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18055 Zip Code (Hellertown, PA) Detailed Profile




Cities: Hellertown, PA (6.07%), Bethlehem, PA (0.54%)
Counties: Northampton County, PA (96.47%), Bucks County, PA (3.53%)
Estimated zip code population in 2021: 11,905
Zip code population in 2010: 11,780
Zip code population in 2000: 10,298

Houses and condos: 4,935
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,078
% of renters here:

23%
State:

30%
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 18055: 100.0 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 21.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population density: 556 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2021:
This zip code:

1.8% ($4,767)
Pennsylvania:

1.4% ($3,018)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $4,717 (1.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $5,032 (1.8%)

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Males: 5,928  (49.8%)
Females: 5,977  (50.2%)

For population 25 years and over in 18055:

  • High school or higher: 96.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 39.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 18.2%
  • Unemployed: 3.8%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 18055:

  • Never married: 26.2%
  • Now married: 52.6%
  • Separated: 1.6%
  • Widowed: 8.7%
  • Divorced: 10.9%

Zip code 18055 compared to state average:

  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • Races in zip code 18055 (2021)
    • 10,36787.1%White
    • 7706.5%Hispanic or Latino
    • 2722.3%Two or more races
    • 2622.2%Asian
    • 1641.4%Black
    • 490.4%Some other race
    • 190.2%American Indian
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Urban population: 8,157
Rural population: 3,747

Estimated median house/condo value in 2021: $267,497
18055:

$267,497
Pennsylvania:

$222,300



According to our research of Pennsylvania and other state lists, there were 5 registered sex offenders living in 18055 zip code as of March 19, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in zip code 18055 is 2,442 to 1.
The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this zip code is much lower than the state average.


Median resident age:
This zip code:

45.8 years
Pennsylvania median age:

40.9 years
Average household size:
This zip code:

2.5 people
Pennsylvania:

2.4 people

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 18055, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $84,458 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:

$84,458
State:

$75,707

Salary/wage: $76,108 (reported on 77.7% of returns)
Here:

$76,108
State:

$62,806
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 984.7% for AGIs below $25k, 3333.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6426.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9180.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17046.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 102899.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,649 (reported on 38.8% of returns)
This zip code:

$1,649
Pennsylvania:

$1,633
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 35.8% for AGIs below $25k, 43.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 35.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 86.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 135.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1319.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $4,997 (reported on 29.7% of returns)
Here:

$4,997
State:

$7,382
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 57.9% for AGIs below $25k, 72.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 101.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 204.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 362.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3138.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$14,027 (reported on 24.1% of returns)
Here:

+$14,027
State:

+$23,522
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 19.8% for AGIs below $25k, 41.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 82.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 191.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 657.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 11690.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$17,823 (reported on 13.1% of returns)
Here:

+$17,823
State:

+$16,274
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 83.0% for AGIs below $25k, 155.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 163.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 321.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 514.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 4969.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $17,824 (reported on 13.3% of returns)
18055:

$17,824
Pennsylvania:

$18,583
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 102.3% for AGIs below $25k, 145.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 205.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 420.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 826.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2877.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Self-employed (Keogh) retirement plans: $19,475 (reported on 0.6% of returns)
18055:

$19,475
Pennsylvania:

$25,407
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 599.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Total itemized deductions: $29,926 (reported on 10.2% of returns)
Here:

$29,926
State:

$34,850
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 89.8% for AGIs below $25k, 155.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 345.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 433.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 733.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5853.1% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $8,200 (reported on 8.0% of returns)
Here:

$8,200
State:

$12,392
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.8% for AGIs below $25k, 15.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 31.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 52.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 129.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2062.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $8,229 (reported on 10.2% of returns)
18055:

$8,229
State:

$8,200
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 17.2% for AGIs below $25k, 41.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 101.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 146.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 232.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1392.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $1,927 (reported on 8.0% of returns)
Here:

$1,927
State:

$2,100
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 51.0% for AGIs below $25k, 41.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 91.7%
Here:

92%
State:

92%
(% for various income ranges: 88.3% for AGIs below $25k, 93.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 93.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 94.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 91.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 93.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 18055, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $64,392 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:

$64,392
State:

$61,346

Salary/wage: $59,058 (reported on 79.3% of returns)
Here:

$59,058
State:

$51,902
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 60.7% for AGIs below $25k, 72.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 76.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 78.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 66.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,383 (reported on 43.7% of returns)
This zip code:

$1,383
Pennsylvania:

$1,588
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.7% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $3,840 (reported on 31.3% of returns)
Here:

$3,840
State:

$5,827
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.3% for AGIs below $25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$9,625 (reported on 21.5% of returns)
Here:

+$9,625
State:

+$14,495
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 10.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$20,109 (reported on 12.3% of returns)
Here:

+$20,109
State:

+$16,268
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.4% for AGIs below $25k, 2.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $13,268 (reported on 14.4% of returns)
18055:

$13,268
Pennsylvania:

$14,550
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.2% for AGIs below $25k, 3.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Self-employment retirement plans: $22,733 (reported on 0.5% of returns)
18055:

$22,733
Pennsylvania:

$20,922

Total itemized deductions: $22,766 (20% of AGI, reported on 41.6% of returns)
Here:

$22,766
State:

$23,538

Here:

20.4% of AGI
State:

18.4% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 14.8% for AGIs below $25k, 12.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 14.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 12.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $2,640 (reported on 33.6% of returns)
Here:

$2,640
State:

$4,025
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $10,638 (reported on 41.6% of returns)
18055:

$10,638
State:

$9,982
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.4% for AGIs below $25k, 4.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 7.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $1,697 (reported on 10.3% of returns)
Here:

$1,697
State:

$2,106
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.1% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 53.8%
Here:

54%
State:

53%
(% for various income ranges: 46.5% for AGIs below $25k, 53.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 57.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 57.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 61.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 70.4% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 18055, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $53,216 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:

$53,216
State:

$48,049

Salary/wage: $48,868 (reported on 79.7% of returns)
Here:

$48,868
State:

$42,646
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 87.7% for AGIs below $10k, 59.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 75.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 81.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 67.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,368 (reported on 60.1% of returns)
This zip code:

$1,368
Pennsylvania:

$1,657
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.7% for AGIs below $10k, 4.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $2,393 (reported on 35.6% of returns)
Here:

$2,393
State:

$3,566
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.7% for AGIs below $10k, 3.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$7,474 (reported on 25.6% of returns)
Here:

+$7,474
State:

+$9,716
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -4.1% for AGIs below $10k, -0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$16,524 (reported on 12.7% of returns)
Here:

+$16,524
State:

+$14,267
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.6% for AGIs below $10k, 5.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.9% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $3,191 (reported on 3.3% of returns)
18055:

$3,191
Pennsylvania:

$2,903
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Self-employed pension: $10,391 (reported on 0.8% of returns)
Here:

$10,391
Pennsylvania:

$14,674

Total itemized deductions: $18,121 (20% of AGI, reported on 41.7% of returns)
Here:

$18,121
State:

$18,804

Here:

20.1% of AGI
State:

19.5% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 19.3% for AGIs below $10k, 13.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 13.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 15.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 16.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,072 (2% of AGI, reported on 36.4% of returns)
Here:

$2,072
State:

$3,337

Here:

2.2% of AGI
State:

3.3% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $10k, 0.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $8,556 (reported on 79.8% of returns)
18055:

$8,556
State:

$8,008
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.9% for AGIs below $10k, 4.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 19.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,450 (reported on 7.3% of returns)
Here:

$1,450
State:

$1,643

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 56.2%
Here:

56%
State:

56%
(% for various income ranges: 42.7% for AGIs below $10k, 57.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 58.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 60.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 58.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 62.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Estimated median household income in 2021:
This zip code:

$76,751
Pennsylvania:

$68,957
Hellertown, PA (18055) map Nearest zip codes: 18081, 18015, 18077, 18020, 18016, 18018.
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Percentage of family households:
This zip code:

41.4%
Pennsylvania:

43.6%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This zip code:

8.2%
Pennsylvania:

46.9%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 334
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 4,388


Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 101 (53 now married, 47 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 2,106 (996 now married, 1,107 unmarried)


Housing units in zip code 18055 with a mortgage: 2,443 (274 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 203 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 217

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,688
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $686

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2021:
This zip code:

4.9%
Whole state:

12.1%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2021:
This zip code:

1.8%
Whole state:

6.2%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.7
State:

6.8
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.3
State:

4.4
  • Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages

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  • Notable locations in zip code 18055: Woodland Hills Golf Course (A), Bethlehem Steel Country Club (B), Leithsville Volunteer Fire Company 1 Station 61 (C), Dewey Fire Company 1 / Dewey Ambulance Service (D), Southeastern Volunteer Fire Company Station 62 (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

    Shopping Center: Spring Hill Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map

    Churches in zip code 18055 include: Trinity Church (A), Saint Lukes Church (B), New Jerusalem Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

    Cemetery: Hellertown Union Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

    Lakes and reservoirs: Marlin Lake (A), Campbell Pond (B), Saucona Pond (C), Hellertown Reservoir (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

    Streams, rivers, and creeks: Silver Creek (A), Polk Valley Run (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

    Park in zip code 18055: Hellertown Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Year house built
  • Year house built (houses)
  • 02020 or later
  • 1652010 to 2019
  • 5072000 to 2009
  • 5241990 to 1999
  • 5341980 to 1989
  • 4531970 to 1979
  • 3721960 to 1969
  • 5601950 to 1959
  • 4451940 to 1949
  • 1,2611939 or earlier

Zip code 18055 satellite photo by USGS

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Hellertown, PA (18055)
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Hellertown, PA (18055)
  • 0no bedroom
  • 81 bedroom
  • 5942 bedrooms
  • 1,7813 bedrooms
  • 1,0804 bedrooms
  • 2225+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hellertown, PA (18055)
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hellertown, PA (18055)
  • 92no bedroom
  • 2791 bedroom
  • 3962 bedrooms
  • 2473 bedrooms
  • 574 bedrooms
  • 85+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Hellertown, PA (18055) in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Hellertown, PA (18055) in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 71no vehicle
  • 1,1061 vehicle
  • 1,4422 vehicles
  • 7373 vehicles
  • 1974 vehicles
  • 1365+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Hellertown, PA (18055) in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Hellertown, PA (18055) in renter-occupied apartments
  • 259no vehicle
  • 4931 vehicle
  • 1862 vehicles
  • 493 vehicles
  • 824 vehicles
  • 95+ vehicles

  • Zip code 18055 household income distribution in 2021

  • Zip code 18055 household income distribution in 2021
  • 166Less than $10,000
  • 70$10,000 to $14,999
  • 184$15,000 to $19,999
  • 206$20,000 to $24,999
  • 132$25,000 to $29,999
  • 235$30,000 to $34,999
  • 145$35,000 to $39,999
  • 203$40,000 to $44,999
  • 132$45,000 to $49,999
  • 265$50,000 to $59,999
  • 583$60,000 to $74,999
  • 541$75,000 to $99,999
  • 699$100,000 to $124,999
  • 371$125,000 to $149,999
  • 344$150,000 to $199,999
  • 456$200,000 or more
  • Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2021 in zip code 18055

  • Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2021 in zip code 18055
  • 42Less than $10,000
  • 9$10,000 to $14,999
  • 20$15,000 to $19,999
  • 25$25,000 to $29,999
  • 9$35,000 to $39,999
  • 34$70,000 to $79,999
  • 15$80,000 to $89,999
  • 22$90,000 to $99,999
  • 101$100,000 to $124,999
  • 172$125,000 to $149,999
  • 406$150,000 to $174,999
  • 359$175,000 to $199,999
  • 586$200,000 to $249,999
  • 472$250,000 to $299,999
  • 510$300,000 to $399,999
  • 302$400,000 to $499,999
  • 367$500,000 to $749,999
  • 106$750,000 to $999,999
  • 25$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 10$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 26$2,000,000 or more
  • Rent paid by renters in 2021 in zip code 18055

  • Rent paid by renters in 2021 in zip code 18055
  • 20Less than $100
  • 10$100 to $149
  • 8$200 to $249
  • 51$400 to $449
  • 8$450 to $499
  • 3$500 to $549
  • 7$550 to $599
  • 20$600 to $649
  • 54$650 to $699
  • 53$700 to $749
  • 42$750 to $799
  • 139$800 to $899
  • 58$900 to $999
  • 272$1,000 to $1,249
  • 114$1,250 to $1,499
  • 85$1,500 to $1,999
  • 45$2,000 to $2,499
  • 27$2,500 to $2,999
  • 54$3,500 or more
  • 13No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2021: $1,248.


Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2021: $194,048.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2021 for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $266,390
  • Black or African American householders: $314,623
  • Asian householders: $497,822

Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $267,497
18055:

$267,497
Pennsylvania:

$222,300
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $193,923 - $399,408

Mean price in 2021:

Detached houses: $390,641
Here:

$390,641
State:

$284,712

Townhouses or other attached units: $199,558
Here:

$199,558
State:

$229,107
Owners and renters by unit type in zip code 18055

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 3,102
  • One, attached: 1,136
  • Two: 250
  • 3 or 4: 83
  • 5 to 9: 149
  • 10 to 19: 62
  • 20 to 49: 52
  • 50 or more: 118
  • Mobile homes: 6

Unemployment: 3.8%

  • Means of transportation to work in zip code 18055

  • Means of transportation to work in zip code 18055
  • 74.1%3,913Drove a car alone
  • 3.8%199Carpooled
  • 0.7%39Bus or trolley bus
  • 0.1%3Streetcar or trolley car
  • 0.6%33Bicycle
  • 1.5%80Walked
  • 1.3%67Other means
  • 20.0%1,057Worked at home
  • Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 18055

  • Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 18055
  • 153Less than 5 minutes
  • 3135 to 9 minutes
  • 41810 to 14 minutes
  • 74915 to 19 minutes
  • 83920 to 24 minutes
  • 39825 to 29 minutes
  • 43030 to 34 minutes
  • 13435 to 39 minutes
  • 4040 to 44 minutes
  • 26345 to 59 minutes
  • 37260 to 89 minutes
  • 16390 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 52.1%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 11,905
  • Male householders: 2,434 (733 living alone), Female householders: 2,309 (666 living alone)
  • 2,492 spouses (2,450 opposite-sex spouses), 407 unmarried partners, (379 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 3,439 children (3,211 natural, 54 adopted, 173 stepchildren), 194 grandchildren, 71 brothers or sisters, 109 parents, 0 foster children, 52 other relatives, 269 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 166 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,576 2-persons, 573 3-persons, 524 4-persons, 292 5-persons, 89 6-persons, 64 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 1,398 1-person, 184 2-persons, 16 3-persons, 26 4-persons

1,547 married couples with children.
878 single-parent households (622 men, 256 women).

92.6% of residents of 18055 zip code speak English at home.
3.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (81% very well, 19% well).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% very well, 21% well).
2.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (55% very well, 24% well, 15% not well, 7% not at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% not well).

Foreign born population: 562 (4.7%)
(45.1% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:

4.7%
Whole state:

7.2%
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents
  • 22%Sweden
  • 16%United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland
  • 11%Bangladesh
  • 7%Burma
  • 6%Syria
  • 5%England
  • 4%Honduras
Most common first ancestries reported in 18055
  • 23%German
  • 13%American
  • 6%Irish
  • 6%English
  • 6%Italian
  • 6%Pennsylvania German
  • 3%Slovak
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1102010 or later
  • 1362000 to 2009
  • 1291990 to 1999
  • 321Before 1990

Zip code 18055 topographic map

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

  • BETHLEHEM APPARATUS HELLERTOWN PLT (890 FRONT ST. in HELLERTOWN, PA)
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-1995-0081, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-03-1985-0108, ICIS-03-1981-0158,
    CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
    STATE MASTER (Pennsylvania database) - PCS-PAR232223, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit, AFS-24-0803580-1, AIR PROGRAM, PCS-NNOEX01202, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit, RCRIS-PAD002390961, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
    National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
    HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    TRANSPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    TSD (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
    Business SIC classification: INDUSTRIAL INORGANIC CHEMICALS; SPECIAL INDUSTRY MACHINERY; REFUSE SYSTEMS; SCRAP AND WASTE MATERIALS
    Organizations: BETHLEHEM APPARATUS CO INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , BETHLEHEM APPARATUS COMPANY, INC. (CONTACT/OWNER)
    Alternative names: BETHLEHEM APPARATUS CO INC, BETHLEHEM APPARATUS /HELLERTOWN, BETHLEHEM APPARATUS MFG
  • ALS AUTOBODY (1219 MAIN ST in HELLERTOWN, PA)
    Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    Organizations: ALBERT J BRUCH (CONTACT/OWNER)
    Alternative names: ALS AUTO BODY
  • AMPION CORP (PO BOX 162 in HELLERTOWN, PA)
    COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)

Zip code 18055 marital status for males
Zip code 18055 marital status for females

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.4%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.1%

Most commonly used house heating fuel
  • 44.1%Utility gas
  • 22.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 22.0%Electricity
  • 4.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 4.7%Wood
  • 1.1%Other fuel
  • 0.7%Coal or coke

Population in 1990: 11,759.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 7,684
  • Northeast: 2,667
  • Midwest: 299
  • South: 457
  • West: 72

65% of the 18055 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Pennsylvania.

93% of the 18055 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 19% moved from different state.

Year householders moved into unit in Hellertown, PA (18055)

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 85
Here:

8.2%
Pennsylvania:

16.6%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 9
Here:

1.5%
Pennsylvania:

13.6%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 91
Here:

26.6%
Pennsylvania:

41.1%
Educational Attainment in 2021
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2021
Class of Workers in 2021
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months
  • Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
  • 123,290Business and financial operations occupations
  • 113,938Law enforcement workers including supervisors
  • 107,474Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
  • 91,698Architecture and engineering occupations
  • 75,040Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
  • 71,124Computer and mathematical occupations

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Other Residential Care Facilities (100-249 employees: 1 establishment)
  • Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 3, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 3)
  • Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 5, 1-4: 4)
  • Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Golf Courses and Country Clubs (50-99: 1, 1-4: 1)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (50-99: 1)
  • Other Services (except Public Administration): General Automotive Repair (10-19: 1, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 5)
  • Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (20-49: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 3)

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

People in group quarters in 2010:

  • 44 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 9 people in group homes intended for adults
  • 7 people in other noninstitutional facilities

People in group quarters in 2000:

  • 48 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
  • 48 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
  • 7 people in religious group quarters
  • 5 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Fatal accident statistics in 2012:

  • Fatal accident count: 1
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 5
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
  • Fatalities: 1
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 2
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0

Fatal accident statistics in 2011:

  • Fatal accident count: 1
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
  • Fatalities: 1
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 1
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 2 full and 8 partial tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED103$178,652100$219,006553$190,53461$82,9542$513,75520$143,456
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED4$170,3608$251,43138$199,7673$8,1630$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED6$251,30326$237,582230$223,04922$80,6080$011$222,261
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN8$140,99310$280,768124$216,3279$97,1680$04$236,675
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS1$136,4200$022$257,9404$98,5480$02$169,515
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 2 full and 8 partial tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED15$234,27511$209,779
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED3$335,4304$332,385
APPLICATIONS DENIED2$217,3257$209,380
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN2$115,4752$115,915
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$0
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in zip code 18055
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in zip code 18055 - Value

2005 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

    Fire incident distribution by year Based on the data from the years 2005 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 14. The highest number of reported fires - 38 took place in 2018, and the least - 0 in 2008. The data has a growing trend.
    Fire incident types in Zip Code 18055 When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (54.6%), and Outside Fires (20.9%).

    • Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 18055
    • 10754.6%Structure Fires
    • 4120.9%Outside Fires
    • 3618.4%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
    • 126.1%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 18055, Pennsylvania

Most common first names in zip code 18055 among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
John16676.3 years
Mary14280.7 years
Joseph10076.4 years
Anna8781.3 years
Helen8680.4 years
Charles6177.4 years
William5977.1 years
Robert5473.6 years
George5274.6 years
Frank4975.8 years
Most common last names in zip code 18055 among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Kichline1877.8 years
Snyder1778.9 years
Fritchman1576.1 years
Smith1569.1 years
Miller1578.2 years
Ruch1475.4 years
Johnson1380.5 years
Seifert1375.6 years
Frey1278.6 years
Judd1277.7 years
Businesses in zip code 18055
NameCountNameCount
7-Eleven1H&R Block1
AT&T1McDonald's1
CVS1Rite Aid1
Curves1Subway1
DHL1True Value1
FedEx1U-Haul1
GNC1UPS1
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