PlainZIP

Luzerne, PA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Luzerne, PA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,903. 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 LUZERNE-PA · Luzerne, PA 1 ZIPs · 2,903 pop · #23607/25278 · Luzerne County

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

  • INC-LOW $42,135
  • RANK-BOTTOM #23607/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Plymouth
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 58% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,903
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $113,600

Nearest income peer: Plymouth, PA ( $145 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 Luzerne

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Luzerne 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, Luzerne, PA sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

7th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,903
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$42,135
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 1 ZIP ($42,135 average) · poverty 23.2%. The primary code (18709) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (58.0%) for this income tier, rent $807 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Pennsylvania, Plymouth is the closest lower-income city and Hillsdale the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Luzerne.

Population concentration

Luzerne reads through its lone ZIP, 18709

2,903 ACS residents, one ZIP: 18709 is not the leading code inside Luzerne, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Luzerne's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 97 establishments, 1,108 employees , annual payroll $41,441k (~33 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 18709 (97 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (20) · also Accommodation and food services · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Luzerne, PA

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

Every one of the 12 cities sharing Luzerne County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Luzerne, Wilkes Barre, Hazleton and Pittston among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Mountain Top marks the far end of that range at $109,567, 160% above Luzerne.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
18709 2,903 $42,135 97 1,420
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Luzerne 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 Luzerne, .