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ZIP Code 18216: Beaver Meadows, PA
ZIP code 18216 uses the postal name Beaver Meadows, Pennsylvania and lies mostly in Carbon County (73% of its land) with the rest in Luzerne County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 960 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $49,350 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, 3% of its land lies in Beaver Meadows; 97% is outside any Census place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- ZBP2023
- IRS2022
- Town
- Beaver Meadows · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Carbon County (73%); Luzerne County (27%)
- Census places
- Beaver Meadows
- Metro area
- Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
- House districts
- PA-7 (73%), PA-8 (27%) 119th Congress, by share of land
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Land area
- 7.5 sq mi · 128 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 18216?
18216 centers on 40.943°, -75.889° and covers 7.5 square miles of land plus 0.2 of water. It borders 4 ZIP codes: 18230, 18255, 18201, 18254.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 18216, 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 18216 compare with the rest of Carbon County?
| Measure | 18216 | In Carbon County | In PA |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 957 | 14th of 21 | 1,170th of 1,833 |
| Median household income | $49k | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | $133k | not ranked | not ranked |
18216's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (957). 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 57% 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 18216?
The 2020 Census counted 1,270 people in 18216; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 957. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 957±172 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 1,270
- Households
- 453
- Median age
- 51.6
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 18216?
Of the 957 people the ACS estimates in 18216, 14.7% are under 18 and 26.3% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (83.0%), then Hispanic or Latino (14.8%).
- Under 1814.7%
- 18 to 6458.9%
- 65 and older26.3%
- White, not Hispanic83.0%
- Hispanic or Latino14.8%
- Black, not Hispanic1.6%
- Other or two or more0.6%
- Asian, not Hispanic0.0%
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 18216 earn?
Median household income is $49,350 (ACS 2020-2024).
- Median household income
- $49,350±$10,064
- Income per person
- $29,654
- Below the poverty line
- 18.4%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- 7.2%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 8.4%
- Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
- $46,721720 returns; wages 79% 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 18216?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- $133,200
- Median gross rent
- $1,246
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 66.4%
- Housing units
- 529
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
What businesses are in 18216?
14 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 1 fewer than in 2018; the most are in other services (except public administration) (ZIP Code Business Patterns).
- Other services (except public administration)5
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 18216?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18230 | Junedale | 152 | – | 2.7 mi |
| 18255 | Weatherly | 4,223 | $69k | 3.2 mi |
| 18201 | Hazleton | 32,067 | $48k | 3.4 mi |
| 18254 | Tresckow | 696 | $88k | 4.4 mi |
| 18223 | Ebervale | 0 | – | 4.2 mi (near) |
| 18221 | Drifton | 436 | $71k | 4.4 mi (near) |
| 18225 | Harleigh | 0 | – | 5.1 mi (near) |
| 18234 | Lattimer Mines | 616 | $31k | 5.2 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.