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Starlight, PA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Starlight, PA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 404. 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 STARLIGHT-PA · Starlight, PA 1 ZIPs · 404 pop · #23569/25278 · Wayne County

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

  • INC-LOW $42,321
  • RANK-BOTTOM #23569/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Newfoundland
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 79% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 404
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $198,200

Nearest income peer: Newfoundland, PA (+ $11,108 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 Starlight

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Starlight 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, Starlight, 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.

7th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
404
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$42,321
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 ($42,321 average) · poverty 10.4%. The primary code (18461) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (79.4%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Starlight as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 18461, is all of Starlight

There is no split to weigh here: 18461 holds every one of Starlight's 404 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Starlight's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 10 establishments, 41 employees , annual payroll $2,412k (~25 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 18461 (10 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (5) · also Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Starlight, PA

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

Starlight 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, 133% above Starlight.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
18461 404 $42,321 10 7
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Starlight 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 Starlight, .