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Old Forge, PA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Old Forge, PA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 8,313. 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 OLD-FORGE-PA · Old Forge, PA 1 ZIPs · 8,313 pop · #12465/25278 · Lackawanna County

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

  • INC-MID $71,812
  • RANK-MID #12465/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Jermyn
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 70% owners
  • POP-TOWN 8,313
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $174,400

Nearest income peer: Jermyn, PA (+ $3,188 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 Old Forge

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

Top 49%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
8,313
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$71,812
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.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 18518 (8,313 residents). Household income $71,812 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (70.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Old Forge as a pure owner town.

Within Pennsylvania, Cyclone is the closest lower-income city and Marble the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Old Forge.

Population concentration

Old Forge's single ZIP 18518 carries the town

Old Forge is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 18518 is the entire residential footprint (8,313 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 Old Forge's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 170 establishments, 1,629 employees , annual payroll $64,234k (~20 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 18518 (170 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (24) · also Accommodation and food services · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Old Forge, PA

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

Old Forge 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, 38% above Old Forge.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
18518 8,313 $71,812 170 794
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Old Forge 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 Old Forge, .