ZIP Code Tabulation Area · Pennsylvania

ZIP Code 18030: Bowmanstown, PA

ZIP Code 18030 (Bowmanstown, Carbon County, Pennsylvania) has an estimated 483 residents in 185 households. The median household income is $68,173, the median home value is $182,400 and the median gross rent is $820/mo. Figures are U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for the matching ZIP Code Tabulation Area.

American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · Updated Oct 26, 2026

Some estimates have a large margin of error. 2 figures for this ZIP (owner-occupied, commute) are marked with *. ACS figures come from a sample, and small areas have fewer responses, so treat these numbers as rough ranges.

Total population

483

Margin of error ±155

Median household income

$68,173

Margin of error ±$16,125

Median home value

$182,400

Margin of error ±$22,036

Median gross rent

$820/mo

Margin of error ±$215

Median age

45.7 yrs

Margin of error ±12.6 yrs

Mean travel time to work

23.4 min*

Margin of error ±15.9 min· estimate has a large margin of error

How ZIP 18030 compares with Pennsylvania and the U.S.

State and national figures are the Census Bureau's own estimates for those areas from the same ACS release, not averages of ZIP codes.

Median age

ZIP 1803045.7 yrsPennsylvania40.9 yrsUnited States38.9 yrs

Median household income

ZIP 18030$68,173Pennsylvania$77,971United States$80,734

Per capita income

ZIP 18030$34,467Pennsylvania$44,355United States$44,673

Poverty rate

ZIP 1803011.1%Pennsylvania11.7%United States12.5%

Unemployment rate

ZIP 1803015.4%Pennsylvania5.3%United States5.2%

Bachelor's degree or higher

ZIP 1803014.5%Pennsylvania35.2%United States35.7%

Median home value

ZIP 18030$182,400Pennsylvania$254,500United States$332,700

Median gross rent

ZIP 18030$820/moPennsylvania$1,209/moUnited States$1,413/mo

Owner-occupied homes

ZIP 1803071.4%*Pennsylvania69.3%United States65.2%

Mean travel time to work

ZIP 1803023.4 min*Pennsylvania26.3 minUnited States26.4 min

Worked from home

ZIP 180308.8%Pennsylvania15.6%United States15.1%

All figures for ZIP 18030

Each estimate has a 90% margin of error: the true value is likely within that range. * marks estimates with a large margin of error (a coefficient of variation above 30%, or ±10 percentage points or more for rates).

ZIP 18030 — ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates
Measure	ZIP 18030	Margin of error	Pennsylvania	United States
Total population	483	±155	13,018,639	334,922,499
Median age	45.7 yrs	±12.6 yrs	40.9 yrs	38.9 yrs
Households	185	±53	5,274,853	129,227,496
Median household income	$68,173	±$16,125	$77,971	$80,734
Per capita income	$34,467	±$8,604	$44,355	$44,673
Poverty rate	11.1%	±7.1 pts	11.7%	12.5%
Unemployment rate	15.4%	±8.7 pts	5.3%	5.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.5%	±9.6 pts	35.2%	35.7%
Median home value	$182,400	±$22,036	$254,500	$332,700
Median gross rent	$820/mo	±$215	$1,209/mo	$1,413/mo
Owner-occupied homes	71.4%*	±13.2 pts	69.3%	65.2%
Mean travel time to work	23.4 min*	±15.9 min	26.3 min	26.4 min
Worked from home	8.8%	±5.5 pts	15.6%	15.1%

Race and Hispanic or Latino origin

Shares of the total population by the Census Bureau's race and Hispanic or Latino origin categories (table B03002), listed in the Census Bureau's order. People self-identify on the survey.

Population by race and Hispanic or Latino origin, ZIP 18030
Group	ZIP 18030	Pennsylvania	United States
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino	87.8%	73.0%	57.4%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.8%	10.3%	11.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
Asian alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.2%	3.8%	5.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.5%	0.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic or Latino	3.7%	3.6%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	7.5%	8.7%	19.3%

Where ZIP 18030 is

State: Pennsylvania
Main county: Carbon County
Largest overlapping place: Bowmanstown (100% of the ZIP's land area)
Land area: 0.30 sq mi· about 1,610 people per sq mi

County and place names come from the Census Bureau's 2020 ZCTA relationship files. A ZIP code's mailing city, set by the U.S. Postal Service, can differ from these names.

Other ZIP codes in Carbon County

18012 Carbon County, PA 18071 Carbon County, PA 18210 Carbon County, PA 18212 Carbon County, PA 18216 Carbon County, PA 18229 Jim Thorpe, PA 18230 Carbon County, PA 18232 Lansford, PA 18235 Carbon County, PA 18240 Nesquehoning, PA 18244 Parryville, PA 18250 Summit Hill, PA 18254 Tresckow, PA 18255 Carbon County, PA 18624 Carbon County, PA

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About ZIP codes and ZCTAs: the Census Bureau publishes statistics for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, which approximate USPS ZIP code delivery areas. Learn how they differ.

Sources

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, detailed tables B01003, B01002, B11001, B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003, B25077, B25064, B25003, B08013, B08303, B08301, B03002 — snapshot Oct 26, 2026.
U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA5 relationship files (county and place).
Data: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (detailed tables) and 2020 Census ZCTA relationship files. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. These agencies do not endorse OpenZIP.