ZIP code · Bear Creek · Pennsylvania · United States

ZIP code 18602 — Bear Creek

ZIP code 18602 serves Bear Creek, Pennsylvania.

Postal code
18602
Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
City
Bear Creek
County
Luzerne FIPS 42079
State
Pennsylvania
Country
United States
Coordinates
41.1922, -75.7161 — precision estimated (postal-area centroid)
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Population
356 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Population density
188 / sq mi
Land area
1.9 sq mi (4.9 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Median household income
$172,500
Per-capita income
$62,458
Median age
34.8
Households
134
Housing units
171
Median home value
$365,500
Median gross rent
$1,750 / month
Congressional district
PA-8 (119th Congress)
USDA hardiness zone
6a (-10 to -5 °F)
Planting / growing zone from the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: average annual extreme minimum temperature, 1991–2020.
Time zone
America/New_York (UTC−5 / UTC−4 DST)
Area codes
570, 272 (from the nearest rate centre)
Telephone area codes serving this ZIP (NANPA central-office assignments). A ZIP and an area code are different boundaries; at a border both codes may apply.

Climate — monthly normals

Warmest month Jul (avg high 79°F), coldest Jan (avg low 16°F).

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high °F313543576774797771594736
Avg low °F161724344554585649383022
Precip in3.12.63.64.14.24.84.54.55.24.73.63.8

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: FRANCIS E WALTER DAM (5.2 mi) · NOAA NCEI

Places in ZIP 18602

Places mapped inside this ZIP’s ZCTA area in OpenStreetMap. OSM is community-maintained: counts reflect what has been mapped, and completeness varies by area — treat them as at-least figures. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Methodology

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US ZIP codes have five digits. They are postal routing areas, not administrative boundaries: a ZIP can span more than one city or county, and the city shown is the primary USPS name for that code.

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