ZIP 18518 · Old Forge
Who lives in ZIP code 18518 (Old Forge, PA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Old Forge, PA · Lackawanna County
uszips 2026
People8,573
Median age47.4
Household income$71,812
Home value$174,384
Median rent$859/mo
Poverty7.4%
College degree+30.3%
Commute21 min
Place
- Metro area
- Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 818 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 3,786
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
24.5% are 65 or older; 81.5% are adults.
Household income
34.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $41,634.
Education (adults 25+)
42.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
10.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 45.2%
- Never married
- 31.1%
- Divorced
- 14.5%
- Widowed
- 9.1%
- Family size
- 3.12
- Dual-income families
- 58.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 70.0%
- Rent burden
- 27.8%
- Men / women
- 47% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 64.3%
- Unemployment
- 5.5%
- Self-employed
- 8.0%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 15.5%
- Veterans
- 9.6%
- With a disability
- 18.1%
- No health insurance
- 2.7%
- Limited English
- 2.7%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.