Housing units in zip code 18657 with a mortgage: 2,277 (121 second mortgage, 433 home equity loan, 18 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,787
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,216
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $419
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2010:
This zip code:
11.8%
Whole state:
12.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2010:
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 18657: Lemon (A), Shadow Brook Golf Course (B), Finchs Corners (C), Thurston (D), Towne Plaza (E), Route 6 Plaza (F), Charles Brothers Plaza (G), Village Center (H), Mehoopany Station (I), Saint Andrews Camp (J), Whites Ferry (K), Dixon (L), Maynard Hill (M), Triton Hose Company (N), Northmoreland Township Volunteer Fire Company (O), Lake Carey Volunteer Fire Company (P). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Lake Carey (A), Jayne Pond (B), Racavitch Pond (C), Dorn Blazer Pond (D), Cruver Pond (E), Places Pond (F), Bartron Pond (G), Creamery Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Roaring Run (A), Sugar Hollow Creek (B), Newton Run (C), Moneypenny Creek (D), Tunkhannock Creek (E), Taques Creek (F), Swale Brook (G), Fitch Creek (H), Martin Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Year house built
2005 or later: 108
2000 to 2004: 331
1990 to 1999: 845
1980 to 1989: 798
1970 to 1979: 1,438
1960 to 1969: 546
1950 to 1959: 430
1940 to 1949: 297
1939 or earlier: 1,516
Estimated household income distribution in 2009:
Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2010 in zip code 18657:
Less than $10,000: 133
$10,000 to $14,999: 94
$15,000 to $19,999: 98
$20,000 to $24,999: 99
$25,000 to $29,999: 56
$30,000 to $34,999: 90
$35,000 to $39,999: 8
$40,000 to $49,999: 120
$50,000 to $59,999: 120
$60,000 to $69,999: 183
$70,000 to $79,999: 98
$80,000 to $89,999: 217
$90,000 to $99,999: 134
$100,000 to $124,999: 562
$125,000 to $149,999: 448
$150,000 to $174,999: 561
$175,000 to $199,999: 298
$200,000 to $249,999: 515
$250,000 to $299,999: 284
$300,000 to $399,999: 186
$400,000 to $499,999: 79
$500,000 to $749,999: 59
$750,000 to $999,999: 11
$1,000,000 or more: 201
Rent paid by renters in 2010 in zip code 18657:
Less than $100: 105
$100 to $149: 123
$150 to $199: 216
$200 to $249: 111
$250 to $299: 32
$300 to $349: 128
$350 to $399: 136
$400 to $449: 204
$450 to $499: 143
$500 to $549: 98
$550 to $599: 144
$600 to $649: 114
$650 to $699: 84
$700 to $749: 387
$750 to $799: 68
$800 to $899: 119
$900 to $999: 423
$1,000 to $1,249: 28
$1,250 to $1,499: 6
No cash rent: 247
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2010 for:
White Non-Hispanic householders: $141,891
Black or African American householders: $122,944
Asian householders: $18,080
Two or more races householders: $186,874
Hispanic or Latino householders: $139,866
Estimated median house or condo value in 2010: $138,710
18657:
$138,710
Pennsylvania:
$165,200
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $93,572 - $196,284
Mean price in 2010:
Detached houses: $184,628
Here:
$184,628
State:
$224,409
Townhouses or other attached units: $221,556
Here:
$221,556
State:
$162,106
In 2-unit structures: $61,166
Here:
$61,166
State:
$158,075
Mobile homes: $45,037
Here:
$45,037
State:
$65,494
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 4,577
One, attached: 136
Two: 176
3 or 4: 220
5 to 9: 524
10 to 19: 699
20 to 49: 4,139
50 or more: 19
Mobile homes: 992
Means of transportation to work
Drove a car alone: 5,114 (79%)
Carpooled: 815 (13%)
Bus or trolley bus: 148 (2%)
Taxi: 47 (1%)
Motorcycle: 73 (1%)
Bicycle: 5 (0%)
Walked: 189 (3%)
Other means: 94 (1%)
Worked at home: 292 (5%)
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 333
5 to 9 minutes: 804
10 to 14 minutes: 1,001
15 to 19 minutes: 942
20 to 24 minutes: 645
25 to 29 minutes: 176
30 to 34 minutes: 724
35 to 39 minutes: 196
40 to 44 minutes: 184
45 to 59 minutes: 825
60 to 89 minutes: 290
90 or more minutes: 94
Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 60.4%
Household type by relationship:
Households: 12,057
In family households: 10,368 (2,823 male householders, 603 female householders)
2,899 spouses, 3,645 children (3,382 natural, 65 adopted, 198 stepchildren), 83 grandchildren, 55 brothers or sisters, 35 parents, 68 other relatives, 157 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,689 (653 male householders (543 living alone)), 793 female householders (703 living alone)), 243 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 368 (290 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,865 2-persons, 807 3-persons, 670 4-persons, 274 5-persons, 108 6-persons, 115 7-or-more-persons
1,850 married couples with children.
737 single-parent households (194 men, 543 women).
97.5% of residents of 18657 zip code speak English at home.
20.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (6% very well, 4% well, 86% not well, 3% not at all).
3.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (51% very well, 28% well, 21% not well).
6.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (23% very well, 75% well, 2% not well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (5% very well, 95% well).
Foreign born population: 179 (1.3%) (26.1% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
1.3%
Whole state:
5.7%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
Japan (13%)
Canada (11%)
United Kingdom (11%)
Poland (9%)
Germany (9%)
Cuba (7%)
Italy (6%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 56
1990 to 1999: 121
1980 to 1989: 18
Before 1980: 48
Races in zip code 18657:
White population: 13,049 Black population: 273 American Indian population: 73 Asian population: 85 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0 Some other race population: 37 Two or more races population: 248 Hispanic or Latino population: 74
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
87 SALES & SERVICE (RD #3 in TUNKHANNOCK, PA)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, ROARK, MEREDITH (CONTACT/OWNER)
AMERICAN ASPHALT PAVING (RD2 in TUNKHANNOCK, PA)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, EAST FALLS SAND AND GRAVEL (CONTACT/OWNER)
AT & T (RT 10 in THOMAS HILL-ELVERSON, PA)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, AT & T COMMUNICATIONS (CONTACT/OWNER)
AT & T-BEAUMONT (LOWER ROAD in TUNKHANNOCK, PA)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, AT & T OF PENNSYLVANIA (CONTACT/OWNER)
ATLANTIC SERVICE STATION (BRIDGE & TIOGA ST in TUNKHANNOCK, PA)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, ATLANTIC REFINING & MARKETING (CONTACT/OWNER)
BERNIE S AUTO REPAIR INC (RTE 92 SOUTH in OSTERHOUT, PA)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, SCRANTA BERNARD C (CONTACT/OWNER)
AMER ASPHALT PAVING /EATON PLT (SAND BANK RD in TUNKHANNOCK, PA)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS) Business SIC classification: CONSTRUCTION SAND AND GRAVEL
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 6.1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5.4%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (50%)
Electricity (18%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (16%)
Wood (8%)
Coal or coke (5%)
Utility gas (1%)
Other fuel (1%)
Population in 1990: 9,921. Population change in the 1990s: +2,501 (+25.2%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 9,784
Northeast: 1,595
Midwest: 260
South: 461
West: 122
65% of the 18657 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Pennsylvania.
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 235
Here:
16.3%
Pennsylvania:
14.7%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 114
Here:
14.3%
Pennsylvania:
12.9%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 232
Here:
47.8%
Pennsylvania:
38.9%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
BARTRON SUPPLY INC (ROUTE 92 SOUTH in TUNKHANNOCK, PA; small business)
$14,995 with Army for ADP Systems Development Services. Signed on 2004-07-19. Completion date: 2004-08-19.
LABS, MARK T (2 TIMBER LN in TUNKHANNOCK, PA; small business) : $12,548 in 8 contractsfrom 2004 to 2006
Contracts for Aircraft Air Conditioning, Heating, and Pressurizing Equipment, Miscellaneous Power Transmission Equipment by Army Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $6,180; 2005: $1,700; 2006: $4,668.
Biggest contracts:
$3,500 with Army for Aircraft Air Conditioning, Heating, and Pressurizing Equipment. Signed on 2004-04-09. Completion date: 2004-05-14.
$2,680 with Army for Miscellaneous Power Transmission Equipment. Signed on 2004-04-27. Completion date: 2004-05-18.
$1,275, same as above.Signed on 2006-04-10. Completion date: 2006-04-24.
$1,275, same as above.Signed on 2006-02-08. Completion date: 2006-02-28.
MICHAEL S MARKOVITZ (11 SR 309 S STE 2 in TUNKHANNOCK, PA; small business)
$7,320 with Army for Electrical and Electronic Properties Measuring and Testing Instruments. Signed on 2005-03-22. Completion date: 2005-04-16.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (250-499 employees: 1 establishment)
Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249: 1, 50-99: 1, 10-19: 1)