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ZIP Code 18615: Falls, PA

ZIP code 18615 uses the postal name Falls, Pennsylvania and lies mostly in Wyoming County (93% of its land) with the rest in Luzerne County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 1,600 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $76,184 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, 6% of its land lies in West Falls (a census-designated place), and 1% in smaller places; 93% is outside any Census place.

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
  • ZBP2023
  • IRS2022
1national area: Pennsylvania, Delaware and New York
186sectional center: Scranton, PA (SCF 184)
15delivery area within it
Town
Falls · its only residential ZIP
County
Wyoming County (93%); Luzerne County (7%)
Census places
West Falls census-designated place
Metro area
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA
House districts
PA-9 (93%), PA-8 (7%) 119th Congress, by share of land
Time zone
Eastern
Land area
17.7 sq mi · 93 people per sq mi

Where is ZIP code 18615?

18615 centers on 41.458°, -75.859° and covers 17.7 square miles of land plus 0.5 of water. It borders 6 ZIP codes: 18411, 18643, 18657, 18414, 18419, 18612.

18411 · Clarks Summit18414 · Dalton18419 · Factoryville18612 · Dallas18643 · Pittston18657 · Tunkhannock18615 · Falls (this ZIP)18615186571841918411184141864318411 · Clarks Summit18414 · Dalton18419 · Factoryville18612 · Dallas18643 · Pittston18657 · Tunkhannock18615 · Falls (this ZIP)18615186571841918411184141864318411 · Clarks Summit18414 · Dalton18419 · Factoryville18612 · Dallas18643 · Pittston18657 · Tunkhannock18615 · Falls (this ZIP)186151865718419184111841418643
Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 18615 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 18615, 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 18615 compare with the rest of Wyoming County?

Rank of 18615 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)
Measure18615In Wyoming CountyIn PA
People (ACS 2020-2024)1,64611th of 141,010th of 1,833
Median household income$76k5th of 11450th of 1,015
Median home value$229k6th of 13486th of 1,069

Its median household income is higher than in 57% of U.S. residential ZIP codes, and it is denser than 53% of all 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 18615?

The 2020 Census counted 1,716 people in 18615; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 1,646. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.

People, ACS 2020-2024
1,646±243 (90% margin)
2020 Census count
1,716
Households
776
Median age
48.5

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 18615?

Of the 1,646 people the ACS estimates in 18615, 14.9% are under 18 and 26.0% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (96.5%).

  • Under 1814.9%
  • 18 to 6459.1%
  • 65 and older26.0%
Age of the people of 18615 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • White, not Hispanic96.5%
  • Other or two or more1.5%
  • Asian, not Hispanic1.2%
  • Hispanic or Latino0.7%
  • Black, not Hispanic0.2%
Race and Hispanic origin in 18615 (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 18615 earn?

Median household income is $76,184 (ACS 2020-2024), the 5th highest of the 11 ranked ZIP codes in Wyoming County.

Median household income
$76,184±$13,628
Income per person
$46,226
Below the poverty line
6.1%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
3.1%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
31.8%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
$74,572900 returns; wages 64% of AGI (IRS)

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 18615?

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$229,100
Median gross rent
$800
Homes owned by their occupants
87.1%
Housing units
916

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

What businesses are in 18615?

26 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 2 more than in 2018; the most are in construction (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

  • Construction6
  • Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services5
  • Other services (except public administration)3

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments with paid employees, by the business's ZIP code).

Which ZIP codes are next to 18615?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 18615, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
18411Clarks Summit22,820$99k5.8 mi
18643Pittston12,848$63k6.7 mi
18657Tunkhannock10,866$75k6.9 mi
18414Dalton5,444$93k8.3 mi
18419Factoryville4,734$61k8.8 mi
18612Dallas17,739$94k9.8 mi
18625Lake Winola114$63k4.0 mi (near)
18504Scranton21,069$55k8.3 mi (near)
18642Duryea4,530$61k8.3 mi (near)
18518Old Forge8,573$72k8.4 mi (near)

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