PlainZIP

Hazleton, PA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Hazleton, PA: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 39,599. 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 HAZLETON-PA · Hazleton, PA 2 ZIPs · 39,599 pop · #21284/25278 · Luzerne County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-TIGHT · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $51,478
  • RANK-BOTTOM #21284/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Wilkes Barre
  • BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
  • OWN-LOW 63% owners
  • POP-SMALL 39,599
  • SPREAD-TIGHT 18201→18202
  • HOME-LOW $182,600

Nearest income peer: Wilkes Barre, PA (+ $424 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 Hazleton

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Hazleton 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, Hazleton, PA sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

16th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
39,599
city population (Census)
2
USPS ZIP codes covered
$51,478
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.

Lower-income footing on only 2 ZIPs ($51,478 average) · poverty 23.4%. The primary code (18201) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (63.1%) for this income tier, rent $1,108 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Pennsylvania, Montandon is the closest lower-income city and South Sterling the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Hazleton.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Hazleton differ

The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Hazleton: $47,802 in ZIP 18201 to $55,153 in 18202. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.2×

18201 to 18202

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.4×

18201 to 18202

Poverty-rate spread
2 points

18202 to 18201

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Lead ZIP 18201 skews compact Hazleton

In this 2-ZIP cluster, 18201 covers about 69% of Hazleton's 39,599 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Employer-heavy short list in Hazleton

Citywide ZBP: 1,099 establishments, 27,104 employees , annual payroll $1,367,880k (~28 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 18201 (625 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (200) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Hazleton, PA

These ZIP codes sit in Luzerne County, which covers 40 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Hazleton. See the Luzerne County roll-up →

Hazleton sits in the lower half of Luzerne County on income: Pittston, Kingston and Dallas report more, and only Plymouth reports less. Mountain Top marks the far end of that range at $109,567, 113% above Hazleton.

Side-by-side: Compare 18201 vs 18202 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
18201 27,516 $47,802 625 493
18202 12,083 $55,153 474 143
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Hazleton 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 Hazleton, .