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Nicholson, PA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Nicholson, PA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,733. 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 NICHOLSON-PA · Nicholson, PA 1 ZIPs · 3,733 pop · #12769/25278 · Lackawanna County

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

  • INC-MID $71,157
  • RANK-MID #12769/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Old Forge
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 83% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,733
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $206,400

Nearest income peer: Old Forge, PA (+ $655 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 Nicholson

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

49th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
3,733
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$71,157
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 $71,157 and poverty 10.9% concentrate in 18446.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (83.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Nicholson as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Nicholson reads through its lone ZIP, 18446

3,733 ACS residents, one ZIP: 18446 is not the leading code inside Nicholson, 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 Nicholson

Citywide ZBP: 55 establishments, 269 employees , annual payroll $10,925k (~15 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 18446 (55 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (13) · also Construction · Manufacturing .

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ZIP Codes in Nicholson, PA

These ZIP codes sit in Lackawanna County, which covers 25 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Nicholson. See the Lackawanna County roll-up →

Nicholson lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Lackawanna County: Clarks Summit, Moscow and Archbald earn more and Scranton, Carbondale and Olyphant earn less. Clarks Summit marks the far end of that range at $98,824, 39% above Nicholson.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
18446 3,733 $71,157 55 28
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Nicholson 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 Nicholson, .