Luzerne
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Pennsylvania
Luzerne is a major-metro county in Pennsylvania with 40 ZIP codes, 318,667 people, and above-median household income among US counties. All data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year Estimates.
National county placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Luzerne, PA sits among US counties with an above-median household income, on a major-metro county population base, across a wide multi-ZIP mosaic.
- Top 41%
- household income vs 3,210 US counties
- 318,667
- combined ZIP population
- 40
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $71,254
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this county's average ZIP median household income against 3,210 US counties with ACS income on at least one ZIP.
Luzerne lands in the national county income distribution as above-median household income on major-metro county footing (FIPS 42079, 40 ZIPs, combined population 318,667). Sort the ZIP table by population before treating the county mean as uniform.
Above-median income across 40 ZIPs means the county average is a compromise. Sort by population, save the largest urban ZIP and one sparse code, then compare - that pair usually shows whether density or income is doing the work inside Luzerne.
Save two ZIPs from the table into your shortlist, then open a compare link - that is the return path a static county summary cannot replace. All figures here come from Census ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates and USPS ZCTA files.
40
Total ZIPs
318,667
Total Population
ZIP Codes in Luzerne
Side-by-side: Compare 18702 vs 18704 →
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18702 | Wilkes Barre | 40,295 | 224 |
| 18704 | Kingston | 31,206 | 1,204 |
| 18201 | Hazleton | 27,516 | 493 |
| 18612 | Dallas | 18,051 | 129 |
| 18640 | Pittston | 17,155 | 234 |
| 18706 | Wilkes Barre | 16,105 | 235 |
| 18707 | Mountain Top | 15,557 | 121 |
| 18705 | Wilkes Barre | 14,806 | 1,047 |
| 18634 | Nanticoke | 13,569 | 353 |
| 18643 | Pittston | 12,908 | 262 |
| 18202 | Hazleton | 12,083 | 143 |
| 18222 | Drums | 9,020 | 93 |
| 18651 | Plymouth | 8,880 | 284 |
| 18708 | Shavertown | 8,817 | 206 |
| 18644 | Wyoming | 7,546 | 178 |
| 18641 | Pittston | 6,812 | 602 |
| 18655 | Shickshinny | 6,278 | 34 |
| 18621 | Hunlock Creek | 6,248 | 54 |
| 18224 | Freeland | 6,017 | 146 |
| 18661 | White Haven | 5,730 | 16 |
| 18642 | Duryea | 4,345 | 309 |
| 18249 | Sugarloaf | 4,129 | 50 |
| 18635 | Nescopeck | 3,881 | 39 |
| 18618 | Harveys Lake | 3,793 | 83 |
| 18660 | Wapwallopen | 3,702 | 34 |
| 18701 | Wilkes Barre | 3,447 | 2,491 |
| 18709 | Luzerne | 2,903 | 1,420 |
| 18656 | Sweet Valley | 2,195 | 16 |
| 18617 | Glen Lyon | 1,924 | 123 |
| 18219 | Conyngham | 1,436 | 671 |
| 18234 | Lattimer Mines | 401 | 598 |
| 18221 | Drifton | 389 | 76 |
| 18256 | Weston | 359 | 128 |
| 18602 | Bear Creek | 257 | 51 |
| 18622 | Huntington Mills | 257 | 27 |
| 18239 | Milnesville | 232 | 333 |
| 18246 | Rock Glen | 143 | 26 |
| 18223 | Ebervale | 115 | 36 |
| 18225 | Harleigh | 114 | 1,024 |
| 18251 | Sybertsville | 46 | 167 |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the population of Luzerne?
Luzerne has a total population of 318,667 across 40 ZIP codes, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 data.
What ZIP codes are in Luzerne?
Luzerne includes 40 ZIP codes: 18702, 18704, 18201, 18612, 18640, 18706, 18707, 18705, 18634, 18643, and more.