Prompton, PA · standard
ZIP Code 18456
Wayne County, Pennsylvania - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 423
- 34/sq mi
- $69,750
- Median income
- $254,200
- Median home value
- 32.1%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Prompton pairs a below-median household income with above-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 46th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- Top 42%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 34
- people per sq mi
- 88%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 18456 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 18456 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Prompton, Wayne County, Pennsylvania, home to just 423 residents across 12.3 square miles, a density of 34 people per square mile, in the New York time zone.
ZIP 18456 reports a modest median household income of $69,750 (10% below the Pennsylvania average), while per-capita income is $37,396. Poverty here runs at 10.3%, with unemployment measured at 1.1%. The typical home here is valued at $254,200 (12% above the state average); renters pay a median of $1,111 monthly, and 88.0% of units are owner-occupied.
A solid share of residents have a four-year degree: 32.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 40.8, and the average commute is -. We also surface 7 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing Wayne County, so you can benchmark 18456 against its immediate geography rather than a 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 18456, Prompton, 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
423
Population
12.3
Area (sq mi)
34
People / sq mi
New York
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 18456?
40.8
Median Age
57.7%
Male
42.3%
Female
1.6%
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?
$69,750
Median Household Income
-10% vs state
$37,396
Per Capita Income
10.3%
Poverty Rate
1.1%
Unemployment Rate
How ZIP 18456 ranks nationally
Prompton, PA household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income, the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$69,750 46th percentile higher than 46% of 30,318 US ZIPs
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US ZIPs. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
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?
149
Total Housing Units
133
Occupied Units
16
Vacant Units
2.40
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$254,200
Median Home Value
+12% vs state
$1,111
Median Rent
1970
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 5 business establishments in ZIP 18456, employing approximately 19 people with a combined annual payroll of $838,000.
5
Businesses
19
Employees
$838K
Annual Payroll
0
Industry Sectors
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 18456 vs 18431 →
ZIP 18456 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 18431
Honesdale (18431)
12,666 residents
- 18472
Waymart (18472)
7,521 residents
- 18421 4,754
Forest City (18421)
4,754 residents
- 18453 1,104
Pleasant Mount (18453)
1,104 residents
- 18473 495
White Mills (18473)
495 residents
- 18456 423
Prompton (18456)
423 residents
- 18459 51
South Canaan (18459)
51 residents
- 18430 33
Herrick Center (18430)
33 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 18456 ranks #6 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 18456 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
- 18456
Prompton (18456)
$69,750 median income
- 18421
Forest City (18421)
$68,256 median income
- 18472
Waymart (18472)
$61,094 median income
- 18431
Honesdale (18431)
$56,779 median income
- 18473 $27,004
White Mills (18473)
$27,004 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 18456 ranks #3 of 7 neighboring ZIPs, local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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