18640 ZIP Code, Pittston, PA

18640 is a ZIP code in Pittston, Pennsylvania in Luzerne County. It covers 28 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 18641, 18642 and 18702. 16,581 people live here in 7,479 households. With about 594 people per square mile it is lightly settled, and owners and renters are mixed (59% own). Median household income is $60,862, below the Pennsylvania median of $77,971.

Quick facts

Key figures

MeasureValue
Residents16,581
Households7,479
Median household income$60,862
Income per person$35,788
Median age40.6
Homeowners58.5%
Median home value$147,500
Median rent$959
Bachelor's degree or higher27.6%
Average commute (minutes)22.7
Households with kids under 1823.9%
Moved in the past year14.5%
Below the poverty line12.8%
Broadband internet87.4%
Speak a non-English language at home7.5%

Household income

% of householdsValue
<$10K5.2%
$10–15K6.2%
$15–25K7.7%
$25–35K9.6%
$35–50K14.2%
$50–75K19.3%
$75–100K10.3%
$100–150K17.3%
$150–200K4.5%
$200K+5.6%

Age

% of all residentsValue
<1011.0%
10–1910.6%
20–244.1%
25–3418.1%
35–4410.5%
45–5410.2%
55–6413.9%
65–7411.9%
75+9.7%

Tenure

% of housing unitsValue
Owned, with mortgage31.1%
Owned outright24.3%
Rented36.9%
Vacant7.7%

Type of building

% of housing unitsValue
Detached house58.8%
Townhome12.8%
2–4 units12.2%
5–19 units2.8%
20+ units8.1%
Mobile / other5.4%

Businesses in 18640

568 business establishments with 17,048 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).

EDDM carrier routes

18640 has 16 USPS carrier routes with 7,954 residential and 686 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 18640

18640 has 16 USPS carrier routes (14 city (C), 2 rural (R)) with 7,954 residential and 686 business mailboxes. Routes range from 260 homes (R002) to 843 homes (C013); the median route has 478 homes. The Census counted 7,479 households in 18640 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

Homes per routeRoutes
1–2490
250–4999
500–7496
750–9991
1,000–1,4990
1,500+0

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  1. Route C011 — USPS business mailboxes 118, 318 homes
  2. Route R006 — USPS business mailboxes 112, 403 homes
  3. Route C010 — USPS business mailboxes 88, 537 homes
  4. Route C039 — USPS business mailboxes 84, 463 homes
  5. Route C018 — USPS business mailboxes 50, 484 homes

Select these 5 routes on the route map

Every carrier route in 18640

RouteTypeHomesBusinessesEst. median incomeEst. ownersEst. families with kidsEst. moved in past year
C002City45016$66,609———
C003City43715$53,810———
C007City4729$46,825———
C010City53788$61,304———
C011City318118$45,100———
C013City84312$45,100———
C015City58240$61,304———
C016City40744$61,304———
C017City51631$53,810———
C018City48450$45,100———
C019City6269$61,304———
C020City58911$46,795———
C021City5674$53,810———
C039City46384$66,609———
R002Rural26043$84,126———
R006Rural403112$102,100———

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 18640 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.

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EDDM guides

ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 18640, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 18640 in?
18640 is a Pittston, PA mailing address. By land area, 5% lies inside Pittston, 3% lies inside Hughestown, 2% lies inside Yatesville and 2% lies inside Inkerman; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.
What county is 18640 in?
18640 is in Luzerne County.
What is the population of 18640?
About 16,581 people (±502), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 16,351.
What is the median household income in 18640?
$60,862 (±$5,574), 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 18640?
16 USPS carrier routes with 7,954 residential and 686 business mailboxes (8,640 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 18640?
The closest, measured center to center: 18641 (2.8 mi, Dupont borough, PA), 18642 (4.4 mi, Duryea borough, PA), 18702 (4.7 mi, Wilkes-Barre), 18507 (5.2 mi, Moosic borough, PA), 18518 (5.4 mi, Old Forge borough, PA) and 18705 (5.6 mi, Wilkes-Barre).

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