ZIP 18071 · Palmerton
Who lives in ZIP code 18071 (Palmerton, PA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Palmerton, PA · Carbon County
uszips 2026
People11,313
Median age48.5
Household income$70,217
Home value$206,782
Median rent$956/mo
Poverty11.5%
College degree+16.9%
Commute31 min
Place
- Metro area
- Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
- Wider region
- Allentown-Bethlehem-East Stroudsburg, PA-NJ
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 140 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 5,146
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
24.3% are 65 or older; 85.5% are adults.
Household income
33.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $36,056.
Education (adults 25+)
46.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 45.7%
- Never married
- 29.1%
- Divorced
- 19.1%
- Widowed
- 6.1%
- Family size
- 2.83
- Dual-income families
- 58.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 67.5%
- Rent burden
- 34.3%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 64.7%
- Unemployment
- 3.9%
- Self-employed
- 8.2%
- Farmers
- 0.6%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 15.2%
- Veterans
- 6.1%
- With a disability
- 13.3%
- No health insurance
- 6.6%
- Limited English
- 0.2%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.