ZIP code · Wilkes Barre · Pennsylvania · United States
ZIP code 18705 — Wilkes Barre
ZIP code 18705 serves Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania.
- Postal code
- 18705Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Wilkes Barre
- County
- Luzerne FIPS 42079
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 41.2689, -75.8453 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 15,595 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 3,148 / sq mi
- Land area
- 5 sq mi (12.8 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $61,293
- Per-capita income
- $29,986
- Median age
- 38.9
- Households
- 6,238
- Housing units
- 7,268
- Median home value
- $122,800
- Median gross rent
- $1,006 / month
- Congressional district
- PA-8 (119th Congress)
- USDA hardiness zone
- 6b (-5 to 0 °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)
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Map of ZIP code 18705
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 85°F), coldest Jan (avg low 20°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 36 | 39 | 48 | 61 | 72 | 80 | 85 | 82 | 75 | 63 | 51 | 40 |
| Avg low °F | 20 | 22 | 29 | 39 | 50 | 58 | 63 | 61 | 54 | 43 | 34 | 26 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 2.8 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: WILKES-BARRE INTL AP (7.6 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 18705
- 10 schools
- 9 doctors & dentists
- 2 pharmacies
- 2 supermarkets
- 20 restaurants & cafés
- 19 bars & pubs
- 8 parks
- 5 playgrounds
- 1 gyms & sports centres
- 1 libraries
- 18 places of worship
- 2 banks
- 7 gas stations
- 2 police & fire stations
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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GeoNames · U.S. Census Bureau (ACS) · U.S. Census Bureau · NOAA NCEI · usda-phzm. Data generated on 2026-08-21. Methodology · Report an error on this page