 389 pop · #12738/25278 · Luzerne County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $71,250
  • RANK-MID #12738/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Wyoming
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 74% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 389
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $204,300

Nearest income peer: Wyoming, PA ( $1,224 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Drifton

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Drifton on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Drifton, PA sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 50%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
389
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$71,250
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 18221 (389 residents). Household income $71,250 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (73.6%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Drifton as a pure owner town.

Within Pennsylvania, Tower City is the closest lower-income city and Matamoras the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Drifton.

Population concentration

Drifton's single ZIP 18221 carries the town

Drifton is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 18221 is the entire residential footprint (389 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Drifton

Citywide ZBP: 4 establishments, 17 employees , annual payroll $902k (~10 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 18221 (4 units) .

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ZIP Codes in Drifton, PA

These ZIP codes sit in Luzerne County, which covers 40 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Drifton. See the Luzerne County roll-up →

Drifton lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Luzerne County: Dallas, Mountain Top and Drums earn more and Wilkes Barre, Hazleton and Pittston earn less. Mountain Top marks the far end of that range at $109,567, 54% above Drifton.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
18221 389 $71,250 4 76
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Drifton roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Drifton, .