PlainZIP

Lake Ariel, PA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Lake Ariel, PA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 13,853. 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 LAKE-ARIEL-PA · Lake Ariel, PA 1 ZIPs · 13,853 pop · #13462/25278 · Wayne County

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

  • INC-MID $69,498
  • RANK-MID #13462/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Starrucca
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 85% owners
  • POP-TOWN 13,853
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $239,600

Nearest income peer: Starrucca, PA (+ $169 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 Lake Ariel

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

47th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
13,853
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$69,498
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 $69,498 and poverty 10.2% concentrate in 18436.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (85.0%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Pennsylvania, Hamburg is the closest lower-income city and Clarks Mills the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Lake Ariel.

Population concentration

Lake Ariel's single ZIP 18436 carries the town

Lake Ariel is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 18436 is the entire residential footprint (13,853 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Lake Ariel's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 232 establishments, 1,863 employees , annual payroll $80,359k (~17 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 18436 (232 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (65) · also Other services (except public administration) · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Lake Ariel, PA

These ZIP codes sit in Wayne County, which covers 23 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Lake Ariel. See the Wayne County roll-up →

Lake Ariel lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Wayne County: Beach Lake, Damascus and Pleasant Mount earn more and Honesdale, Waymart and Newfoundland earn less. White Mills marks the far end of that range at $27,004, 61% below Lake Ariel.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
18436 13,853 $69,498 232 59
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Lake Ariel 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 Lake Ariel, .