ZIP 18421 · Forest City
Who lives in ZIP code 18421 (Forest City, PA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Forest City, PA · Susquehanna County
uszips 2026
People4,603
Median age43.2
Household income$68,256
Home value$173,557
Median rent$866/mo
Poverty13.9%
College degree+19.5%
Commute25 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 48 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,902
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
20.9% are 65 or older; 78.2% are adults.
Household income
27.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $39,853.
Education (adults 25+)
37.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
4.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 48.1%
- Never married
- 27.5%
- Divorced
- 15.3%
- Widowed
- 9.1%
- Family size
- 2.87
- Dual-income families
- 43.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 79.0%
- Rent burden
- 23.6%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 59.4%
- Unemployment
- 6.2%
- Self-employed
- 9.2%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 12.7%
- Veterans
- 8.1%
- With a disability
- 15.8%
- No health insurance
- 5.1%
- Limited English
- 0.2%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.