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Back to All US cities. Luzerne County, PA Zip code population (2000): 8,784 Estimated zip code population in 2007: 8,892 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 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 18708 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: 3,578 Renter-occupied apartments: 471 % of renters here:   14% State:   29% 2008 cost of living index in zip code 18708: 87.7 (less than average, U.S. average is 100) Land area: 16.1 sq. mi. Water area: 0.1 sq. mi. Population density: 553 people per square mile   (low). Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2007: This zip code:   1.8% ($1,569) Pennsylvania:   2.3% ($1,552) Profiles of local businesses: Thereasa M Hulse, Century 21 Signature Properties Put your B&M business profile right here for free. 20,000 businesses already created their profiles! Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses Search for:  near:   Males: 4,327   (49.3%) Females: 4,457   (50.7%) Recent posts about zip code 18708 area on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users: Dallas, PA area-  (14 replies) Urban population: 7,028 Rural population: 1,756 Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $195,058 18708:   $195,058 Pennsylvania:   $155,000 According to our research of public records there were no registered sex offenders living in this zip code in early 2007. Median resident age:   40.1 years Pennsylvania median age:   38.0 years Average household size: This zip code:   2.6 people Pennsylvania:   2.5 people Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 18708, filed in 2005: Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $65,479 (Individual Income Tax Returns) Here:   $65,479 State:   $48,049 Salary/wage: $54,721 (reported on 82.1% of returns) Here:   $54,721 State:   $42,646 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 96.7% for AGIs below $10k, 66.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 79.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 78.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 83.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 59.7% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable interest for individuals: $1,594 (reported on 61.7% of returns) This zip code:   $1,594 Pennsylvania:   $1,657 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.6% for AGIs below $10k, 3.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable dividends: $4,055 (reported on 41.1% of returns) Here:   $4,055 State:   $3,566 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.1% for AGIs below $10k, 3.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.1% for AGIs over 100k) Net capital gain/loss: +$8,958 (reported on 31.0% of returns) Here:   +$8,958 State:   +$9,716 (% of AGI for various income ranges: -8.5% for AGIs below $10k, 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.1% for AGIs over 100k) Profit/loss from business: +$35,414 (reported on 14.1% of returns) Here:   +$35,414 State:   +$14,267 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.3% for AGIs below $10k, 6.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.0% for AGIs over 100k) IRA payment deduction: $3,128 (reported on 4.1% of returns) 18708:   $3,128 Pennsylvania:   $2,903 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.1% for AGIs over 100k) Self-employed pension: $25,210 (reported on 1.4% of returns) Here:   $25,210 Pennsylvania:   $14,674 Total itemized deductions: $19,956 (1% of AGI, reported on 37.6% of returns) Here:   $19,956 State:   $18,804 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.2% for AGIs below $10k, 9.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 10.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 12.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.0% for AGIs over 100k) Charity contributions deductions: $3,656 (2.7% of AGI, reported on 35.1% of returns) Here:   $3,656 Pennsylvania:   $3,337 Here:   2.7% of AGI State:   3.3% of AGI (% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $10k, 1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.4% for AGIs over 100k) Total tax: $13,546 (reported on 77.5% of returns) 18708:   $13,546 State:   $8,008 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.7% for AGIs below $10k, 4.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 22.4% for AGIs over 100k) Earned income credit: $1,529 (reported on 7.1% of returns) Here:   $1,529 State:   $1,643 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.4% for AGIs below $10k, 2.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k) Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 61.3% Here:   61% State:   56% (% for various income ranges: 56.7% for AGIs below $10k, 56.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 59.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 62.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 60.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 77.0% for AGIs over 100k)

This zip code:	$64,720
Pennsylvania:	$48,576

Nearest zip codes: 18612, 18709, 18704, 18651, 18701, 18644.

Percentage of family households:

This zip code:	76.2%
Whole state:	67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This zip code:	3.4%
Whole state:	5.0%

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

• Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
• Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Housing units in zip code 18708 with a mortgage: 1,643 (170 second mortgage, 314 home equity loan, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 976

This zip code:	5.2%
Whole state:	11.6%

This zip code:	1.5%
Whole state:	5.1%

Here:	6.9
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: Cemeteries: Mount Greenwood Cemetery (1), Saint Nicholas Cemetery (2), Polish Cemetery (3), Saint Stephens Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Posten Pond (A), Green Pond (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 18708: Less than $10,000: 19 $10,000 to $14,999: 9 $15,000 to $19,999: 7 $20,000 to $24,999: 7 $25,000 to $29,999: 9 $30,000 to $34,999: 11 $35,000 to $39,999: 13 $40,000 to $49,999: 16 $50,000 to $59,999: 21 $60,000 to $69,999: 15 $70,000 to $79,999: 7 $80,000 to $89,999: 36 $90,000 to $99,999: 45 $100,000 to $124,999: 178 $125,000 to $149,999: 400 $150,000 to $174,999: 378 $175,000 to $199,999: 360 $200,000 to $249,999: 458 $250,000 to $299,999: 267 $300,000 to $399,999: 313 $400,000 to $499,999: 104 $500,000 to $749,999: 135 $750,000 to $999,999: 59 $1,000,000 or more: 55

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 18708: $100 to $149: 19 $150 to $199: 17 $200 to $249: 7 $250 to $299: 15 $300 to $349: 14 $350 to $399: 40 $400 to $449: 54 $450 to $499: 5 $500 to $549: 81 $550 to $599: 3 $600 to $649: 46 $650 to $699: 14 $700 to $749: 34 $800 to $899: 30 No cash rent: 44

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $113,797.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $195,875
• Asian householders: $282,041
• Two or more races householders: $155,327
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $265,690

18708:	$196,152
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Detached houses: $262,477

Here:	$262,477
State:	$224,371

In 2-unit structures: $137,889

Here:	$137,889
State:	$153,822

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $207,968

Here:	$207,968
State:	$204,155

Mobile homes: $32,866

Here:	$32,866
State:	$35,442

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 3,134
• One, attached: 36
• Two: 120
• 3 or 4: 126
• 5 to 9: 25
• 10 to 19: 16
• Mobile homes: 99

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 3,890 (89%) Carpooled: 306 (7%) Bus or trolley bus: 13 (0%) Walked: 21 (0%) Other means: 24 (1%) Worked at home: 133 (3%)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 64 5 to 9 minutes: 310 10 to 14 minutes: 788 15 to 19 minutes: 1067 20 to 24 minutes: 951 25 to 29 minutes: 260 30 to 34 minutes: 317 35 to 39 minutes: 62 40 to 44 minutes: 45 45 to 59 minutes: 199 60 to 89 minutes: 76 90 or more minutes: 115

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 89.4%

Household type by relationship
Households: 8,575

• In family households: 7,614 (2,109 male householders, 456 female householders)

  2,220 spouses, 2,577 children (2,447 natural, 57 adopted, 73 stepchildren), 72 grandchildren, 37 brothers or sisters, 40 parents, 50 other relatives, 53 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 961 (349 male householders (278 living alone)), 477 female householders (420 living alone)), 135 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 9 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,180 2-persons, 586 3-persons, 500 4-persons, 230 5-persons, 56 6-persons, 13 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 698 1-person, 106 2-persons, 18 3-persons, 4 4-persons.

1,801 married couples with children.
246 single-parent households (47 men, 199 women).

97.0% of residents of 18708 zip code speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (38% very well, 26% well, 36% not well).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% very well, 20% well, 12% not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (72% very well, 28% well).

Foreign born population: 72 (0.8%)
(76.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:	0.8%
Whole state:	4.1%

First ancestries reported:

Polish: 1412

German: 1034

Irish: 981

Italian: 825

English: 748

Welsh: 553

United States or American: 368

Other groups: 286

Slovak: 284

Lithuanian: 167

Ukrainian: 124

Russian: 122

Scottish: 92

Pennsylvania German: 72

French (except Basque): 69

Hungarian: 57

Scotch-Irish: 44

Northern European: 28

Dutch: 28

Greek: 26

Austrian: 19

Arab:: 17

Latvian: 14

British: 14

Norwegian: 14

Lebanese: 13

Subsaharan African:: 13

Kenyan: 13

Swiss: 10

Eastern European: 9

Serbian: 9

Slavic: 9

Carpatho Rusyn: 8

Czechoslovakian: 8

European: 7

Syrian: 4

Czech: 4

Croatian: 4

Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• AMER ASPHALT PAVING CHASE PLT (500 CHASE ROAD in SHAVERTOWN, PA)

  AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Pennsylvania database) - AFS-24-0802601-2, AIR PROGRAM
  STATE MASTER (Pennsylvania database) - RCRIS-PAD981038458, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
  Business SIC classification: CONSTRUCTION SAND AND GRAVEL; ASPHALT PAVING MIXTURES AND BLOCKS
  Organizations: AMERICAN ASPHALT PAVING CO. (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: AMER ASPHALT CHASE QUARRY, AMERICAN ASPHALT PAVING

• AMERICAN ASHPALT PAVING CO INC (BOX 95 RD7 in SHAVERTOWN, 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) , AMERICAN ASPHALT PAVING CO.,INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• ANTHONY BUTLER (SHAVERTOWN BP STATION in SHAVERTOWN, PA)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Alternative names: BUTLER, ANTHONY

Median worth of mobile homes: $18,873

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

• This state: 7314
• Northeast: 696
• Midwest: 170
• South: 230
• West: 76

69% of the 18708 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 77% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in Pennsylvania.

Population in 1990: 12,656. Population change in the 1990s: -3,872 (-30.6%).

Here:	22.2%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

Here:	24.3%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Here:	40.7%
Pennsylvania:	37.3%

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• AMERICAN ASPHALT PAVING CO (500 CHASE RD in SHAVERTOWN, PA; small business): $9,292,569 in 21 contracts from 1999 to 2005

  Contracts for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Other Conservation and Development Facilities, Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Other Non-Building Facilities, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Highways, Roads, Streets, Bridges, and Railways (includes resurfacing) by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only, Army
  Signed by year: 2000: $1,062,000; 2001: $4,251,074; 2002: $1,912,740; 2003: $634,183; 2004: $0; 2005: $732,572; 2006: $0.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $1,600,000 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Other Conservation and Development Facilities. Signed on 2001-08-08. Completion date: 2002-03-31.
  $1,293,157, same as above. Signed on 2002-04-05. Completion date: 2002-03-31.
  $1,200,000, same as above. Signed on 2001-06-07. Completion date: 2002-03-31.
  $1,000,000, same as above. Signed on 2001-11-21. Completion date: 2002-03-31.
  

• CROSS VALLEY BUILDERS AND CONT (129 KELLER LANE in TRUCKSVILLE, PA; small business)

  $12,950 with Army for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Exhibit Design (Non-Building). Signed on 2004-06-24. Completion date: 2004-08-27.

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

• Construction: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction (100-249 employees: 1 establishment)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 2, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) (50-99: 1)
• Management of Companies and Enterprises: Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices (50-99: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 3)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 1)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Temporary Help Services (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1)
• Construction: Residential Remodelers (10-19: 2, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 3)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Other Accounting Services (20-49: 1, 1-4: 1)

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