ZIP Code Tabulation Area · Pennsylvania

ZIP Code 18255: Carbon County, PA

ZIP Code 18255 (Carbon County, Pennsylvania) has an estimated 4,223 residents in 1,715 households. The median household income is $69,034, the median home value is $189,600 and the median gross rent is $925/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

Total population

4,223

Margin of error ±275

Median household income

$69,034

Margin of error ±$9,825

Median home value

$189,600

Margin of error ±$14,453

Median gross rent

$925/mo

Margin of error ±$127

Median age

48.8 yrs

Margin of error ±4.8 yrs

Mean travel time to work

30.2 min

Margin of error ±5.1 min

How ZIP 18255 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 1825548.8 yrsPennsylvania40.9 yrsUnited States38.9 yrs

Median household income

ZIP 18255$69,034Pennsylvania$77,971United States$80,734

Per capita income

ZIP 18255$34,948Pennsylvania$44,355United States$44,673

Poverty rate

ZIP 1825515.5%Pennsylvania11.7%United States12.5%

Unemployment rate

ZIP 182558.0%Pennsylvania5.3%United States5.2%

Bachelor's degree or higher

ZIP 1825516.0%Pennsylvania35.2%United States35.7%

Median home value

ZIP 18255$189,600Pennsylvania$254,500United States$332,700

Median gross rent

ZIP 18255$925/moPennsylvania$1,209/moUnited States$1,413/mo

Owner-occupied homes

ZIP 1825578.2%Pennsylvania69.3%United States65.2%

Mean travel time to work

ZIP 1825530.2 minPennsylvania26.3 minUnited States26.4 min

Worked from home

ZIP 182556.7%Pennsylvania15.6%United States15.1%

All figures for ZIP 18255

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 18255 — ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates
Measure	ZIP 18255	Margin of error	Pennsylvania	United States
Total population	4,223	±275	13,018,639	334,922,499
Median age	48.8 yrs	±4.8 yrs	40.9 yrs	38.9 yrs
Households	1,715	±121	5,274,853	129,227,496
Median household income	$69,034	±$9,825	$77,971	$80,734
Per capita income	$34,948	±$3,121	$44,355	$44,673
Poverty rate	15.5%	±5.2 pts	11.7%	12.5%
Unemployment rate	8.0%	±3.7 pts	5.3%	5.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.0%	±2.8 pts	35.2%	35.7%
Median home value	$189,600	±$14,453	$254,500	$332,700
Median gross rent	$925/mo	±$127	$1,209/mo	$1,413/mo
Owner-occupied homes	78.2%	±4.3 pts	69.3%	65.2%
Mean travel time to work	30.2 min	±5.1 min	26.3 min	26.4 min
Worked from home	6.7%	±2.5 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 18255
Group	ZIP 18255	Pennsylvania	United States
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino	92.8%	73.0%	57.4%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.3%	10.3%	11.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Asian alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	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	3.2%	3.6%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	3.6%	8.7%	19.3%

Where ZIP 18255 is

State: Pennsylvania
Main county: Carbon County— also overlaps Luzerne County
Largest overlapping place: Weatherly (4% of the ZIP's land area)
Land area: 72.26 sq mi· about 58 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 18030 Bowmanstown, 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 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.