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Palmerton, PA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Palmerton, PA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 10,578. 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 PALMERTON-PA · Palmerton, PA 1 ZIPs · 10,578 pop · #13166/25278 · Carbon County

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

  • INC-MID $70,217
  • RANK-MID #13166/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Albrightsville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 68% owners
  • POP-TOWN 10,578
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $206,900

Nearest income peer: Albrightsville, PA (+ $466 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 Palmerton

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

48th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
10,578
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$70,217
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 $70,217 and poverty 11.5% concentrate in 18071.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (67.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Palmerton as a pure owner town.

Within Pennsylvania, Croydon is the closest lower-income city and Jersey Shore the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Palmerton.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 18071, is all of Palmerton

There is no split to weigh here: 18071 holds every one of Palmerton's 10,578 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Palmerton's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 205 establishments, 3,106 employees , annual payroll $142,281k (~19 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 18071 (205 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (34) · also Health care and social assistance · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Palmerton, PA

These ZIP codes sit in Carbon County, which covers 15 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Palmerton. See the Carbon County roll-up →

Palmerton sits in the upper half of Carbon County on income: Jim Thorpe, Lansford and Nesquehoning report less, while Lehighton and Tresckow report more. Lansford marks the far end of that range at $44,713, 36% below Palmerton.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
18071 10,578 $70,217 205 134
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Palmerton 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 Palmerton, .