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Pittston, PA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Pittston, PA: 3 USPS ZIPs, population 36,875. 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 PITTSTON-PA · Pittston, PA 3 ZIPs · 36,875 pop · #14695/25278 · Luzerne County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-TIGHT · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $66,565
  • RANK-MID #14695/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Kingston
  • BOOK-FEW 3 ZIPs
  • OWN-MID 67% owners
  • POP-SMALL 36,875
  • SPREAD-TIGHT 18640→18641
  • HOME-LOW $157,900

Nearest income peer: Kingston, PA ( $2,121 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 Pittston

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Pittston 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, Pittston, PA sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

42nd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
36,875
city population (Census)
3
USPS ZIP codes covered
$66,565
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 (3): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $66,565 and poverty 10.0% concentrate in 18640.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (66.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Pittston as a pure owner town.

Within Pennsylvania, North Bend is the closest lower-income city and Finleyville the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Pittston.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Pittston differ

The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Pittston: $60,862 in ZIP 18640 to $75,708 in 18641. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.2×

18640 to 18641

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.2×

18640 to 18643

Poverty-rate spread
6.6 points

18641 to 18640

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Lead ZIP 18640 skews compact Pittston

In this 3-ZIP cluster, 18640 covers about 47% of Pittston's 36,875 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Balanced ZBP roll-up inside compact Pittston

Citywide ZBP: 867 establishments, 20,963 employees , annual payroll $1,053,011k (~24 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 3 of 3 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 18640 (568 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (113) · also Health care and social assistance · Transportation and warehousing .

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ZIP Codes in Pittston, PA

These ZIP codes sit in Luzerne County, which covers 40 ZIP codes in all; 3 of them fall in Pittston. See the Luzerne County roll-up →

Pittston lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Luzerne County: Dallas, Mountain Top and Drums earn more and Wilkes Barre, Hazleton and Kingston earn less. Mountain Top marks the far end of that range at $109,567, 65% above Pittston.

Side-by-side: Compare 18640 vs 18643 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
18640 17,155 $60,862 568 234
18643 12,908 $63,125 190 262
18641 6,812 $75,708 109 602
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Pittston 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 Pittston, .