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Forest City, PA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Forest City, PA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 4,754. 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 FOREST-CITY-PA · Forest City, PA 1 ZIPs · 4,754 pop · #13954/25278 · Susquehanna County

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

  • INC-MID $68,256
  • RANK-MID #13954/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Thompson
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 79% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 4,754
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $171,400

Nearest income peer: Thompson, PA ( $678 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 Forest City

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Forest City 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, Forest City, PA sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

45th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
4,754
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$68,256
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.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $68,256 and poverty 13.9% concentrate in 18421.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (79.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Forest City as a pure owner town.

Within Pennsylvania, Rural Valley is the closest lower-income city and Mary D the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Forest City.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 18421, is all of Forest City

There is no split to weigh here: 18421 holds every one of Forest City's 4,754 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Forest City's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 77 establishments, 546 employees , annual payroll $20,671k (~16 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 18421 (77 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (16) · also Health care and social assistance · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Forest City, PA

These ZIP codes sit in Susquehanna County, which covers 23 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Forest City. See the Susquehanna County roll-up →

Forest City lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Susquehanna County: Montrose, New Milford and Union Dale earn more and Susquehanna, Hallstead and Friendsville earn less. Springville marks the far end of that range at $92,750, 36% above Forest City.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
18421 4,754 $68,256 77 52
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Forest City 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 Forest City, .