ZIP 18055 · Hellertown
Who lives in ZIP code 18055 (Hellertown, PA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Hellertown, PA · Northampton County
uszips 2026
People12,117
Median age46.1
Household income$90,234
Home value$323,408
Median rent$1,397/mo
Poverty5.4%
College degree+37.0%
Commute27 min
Place
- Metro area
- Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
- Wider region
- Allentown-Bethlehem-East Stroudsburg, PA-NJ
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 234 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 4,703
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
26.2% are 65 or older; 80.2% are adults.
Household income
45.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $43,642.
Education (adults 25+)
45.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
11.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 50.1%
- Never married
- 27.6%
- Divorced
- 13.7%
- Widowed
- 8.7%
- Family size
- 3.01
- Dual-income families
- 53.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 78.0%
- Rent burden
- 27.8%
- Men / women
- 45% / 55%
Work
- In labor force
- 60.6%
- Unemployment
- 6.1%
- Self-employed
- 11.7%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 32.0%
- Veterans
- 8.6%
- With a disability
- 20.9%
- No health insurance
- 2.1%
- Limited English
- 1.5%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.