18421 Zip Code Detailed Profile

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Back to All US cities. City: Forest City, PA Susquehanna County, PA Zip code population (2000): 4,908 Estimated zip code population in 2007: 4,573 Home Value Estimate Address: Unit (optional): City State AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY Zip Recent Home Sales Address: City State AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY Zip Min Price (optional) Max Price (optional) Prioritization: Sale Date Distance General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Houses and condos: 2,278 Renter-occupied apartments: 403 % of renters here:   20% State:   29% 2008 cost of living index in zip code 18421: 87.6 (less than average, U.S. average is 100) Land area: 41.4 sq. mi. Water area: 0.1 sq. mi. Population density: 110 people per square mile   (very low). Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2007: This zip code:   1.7% ($1,022) Pennsylvania:   2.3% ($1,552) List your B&M business here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Males: 2,348   (47.8%) Females: 2,560   (52.2%) Recent posts about zip code 18421 area on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users: Pittsburgh's economy is hot!!!!!  (120 replies) I know all about the POCONOS!!! ASK ME!!  (653 replies) Happenings in Pittsburgh!!  (548 replies) scranton living?  (98 replies) NEPA Recreation  (45 replies) One Thing to Change About Scranton  (78 replies) Urban population: 3,203 Rural population: 1,705 Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $135,707 18421:   $135,707 Pennsylvania:   $155,000 According to our research of public records there was one registered sex offender living in 18421 zip code in early 2007. The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this zip code is a lot smaller than the state average. Median resident age:   41.7 years Pennsylvania median age:   38.0 years Average household size: This zip code:   2.4 people Pennsylvania:   2.5 people Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 18421, filed in 2005: Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $37,571 (Individual Income Tax Returns) Here:   $37,571 State:   $48,049 Salary/wage: $32,444 (reported on 82.1% of returns) Here:   $32,444 State:   $42,646 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 75.2% for AGIs below $10k, 67.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 77.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 76.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 83.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 50.7% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable interest for individuals: $1,698 (reported on 52.6% of returns) This zip code:   $1,698 Pennsylvania:   $1,657 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.4% for AGIs below $10k, 4.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.2% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable dividends: $2,149 (reported on 29.2% of returns) Here:   $2,149 State:   $3,566 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.4% for AGIs below $10k, 2.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.1% for AGIs over 100k) Net capital gain/loss: +$1,727 (reported on 17.3% of returns) Here:   +$1,727 State:   +$9,716 (% of AGI for various income ranges: -1.0% for AGIs below $10k, -0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs over 100k) Profit/loss from business: +$15,320 (reported on 12.5% of returns) Here:   +$15,320 State:   +$14,267 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.9% for AGIs below $10k, 5.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 9.2% for AGIs over 100k) IRA payment deduction: $2,873 (reported on 2.9% of returns) 18421:   $2,873 Pennsylvania:   $2,903 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k) Total itemized deductions: $15,191 (1% of AGI, reported on 19.1% of returns) Here:   $15,191 State:   $18,804 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.2% for AGIs over 100k) Charity contributions deductions: $1,704 (2.2% of AGI, reported on 16.9% of returns) Here:   $1,704 Pennsylvania:   $3,337 Here:   2.2% of AGI State:   3.3% of AGI (% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.1% for AGIs over 100k) Total tax: $5,204 (reported on 71.8% of returns) 18421:   $5,204 State:   $8,008 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs below $10k, 4.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18.8% for AGIs over 100k) Earned income credit: $1,617 (reported on 14.6% of returns) Here:   $1,617 State:   $1,643 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.9% for AGIs below $10k, 3.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k) Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 60.2% Here:   60% State:   56% (% for various income ranges: 52.5% for AGIs below $10k, 62.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 62.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 63.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 59.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 67.7% for AGIs over 100k)

This zip code:	$38,476
Pennsylvania:	$48,576

Nearest zip codes: 18407, 18472, 18470, 18430, 18456, 18453.

Percentage of family households:

This zip code:	67.0%
Whole state:	67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This zip code:	4.0%
Whole state:	5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
• Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Housing units in zip code 18421 with a mortgage: 611 (74 second mortgage, 82 home equity loan, 4 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 593

This zip code:	10.0%
Whole state:	11.6%

This zip code:	3.3%
Whole state:	5.1%

Here:	6.3
State:	6.4

Here:	5.1
State:	4.2

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

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 18421: Less than $10,000: 19 $10,000 to $14,999: 9 $15,000 to $19,999: 5 $20,000 to $24,999: 5 $25,000 to $29,999: 15 $30,000 to $34,999: 13 $35,000 to $39,999: 11 $40,000 to $49,999: 19 $50,000 to $59,999: 19 $60,000 to $69,999: 72 $70,000 to $79,999: 83 $80,000 to $89,999: 102 $90,000 to $99,999: 101 $100,000 to $124,999: 191 $125,000 to $149,999: 178 $150,000 to $174,999: 127 $175,000 to $199,999: 113 $200,000 to $249,999: 176 $250,000 to $299,999: 90 $300,000 to $399,999: 78 $400,000 to $499,999: 28 $500,000 to $749,999: 17 $750,000 to $999,999: 4 $1,000,000 or more: 9

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 18421: $100 to $149: 9 $150 to $199: 18 $200 to $249: 19 $250 to $299: 23 $300 to $349: 52 $350 to $399: 40 $400 to $449: 35 $450 to $499: 15 $800 to $899: 19 No cash rent: 59

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $124,261.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $136,851
• Asian householders: $449,630
• Two or more races householders: $572,257
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $73,575

18421:	$135,156
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Detached houses: $179,667

Here:	$179,667
State:	$224,371

Townhouses or other attached units: $198,840

Here:	$198,840
State:	$160,289

In 2-unit structures: $118,474

Here:	$118,474
State:	$153,822

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $129,580

Here:	$129,580
State:	$204,155

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $426,434

Here:	$426,434
State:	$211,072

Mobile homes: $38,925

Here:	$38,925
State:	$35,442

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000

Here:	$5,000
State:	$97,532

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,697
• One, attached: 37
• Two: 185
• 3 or 4: 140
• 5 to 9: 40
• 20 to 49: 9
• 50 or more: 45
• Mobile homes: 173
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 3

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 1,649 (80%) Carpooled: 290 (14%) Bus or trolley bus: 5 (0%) Subway or elevated: 2 (0%) Walked: 80 (4%) Other means: 3 (0%) Worked at home: 38 (2%)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 106 5 to 9 minutes: 266 10 to 14 minutes: 222 15 to 19 minutes: 322 20 to 24 minutes: 222 25 to 29 minutes: 112 30 to 34 minutes: 333 35 to 39 minutes: 79 40 to 44 minutes: 85 45 to 59 minutes: 152 60 to 89 minutes: 83 90 or more minutes: 47

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 38.5%

Household type by relationship
Households: 4,767

• In family households: 4,037 (1,069 male householders, 259 female householders)

  1,030 spouses, 1,395 children (1,325 natural, 27 adopted, 43 stepchildren), 71 grandchildren, 55 brothers or sisters, 49 parents, 39 other relatives, 70 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 730 (285 male householders (253 living alone)), 375 female householders (353 living alone)), 70 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 148 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 594 2-persons, 318 3-persons, 222 4-persons, 126 5-persons, 59 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 606 1-person, 42 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 3 5-persons.

823 married couples with children.
242 single-parent households (68 men, 174 women).

95.4% of residents of 18421 zip code speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (38% very well, 21% well, 42% not well).
4.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% very well, 14% well, 3% not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).

Foreign born population: 47 (1.0%)
(85.1% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:	1.0%
Whole state:	4.1%

First ancestries reported:

Irish: 713

Italian: 617

Polish: 608

German: 473

Slovene: 358

English: 306

United States or American: 290

Russian: 144

Slovak: 131

Lithuanian: 126

Welsh: 115

Other groups: 65

Ukrainian: 46

Yugoslavian: 44

Austrian: 35

French (except Basque): 23

Dutch: 23

Scotch-Irish: 22

Scottish: 22

Romanian: 20

European: 14

French Canadian: 13

Slavic: 13

British: 10

Czech: 10

Swedish: 9

Czechoslovakian: 9

Norwegian: 8

Greek: 8

Swiss: 6

Canadian: 5

Pennsylvania German: 3

Arab:: 2

Lebanese: 2

Danish: 2

Hungarian: 2

Median worth of mobile homes: $24,786

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

• This state: 3882
• Northeast: 733
• Midwest: 68
• South: 134
• West: 25

72% of the 18421 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in Pennsylvania.

Population in 1990: 3,728. Population change in the 1990s: +1,180 (+31.7%).

Here:	4.5%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

Here:	9.6%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Here:	22.7%
Pennsylvania:	37.3%

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• BEIER INDUSTRIES, INC (519 MAIN STREET in FOREST CITY, PA; small business)

  $1,060 with Army for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Ground Effect Vehicles, Motor Vehicles, Trailers, and Cycles. Signed on 2003-01-24. Completion date: 2003-01-30.

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

• Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Wholesale Trade: Sporting and Recreational Goods and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (100-249: 1)
• Management of Companies and Enterprises: Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices (20-49: 1)
• Information: Wired Telecommunications Carriers (20-49: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (10-19: 2)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (10-19: 1, 1-4: 2)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (10-19: 1, 1-4: 2)

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