ZIP 18445 vs ZIP 18460

This side-by-side compares ZIP 18445 (Newfoundland, PA) and ZIP 18460 (South Sterling, PA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 18445 has a population of 2,329 at 25 people per square mile, while ZIP 18460 has 184 at 22 per square mile. That difference in population size and density alone reshapes how every other metric should be interpreted — a higher-income ZIP with 1,200 residents behaves very differently from one with 45,000.

On income and education, ZIP 18445 reports a median household income of $53,429 against $51,500 in ZIP 18460, with per-capita income of $34,387 vs $31,164. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 22.7% in 18445 and 12.8% in 18460. Poverty rate reads 20.7% vs 15.3%, and unemployment 8.9% vs 4.4% — these four fields alone drive most of the difference in the scorecard grades you will see for each ZIP.

Housing separates these two ZIPs further: median home value sits at $247,700 in 18445 versus $236,400 in 18460, with median rent of $875 and $1,071 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 79.3% vs 80.0%. When reading the comparison table below, focus on paired metrics rather than single winners — a ZIP with lower home values and lower income is not strictly "worse" if rent-to-income ratios and commute times land in the same zone. Every value is pulled from the exact same ACS table so the two columns are genuinely comparable.