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South Sterling, PA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for South Sterling, PA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 184. 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 SOUTH-STERLING-PA · South Sterling, PA 1 ZIPs · 184 pop · #21278/25278 · Wayne County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $51,500
  • RANK-BOTTOM #21278/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Newfoundland
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 80% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 184
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $236,400

Nearest income peer: Newfoundland, PA (+ $1,929 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 South Sterling

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest South Sterling on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

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Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, South Sterling, PA sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

16th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
184
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$51,500
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.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($51,500 average) · poverty 15.3%. The primary code (18460) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (80.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating South Sterling as a pure owner town.

Within Pennsylvania, Hazleton is the closest lower-income city and Tidioute the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 2 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for South Sterling.

Population concentration

South Sterling's single ZIP 18460 carries the town

South Sterling is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 18460 is the entire residential footprint (184 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

Dense ZBP book packed into South Sterling's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 9 establishments, 81 employees , annual payroll $3,176k (~49 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 18460 (9 units) .

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ZIP Codes in South Sterling, PA

These ZIP codes sit in Wayne County, which covers 23 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in South Sterling. See the Wayne County roll-up →

South Sterling sits in the lower half of Wayne County on income: Lake Ariel, Honesdale and Waymart report more, and only White Mills reports less. Milanville marks the far end of that range at $98,490, 91% above South Sterling.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
18460 184 $51,500 9 22
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South Sterling 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 South Sterling, .