Residential delivery area · Pennsylvania

ZIP Code 18038: Danielsville, PA

ZIP code 18038 uses the postal name Danielsville, Pennsylvania and lies entirely in Northampton County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 3,500 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $117,121 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Its land lies outside any incorporated or census-designated place.

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
  • FHFA2025
  • ZBP2023
  • IRS2022
1national area: Pennsylvania, Delaware and New York
180sectional center: Lehigh Valley, PA (SCF 180)
38delivery area within it
Town
Danielsville · its only residential ZIP
Metro area
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
House district
PA-7 119th Congress
Time zone
Eastern
Land area
13.5 sq mi · 264 people per sq mi

Where is ZIP code 18038?

18038 centers on 40.795°, -75.486° and covers 13.5 square miles of land plus 0.2 of water. It borders 4 ZIP codes: 18088, 18014, 18071, 18058.

18014 · Bath18058 · Kunkletown18071 · Palmerton18088 · Walnutport18038 · Danielsville (this ZIP)180381805818014180711808818014 · Bath18058 · Kunkletown18071 · Palmerton18088 · Walnutport18038 · Danielsville (this ZIP)180381805818014180711808818014 · Bath18058 · Kunkletown18071 · Palmerton18088 · Walnutport18038 · Danielsville (this ZIP)1803818058180141807118088
Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 18038 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 18038, open its center on OpenStreetMap.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0).

How does 18038 compare with the rest of Northampton County?

Rank of 18038 among the residential ZIP codes of its town, county and state (1 = the most; income and home value among ZIP codes of 1,000+ people living in households)
Measure18038In Northampton CountyIn PA
People (ACS 2020-2024)3,54919th of 26747th of 1,833
Median household income$117knot rankednot ranked
Median home value$280k13th of 21307th of 1,069

18038's median household income is not ranked: its 90% margin of error (±$29,946) is more than a quarter of the figure ($117,121). Rankings use ZIP codes of 1,000 or more people living in households, with margins at most 25% of the figure.

It is denser than 66% of U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).

How many people live in 18038?

The 2020 Census counted 3,180 people in 18038; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 3,549. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew 2.9% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).

People, ACS 2020-2024
3,549±958 (90% margin)
2020 Census count
3,180+2.9% since 2010 (3,091)
Households
1,395
Median age
48.9

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).

Who lives in 18038?

Of the 3,549 people the ACS estimates in 18038, 8.5% are under 18 and 19.8% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (97.6%).

  • Under 188.5%
  • 18 to 6471.7%
  • 65 and older19.8%
Age of the people of 18038 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • White, not Hispanic97.6%
  • Other or two or more1.9%
  • Black, not Hispanic0.3%
  • Asian, not Hispanic0.2%
  • Hispanic or Latino0.0%
Race and Hispanic origin in 18038 (ACS 2020-2024, B03002); each person counted once

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.

What do households in 18038 earn?

Median household income is $117,121 (ACS 2020-2024). It is not measurably different from 2015-2019 ($107,786 in 2024 dollars): the change is within the surveys' margins of error.

Median household income
$117,121±$29,946
Income per person
$45,179
Below the poverty line
1.8%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
4.4%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
17.7%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
$80,7341,610 returns; wages 72% of AGI (IRS)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 and 2015-2019 5-year estimates (B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003; 2015-2019 dollars converted with the BLS CPI-U, 1.22699); IRS Statistics of Income, ZIP code data, tax year 2022 (adjusted gross income per return, filed under the address on the return).

What are homes worth in 18038?

FHFA's house price index for 18038, built from repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, rose 76% from 2015 to 2025 and rose 53% from 2020 to 2025, and moved +3.2% in 2025.

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$279,700
Median gross rent
$1,608
Homes owned by their occupants
94.3%
Housing units
1,500
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Index = 100 in 1986, the first year FHFA reports for 18038; 2025: 471.4. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001); FHFA House Price Index, annual five-digit ZIP, updated 2026-03-31.

What businesses are in 18038?

27 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 2 fewer than in 2018; the most are in construction (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

  • Construction10
  • Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services3
  • Health care and social assistance3
  • Accommodation and food services3

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments with paid employees, by the business's ZIP code).

Which ZIP codes are next to 18038?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 18038, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
18088Walnutport8,488$82k4.2 mi
18014Bath12,097$82k4.3 mi
18071Palmerton11,313$70k4.5 mi
18058Kunkletown9,674$73k6.5 mi
18035Cherryville39–4.0 mi (near)
18086Treichlers229$69k5.0 mi (near)
18067Northampton19,590$94k5.4 mi (near)
18012Aquashicola32–5.6 mi (near)
18059Laurys Station744$168k5.8 mi (near)

Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.