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ZIP Code 18234: Lattimer (Lattimer Mines), PA
ZIP code 18234 is in Lattimer (postal name Lattimer Mines), Pennsylvania, entirely in Luzerne County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 620 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $30,949 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, its land lies in Lattimer (65%) and Harleigh (35%).
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- Town
- Lattimer Mines · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Luzerne County
- Census places
- Lattimer (65%) census-designated place; Harleigh (35%) census-designated place
- Metro area
- Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA
- House district
- PA-8 119th Congress
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Land area
- 0.3 sq mi · 2,435 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 18234?
18234 centers on 40.993°, -75.965° and covers 0.3 square miles of land. It borders 1 ZIP code: 18202.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 18234, 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 18234 compare with the rest of Luzerne County?
| Measure | 18234 | In Luzerne County | In PA |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 616 | 42nd of 51 | 1,280th of 1,833 |
| Median household income | $31k | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | $233k | not ranked | not ranked |
18234's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (616). 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 86% 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 18234?
The 2020 Census counted 411 people in 18234; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 616. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew 2.5% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 616±366 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 411+2.5% since 2010 (401)
- Households
- 333
- Median age
- 65.4
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 18234?
Of the 616 people the ACS estimates in 18234, 0.0% are under 18 and 61.4% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (100.0%).
- Under 180.0%
- 18 to 6438.6%
- 65 and older61.4%
- White, not Hispanic100.0%
- Hispanic or Latino0.0%
- Black, not Hispanic0.0%
- Asian, not Hispanic0.0%
- Other or two or more0.0%
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 18234 earn?
Median household income is $30,949 (ACS 2020-2024).
- Median household income
- $30,949±$27,185
- Income per person
- $22,626
- Below the poverty line
- 38.6%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- 10.5%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 0.0%
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 18234?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- $232,700
- Median gross rent
- –
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 57.7%
- Housing units
- 333
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
Which ZIP codes are next to 18234?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18202 | Hazleton | 13,755 | $55k | 5.0 mi |
| 18225 | Harleigh | 0 | – | 0.9 mi (near) |
| 18239 | Milnesville | 0 | – | 0.9 mi (near) |
| 18223 | Ebervale | 0 | – | 1.0 mi (near) |
| 18221 | Drifton | 436 | $71k | 2.5 mi (near) |
| 18201 | Hazleton | 32,067 | $48k | 2.9 mi (near) |
| 18222 | Drums | 9,789 | $109k | 3.6 mi (near) |
| 18224 | Freeland | 6,031 | $70k | 4.5 mi (near) |
| 18219 | Conyngham | 1,047 | $53k | 4.9 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.