Youngest ZIP codes in Luzerne County, PA
These are the 25 ZIP codes in Luzerne County with the lowest median age, out of 35 with at least 1,000 residents. 18701 (Wilkes Barre, 23.1), 18705 (Wilkes Barre, 36.5) and 18706 (Wilkes Barre, 38.3) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Luzerne County; the right one depends on who you want to reach, so the same ZIP codes are ranked several ways below.
Youngest ZIP codes in Luzerne County
| Rank | ZIP | Mailing city | Median age | Residents | Households | Residential mailboxes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18701 | Wilkes Barre | 23.1 ±1.2 | 4,294 | 1,249 | 1,566 |
| 2 | 18705 | Wilkes Barre | 36.5 ±1.8 | 15,624 | 6,339 | 6,753 |
| 3 | 18706 | Wilkes Barre | 38.3 ±2.4 | 16,387 | 6,630 | 7,687 |
| 4 | 18201 | Hazleton | 38.6 ±2.5 | 32,067 | 12,294 | 11,551 |
| 5 | 18702 | Wilkes Barre | 39.1 ±1.1 | 41,970 | 16,951 | 17,849 |
| 6 | 18642 | Duryea | 39.1 ±6.3 | 4,530 | 1,955 | 2,038 |
| 7 | 18651 | Plymouth | 40.1 ±3.1 | 8,703 | 3,514 | 4,055 |
| 8 | 18640 | Pittston | 40.6 ±4.0 | 16,581 | 7,479 | 7,954 |
| 9 | 18704 | Kingston | 41.3 ±1.6 | 31,149 | 13,669 | 14,556 |
| 10 | 18634 | Nanticoke | 41.4 ±2.8 | 13,785 | 5,796 | 6,442 |
| 11 | 18224 | Freeland | 42.1 ±3.9 | 6,031 | 2,672 | 2,955 |
| 12 | 18612 | Dallas | 42.3 ±2.5 | 17,739 | 5,990 | 6,574 |
| 13 | 18617 | Glen Lyon | 42.4 ±5.6 | 1,791 | 921 | 878 |
| 14 | 18202 | Hazleton | 42.7 ±2.5 | 13,755 | 5,363 | 6,134 |
| 15 | 18222 | Drums | 44.3 ±3.2 | 9,789 | 3,500 | 4,422 |
| 16 | 18219 | Conyngham | 44.9 ±12.5 | 1,047 | 557 | — |
| 17 | 18643 | Pittston | 45.1 ±4.6 | 12,848 | 5,789 | 5,704 |
| 18 | 18603 | Berwick | 45.3 ±3.0 | 18,827 | 8,283 | 8,210 |
| 19 | 18635 | Nescopeck | 45.3 ±4.8 | 3,734 | 1,604 | 1,804 |
| 20 | 18707 | Mountain Top | 45.4 ±1.5 | 16,689 | 6,578 | 6,639 |
| 21 | 18709 | Luzerne | 46.1 ±10.5 | 2,910 | 1,443 | 1,427 |
| 22 | 18636 | Noxen | 46.1 ±10.1 | 1,610 | 675 | 601 |
| 23 | 18655 | Shickshinny | 47.3 ±3.1 | 6,018 | 2,518 | 2,705 |
| 24 | 18641 | Pittston | 47.7 ±2.1 | 6,305 | 2,862 | 3,156 |
| 25 | 18660 | Wapwallopen | 48.0 ±3.0 | 3,137 | 1,289 | 1,570 |
How we ranked them
Ranked by median age of all residents, lowest first (ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024). ZIP codes need at least 1,000 residents to be ranked; 35 of 47 qualify.
Which of these to mail, and why
Younger ZIP codes skew toward renters, students and young families: fitness, quick-service food, apartments, entertainment and first-time-buyer offers.
The top five ZIP codes on this list hold 43,463 households, on 93 carrier routes with 45,406 residential mailboxes. Open any of them on the route map to see each carrier route's own figures before you choose.
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Frequently asked questions
- Which ZIP code in Luzerne County has the lowest median age?
- 18701 (Wilkes Barre), at 23.1 (±1.2), among 35 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.
- How is this ranking calculated?
- Ranked by median age of all residents, lowest first (ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024).
- Why are some ZIP codes missing?
- ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out because their survey estimates swing too much to rank, and so are ZIP codes where the Census Bureau did not publish this figure.
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