What city is 18071 in?

18071 is a Palmerton, PA mailing address. By land area, 8% lies inside Palmerton, 2% lies inside Bowmanstown and 1% lies inside Parryville; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.

What is the population of 18071?

About 11,313 people (±481), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 10,688.

What is the median household income in 18071?

$70,217 (±$6,514), compared with $77,971 for Pennsylvania as a whole. Half the households in the ZIP code earn more and half earn less.

How many carrier routes and mailboxes are in 18071?

9 USPS carrier routes with 4,620 residential and 197 business mailboxes (4,817 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.

What ZIP codes are near 18071?

The closest, measured center to center: 18012 (2.5 mi), 18038 (4.5 mi), 18088 (4.7 mi, Cherryville), 18058 (4.9 mi, Brodheadsville), 18333 (5.6 mi) and 18035 (5.8 mi, Cherryville).

18071 ZIP Code, Palmerton, PA

18071 is a ZIP code in Palmerton, Pennsylvania in Carbon County. It covers 31 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 18012, 18038 and 18088. 11,313 people live here in 5,146 households. With about 364 people per square mile it is lightly settled, and owners and renters are mixed (68% own). Median household income is $70,217, close to the Pennsylvania median of $77,971; the median age is 48.5, older than most ZIP codes.

Quick facts

Mailing city: Palmerton, PA
County: Carbon County
Land area: 31 sq mi
Population: 11,313
Median household income: $70,217
Carrier routes: 9 (4,620 homes)

Key figures

Measure	Value
Residents	11,313
Households	5,146
Median household income	$70,217
Income per person	$40,115
Median age	48.5
Homeowners	67.5%
Median home value	$206,900
Median rent	$956
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.9%
Average commute (minutes)	30.6
Households with kids under 18	19.2%
Moved in the past year	8.5%
Below the poverty line	11.5%
Broadband internet	84.6%
Speak a non-English language at home	4.0%

Household income

% of households	Value
<$10K	6.7%
$10–15K	4.7%
$15–25K	9.4%
$25–35K	5.8%
$35–50K	10.9%
$50–75K	17.4%
$75–100K	11.3%
$100–150K	21.9%
$150–200K	6.4%
$200K+	5.5%

Age

% of all residents	Value
<10	6.9%
10–19	10.0%
20–24	4.5%
25–34	12.4%
35–44	11.1%
45–54	16.2%
55–64	14.4%
65–74	15.7%
75+	8.6%

Tenure

% of housing units	Value
Owned, with mortgage	37.5%
Owned outright	28.5%
Rented	30.8%
Vacant	3.2%

Type of building

% of housing units	Value
Detached house	61.1%
Townhome	14.7%
2–4 units	5.5%
5–19 units	4.5%
20+ units	7.6%
Mobile / other	6.5%

Businesses in 18071

205 business establishments with 3,106 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).

Construction: 34
Health Care and Social Assistance: 33
Retail Trade: 24
Other Services (except Public Administration): 24
Accommodation and Food Services: 18
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: 11
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: 10
Manufacturing: 9

EDDM carrier routes

18071 has 9 USPS carrier routes with 4,620 residential and 197 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 18071

18071 has 9 USPS carrier routes (5 city (C), 4 rural (R)) with 4,620 residential and 197 business mailboxes. Routes range from 256 homes (C005) to 705 homes (R003); the median route has 546 homes. The Census counted 5,146 households in 18071 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

Homes per route	Routes
1–249	0
250–499	3
500–749	6
750–999	0
1,000–1,499	0
1,500+	0

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Route C002 — USPS business mailboxes 81, 546 homes
Route C005 — USPS business mailboxes 39, 256 homes
Route R004 — USPS business mailboxes 31, 411 homes
Route R003 — USPS business mailboxes 14, 705 homes
Route C004 — USPS business mailboxes 14, 655 homes

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Every carrier route in 18071

Route	Type	Homes	Businesses	Est. median income	Est. owners	Est. families with kids	Est. moved in past year
C001	City	381	0	$89,605	—	—	—
C002	City	546	81	$74,230	—	—	—
C003	City	556	3	$74,230	—	—	—
C004	City	655	14	$61,002	—	—	—
C005	City	256	39	$44,248	—	—	—
R001	Rural	578	1	$62,564	—	—	—
R002	Rural	532	14	$91,289	—	—	—
R003	Rural	705	14	$56,186	—	—	—
R004	Rural	411	31	$117,615	—	—	—

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 18071 on the EDDM route map.

How route demographics are estimated

Mailbox counts come from USPS; demographics are estimates

The number of homes and businesses on each carrier route is the current USPS EDDM count. The Census Bureau does not publish figures for carrier routes, so income, homeownership, ages, families, movers and housing age on a route are EDDM2GO estimates built from Census block groups (neighborhood areas of roughly 600 to 3,000 people).

How a route gets its figures: the block-group length-share method

We trace each route's streets every 25 meters and record which block group each stretch falls in. The route's homes are spread along its streets in proportion to length, so a route with 60% of its street length in one block group is assumed to have 60% of its homes there. Each block group then contributes its Census counts in proportion to the share of its housing units that sit on the route (capped at the whole block group). Medians are recalculated from the combined income, home-value and age brackets, the way the Census Bureau computes them, not averaged.

Margins of error

Census survey figures carry a margin of error at 90% confidence; we carry it through the calculation and show it as ±. Our margins treat the route-to-block-group split as exact, so the real uncertainty is larger. Routes with fewer than 100 estimated households, large margins, or streets we could not place are flagged.

Different years

USPS mailbox counts are current. Census figures are 5-year averages for 2020–2024, so a new subdivision may have more homes on the route today than the Census counted. Use the route figures to compare routes with each other, not as an exact head count.

Why some routes show identical figures

Two routes that run through the same block group get the same percentages and medians, because the Census publishes one set of figures for the whole block group. Their mailbox counts still differ, and those are exact.

Route and mailbox counts: USPS EDDM route data. Route demographics: EDDM2GO estimates from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year block-group data (2020–2024) and 2024 cartographic block-group boundaries. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Nearby ZIP codes

18012 (2.5 mi)
18038 (4.5 mi)
18088 — Cherryville CDP, PA (4.7 mi)
18058 — Brodheadsville CDP, PA (4.9 mi)
18333 (5.6 mi)
18035 — Cherryville CDP, PA (5.8 mi)
18030 — Bowmanstown borough, PA (6 mi)
18244 — Parryville borough, PA (6 mi)

Areas that include 18071

Where it ranks

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EDDM guides

ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 18071, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 18071 in?: 18071 is a Palmerton, PA mailing address. By land area, 8% lies inside Palmerton, 2% lies inside Bowmanstown and 1% lies inside Parryville; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.
What county is 18071 in?: 18071 is in Carbon County.
What is the population of 18071?: About 11,313 people (±481), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 10,688.
What is the median household income in 18071?: $70,217 (±$6,514), compared with $77,971 for Pennsylvania as a whole. Half the households in the ZIP code earn more and half earn less.
How many carrier routes and mailboxes are in 18071?: 9 USPS carrier routes with 4,620 residential and 197 business mailboxes (4,817 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 18071?: The closest, measured center to center: 18012 (2.5 mi), 18038 (4.5 mi), 18088 (4.7 mi, Cherryville), 18058 (4.9 mi, Brodheadsville), 18333 (5.6 mi) and 18035 (5.8 mi, Cherryville).

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.