ZIP code
18656
Sweet Valley, PA
18656 covers Sweet Valley in Luzerne County, with 2,128 people in the ACS 2023 estimate.
Figures are for the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA), which is not the same as a USPS ZIP code. A PO Box or unique ZIP may have no ZCTA and no demographics. Methodology
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2019–2023 5-year (vintage 2023). Geography: ZCTA 18656. Methodology
ZIP code map of 18656
About ZIP code 18656
More enterprise fields
Commercial ZIP directory · not ACS
Commercial ZIP directory population_count for ZCTA 18656. Not ACS. Methodology
People in 18656
Race
- White2,014
- Black or African American6
- American Indian or Alaska Native5
- Asian6
- Other race4
- Two or more races71
Hispanic or Latino (any race): 14
Age
- Under 10186
- 10 to 19272
- 20 to 29172
- 30 to 39196
- 40 to 49301
- 50 to 59352
- 60 to 69358
- 70 to 79186
- 80 and older83
Income and housing in 18656
Education
- High school graduate92.0%
- Bachelor's degree24.7%
- Graduate degree12.4%
Places covering 18656
Cities and places — Population overlap
Share of this ZIP/ZCTA’s population located within each place, based on ZIP Code Database place-overlap data. This is a population measure, not land-area overlap or the Census-place population.
No place overlap rows for this ZIP.
ZIP Code Database place-overlap table, field percent_of_zip_population_in_place, keyed by place_geoid. Not ACS 2019–2023. Overlap vintage is the shipped overlap table and is separate from ACS. Methodology
Counties — Population overlap
Share of this ZIP/ZCTA’s population located within each county, based on ZIP Code Database county-overlap data. This is a population measure, not land-area overlap or the Census county population.
- Luzerne County100.0%
ZIP Code Database county-overlap table, field percent_of_zip_population_in_county, keyed by county_geoid. Not ACS 2019–2023. Overlap vintage is the shipped overlap table and is separate from ACS. Methodology
100.0% of this ZIP is outside city limits (a real overlap row, not missing data).
Population history for 18656
Hover the chart or read the table below (Year | ACS | IRS).
| Year | ACS population | IRS population |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2,251 | |
| 2006 | 2,188 | |
| 2007 | 2,292 | |
| 2008 | 2,087 | |
| 2009 | 2,105 | |
| 2010 | 2,110 | |
| 2011 | 2,589 | 2,076 |
| 2012 | 2,252 | 2,070 |
| 2013 | 2,404 | 2,070 |
| 2014 | 2,417 | 2,030 |
| 2015 | 2,098 | 2,070 |
| 2016 | 2,271 | 2,030 |
| 2017 | 2,233 | 2,020 |
| 2018 | 2,112 | 2,000 |
| 2019 | 2,238 | 1,960 |
| 2020 | 2,472 | 1,990 |
| 2021 | 2,170 | 1,970 |
| 2022 | 2,224 | 1,990 |
| 2023 | 2,128 |
ACS: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. IRS: Statistics of Income ZIP Code data.
ZIP codes near 18656
12 nearest ZIP centroids (any distance)
- 18636Noxen7.1 miPop 1,588 · Income $60,370
- 18621Hunlock Creek7.2 miPop 4,903 · Income $66,492
- 18618Harveys Lake8.3 miPop 3,583 · Income $73,561
- 18627Lehman8.5 miPop 0 · Income —
- 18628Lopez9.5 miPop 152 · Income $65,313
- 18655Shickshinny10.0 miPop 5,789 · Income $68,362
- 18622Huntington Mills10.2 miPop 265 · Income $67,679
- 18612Dallas10.7 miPop 17,754 · Income $97,022
- 17814Benton10.9 miPop 4,806 · Income $62,679
- 18708Shavertown11.8 miPop 9,063 · Income $95,480
- 18617Glen Lyon12.5 miPop 1,616 · Income $35,357
- 18651Plymouth12.9 miPop 8,672 · Income $43,639
ZIP centroids within 2 miles
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ZIP code 18656 FAQ
- What city is ZIP code 18656 in?
- 18656 is in Sweet Valley, PA.
- What county is 18656 in?
- 18656 is in Luzerne County.
- What is the median household income in 18656?
- The median household income in 18656 is $74,764.
- Which ZIP codes are near 18656?
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