ZIP 18235 · Lehighton
Who lives in ZIP code 18235 (Lehighton, PA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Lehighton, PA · Carbon County
uszips 2026
People19,158
Median age45.9
Household income$72,571
Home value$234,330
Median rent$1,055/mo
Poverty9.6%
College degree+19.8%
Commute30 min
Place
- Metro area
- Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
- Wider region
- Allentown-Bethlehem-East Stroudsburg, PA-NJ
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 85 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 7,783
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
20.3% are 65 or older; 79.7% are adults.
Household income
36.6% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $38,534.
Education (adults 25+)
42.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 49.0%
- Never married
- 27.6%
- Divorced
- 15.5%
- Widowed
- 8.0%
- Family size
- 2.93
- Dual-income families
- 55.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 77.0%
- Rent burden
- 28.6%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 64.7%
- Unemployment
- 5.6%
- Self-employed
- 8.6%
- Farmers
- 0.7%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 18.9%
- Veterans
- 7.1%
- With a disability
- 15.1%
- No health insurance
- 6.2%
- Limited English
- 0.4%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.