ZIP Code 18223 — undefined, PA Demographics & Data

ZIP code 18223 covers PA in Luzerne County with a population of about 51.

It sits in telephone area codes 272, 570; U.S. House district PA-8; the WILKES BARRE - SCRANTON media market.

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 0.0%; unemployment rate near 49.0%.

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Administrative support; a mean commute of about 26.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Housing tenure and rents show owner-occupancy near 100.0% (about 34.6 points above the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for PA as Relatively Moderate (composite score 91.6), which is among the highest nationally. The strongest component scores on US5 are flood (95.3) and hurricane (83.1). These scores are county-linked NRI values published for planning context — all ZIP codes in the same county share the same composite score on US5. Useful when comparing insurance and disaster exposure across areas, not a substitute for a parcel-level flood or fire determination.

Climate normals for PA show little to no average snow and around 53.6 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 2 for ZIP 18223 (PA) on US5’s published series — a signal of people/tax filers moving in relative to those leaving. Inflows often track job growth, housing demand, or lifestyle migration; treat the figure as a directional indicator rather than a precise headcount.