Herrick Center, PA · standard
ZIP Code 18430
Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 33
- 7/sq mi
- $92,083
- Median income
- $187,500
- Median home value
- 41.5%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Herrick Center pairs an upper-quartile household income with below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 25%
- household income, US ZIPs
- 40th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 7
- people per sq mi
- 92%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 18430 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 18430 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Herrick Center, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, home to just 33 residents across 4.6 square miles, a density of 7 people per square mile, in the New York time zone.
ZIP 18430 lands in the middle-income range, with a median household income of $92,083 (18% above the Pennsylvania average), while per-capita income is $30,568. The poverty rate stands at 3.5% and the unemployment rate at 14.7%. The typical home here is valued at $187,500 (18% below the state average); renters pay a median of - monthly, and 92.3% of units are owner-occupied.
A solid share of residents have a four-year degree: 41.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 36.3, and the average commute is -. A geography-based comparison follows: 10 ZIP codes within about 10 miles of 18430, plus 6 more within Susquehanna 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 18430, Herrick Center, 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
33
Population
4.6
Area (sq mi)
7
People / sq mi
New York
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 18430?
36.3
Median Age
47.4%
Male
52.6%
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?
$92,083
Median Household Income
+18% vs state
$30,568
Per Capita Income
3.5%
Poverty Rate
14.7%
Unemployment Rate
How ZIP 18430 ranks nationally
Herrick Center, PA household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income, the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$92,083 Top 25% higher than 75% 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?
26
Total Housing Units
13
Occupied Units
13
Vacant Units
4.38
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$187,500
Median Home Value
-18% 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 18430 vs 18470 →
ZIP 18430 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 18407
Carbondale (18407)
13,862 residents
- 18421 4,754
Forest City (18421)
4,754 residents
- 18470 2,226
Union Dale (18470)
2,226 residents
- 18465 1,340
Thompson (18465)
1,340 residents
- 18453 1,104
Pleasant Mount (18453)
1,104 residents
- 18439 500
Lakewood (18439)
500 residents
- 18842 278
South Gibson (18842)
278 residents
- 18413 151
Clifford (18413)
151 residents
- 18825 111
Jackson (18825)
111 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 18430 ranks #0 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 18430 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 18430
Herrick Center (18430)
$92,083 median income
- 18453
Pleasant Mount (18453)
$85,110 median income
- 18842
South Gibson (18842)
$82,969 median income
- 18470
Union Dale (18470)
$73,654 median income
- 18825
Jackson (18825)
$72,679 median income
- 18439
Lakewood (18439)
$71,964 median income
- 18421
Forest City (18421)
$68,256 median income
- 18465
Thompson (18465)
$67,578 median income
- 18454
Poyntelle (18454)
$61,250 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 18430 ranks the highest of 9 neighboring ZIPs, local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18470 | Union Dale, PA | 2,226 | 3.6 mi |
| 18421 | Forest City, PA | 4,754 | 5.8 mi |
| 18453 | Pleasant Mount, PA | 1,104 | 5.8 mi |
| 18465 | Thompson, PA | 1,340 | 6.0 mi |
| 18454 | Poyntelle, PA | 64 | 6.1 mi |
| 18842 | South Gibson, PA | 278 | 7.6 mi |
| 18825 | Jackson, PA | 111 | 7.7 mi |
| 18407 | Carbondale, PA | 13,862 | 10.6 mi |
| 18439 | Lakewood, PA | 500 | 8.4 mi |
| 18413 | Clifford, PA | 151 | 9.1 mi |
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