Lattimer Mines, PA · standard
ZIP Code 18234
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 401
- 598/sq mi
- $30,949
- Median income
- $232,700
- Median home value
- 0.0%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Lattimer Mines pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with above-median home values, in a low-density, mixed-tenure area.
- 2th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- Top 47%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 598
- people per sq mi
- 58%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 18234 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 18234 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Lattimer Mines, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, home to just 401 residents across 0.7 square miles, a density of 598 people per square mile, in the New York time zone.
ZIP 18234 sits on the lower end of the income spectrum: median household income is $30,949 (60% below the Pennsylvania average), while per-capita income is $22,626. The poverty rate stands at 38.6% and the unemployment rate at 10.5%. The typical home here is valued at $232,700 (2% above the state average); renters pay a median of - monthly, and 57.7% of units are owner-occupied.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 0.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 65.4, and the average commute is -. A geography-based comparison follows: 10 ZIP codes within about 10 miles of 18234, plus 6 more within Luzerne County, give a clearer read than the national average alone.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 18234, Lattimer Mines, PA · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
401
Population
0.7
Area (sq mi)
598
People / sq mi
New York
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 18234?
65.4
Median Age
50.5%
Male
49.5%
Female
0.0%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$30,949
Median Household Income
-60% vs state
$22,626
Per Capita Income
38.6%
Poverty Rate
10.5%
Unemployment Rate
How ZIP 18234 ranks nationally
Lattimer Mines, PA household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income, the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$30,949 2nd percentile higher than 2% of 30,318 US ZIPs
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2019–2023
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
333
Total Housing Units
333
Occupied Units
0
Vacant Units
1.85
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$232,700
Median Home Value
+2% vs state
1938
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 18234 vs 18225 →
ZIP 18234 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 18201
Hazleton (18201)
27,516 residents
- 18222 9,020
Drums (18222)
9,020 residents
- 18224 6,017
Freeland (18224)
6,017 residents
- 18219 1,436
Conyngham (18219)
1,436 residents
- 18254 871
Tresckow (18254)
871 residents
- 18234 401
Lattimer Mines (18234)
401 residents
- 18221 389
Drifton (18221)
389 residents
- 18239 232
Milnesville (18239)
232 residents
- 18230 132
Junedale (18230)
132 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 18234 ranks #6 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 18234 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 18222
Drums (18222)
$108,581 median income
- 18254
Tresckow (18254)
$87,813 median income
- 18221
Drifton (18221)
$71,250 median income
- 18224
Freeland (18224)
$69,620 median income
- 18219
Conyngham (18219)
$52,566 median income
- 18201
Hazleton (18201)
$47,802 median income
- 18234 $30,949
Lattimer Mines (18234)
$30,949 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 18234 ranks #7 of 7 neighboring ZIPs, local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18225 | Harleigh, PA | 114 | 0.9 mi |
| 18239 | Milnesville, PA | 232 | 1.0 mi |
| 18223 | Ebervale, PA | 115 | 1.0 mi |
| 18201 | Hazleton, PA | 27,516 | 3.0 mi |
| 18221 | Drifton, PA | 389 | 2.5 mi |
| 18254 | Tresckow, PA | 871 | 5.3 mi |
| 18222 | Drums, PA | 9,020 | 3.5 mi |
| 18219 | Conyngham, PA | 1,436 | 4.9 mi |
| 18230 | Junedale, PA | 132 | 5.2 mi |
| 18224 | Freeland, PA | 6,017 | 4.9 mi |
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