PlainZIP

Nanticoke, PA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Nanticoke, PA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 13,569. 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 NANTICOKE-PA · Nanticoke, PA 1 ZIPs · 13,569 pop · #17149/25278 · Luzerne County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $61,439
  • RANK-LOWER #17149/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Kingston
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 61% owners
  • POP-TOWN 13,569
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $111,700

Nearest income peer: Kingston, PA (+ $3,005 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 Nanticoke

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

32nd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
13,569
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$61,439
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 $61,439 and poverty 18.9% concentrate in 18634.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (60.6%) for this income tier, rent $822 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Pennsylvania, Berrysburg is the closest lower-income city and Crystal Spring the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Nanticoke.

Population concentration

Nanticoke reads through its lone ZIP, 18634

13,569 ACS residents, one ZIP: 18634 is not the leading code inside Nanticoke, 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Nanticoke

Citywide ZBP: 175 establishments, 1,610 employees , annual payroll $61,407k (~13 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 18634 (175 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (34) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Nanticoke, PA

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

Nanticoke sits in the lower half of Luzerne County on income: Pittston, Kingston and Dallas report more, Wilkes Barre, Hazleton and Plymouth report less. Mountain Top marks the far end of that range at $109,567, 78% above Nanticoke.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
18634 13,569 $61,439 175 353
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Nanticoke 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 Nanticoke, .