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ZIP Code 18242: Oneida, PA

ZIP code 18242 is in Oneida, Pennsylvania, entirely in Schuylkill County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 370 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $165,720 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, 72% of its land lies in Oneida (a census-designated place); 28% is outside any Census place.

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
1national area: Pennsylvania, Delaware and New York
182sectional center: Lehigh Valley, PA (SCF 180)
42delivery area within it
Town
Oneida · its only residential ZIP
Census places
Oneida census-designated place
Micro area
Pottsville, PA
House district
PA-9 119th Congress
Time zone
Eastern
Land area
0.2 sq mi · 1,679 people per sq mi

Where is ZIP code 18242?

18242 centers on 40.906°, -76.123° and covers 0.2 square miles of land. It borders 3 ZIP codes: 18248, 17967, 18202.

17967 · Ringtown18202 · Hazleton18248 · Sheppton18242 · Oneida (this ZIP)1824217967 · Ringtown18202 · Hazleton18248 · Sheppton18242 · Oneida (this ZIP)1824217967 · Ringtown18202 · Hazleton18248 · Sheppton18242 · Oneida (this ZIP)18242
Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 18242 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 18242, 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 18242 compare with the rest of Schuylkill County?

Rank of 18242 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)
Measure18242In Schuylkill CountyIn PA
People (ACS 2020-2024)37142nd of 591,421st of 1,833
Median household income$166knot rankednot ranked
Median home value$134knot rankednot ranked

18242's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (371). 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 83% 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 18242?

The 2020 Census counted 248 people in 18242; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 371. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.

People, ACS 2020-2024
371±335 (90% margin)
2020 Census count
248
Households
174
Median age
37.1

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 18242?

Of the 371 people the ACS estimates in 18242, 32.6% are under 18 and 8.6% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (51.5%), then Hispanic or Latino (47.2%).

  • Under 1832.6%
  • 18 to 6458.8%
  • 65 and older8.6%
Age of the people of 18242 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • White, not Hispanic51.5%
  • Hispanic or Latino47.2%
  • Other or two or more1.3%
  • Black, not Hispanic0.0%
  • Asian, not Hispanic0.0%
Race and Hispanic origin in 18242 (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 18242 earn?

Median household income is $165,720 (ACS 2020-2024).

Median household income
$165,720±$78,459
Income per person
$47,398
Below the poverty line
5.4%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
5.5%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
2.4%

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 18242?

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$133,500
Median gross rent
–
Homes owned by their occupants
100.0%
Housing units
226

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).

Which ZIP codes are next to 18242?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 18242, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
18248Sheppton599$59k1.6 mi
17967Ringtown2,202$77k5.0 mi
18202Hazleton13,755$55k5.2 mi
18256Weston185$58k2.7 mi (near)
18241Nuremberg249$84k3.4 mi (near)
18237McAdoo3,712$47k4.3 mi (near)
18246Rock Glen84$112k5.2 mi (near)
18220Delano170$49k5.2 mi (near)

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