ZIP 18655 · Shickshinny
Who lives in ZIP code 18655 (Shickshinny, PA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Shickshinny, PA · Luzerne County
uszips 2026
People6,018
Median age47.3
Household income$72,571
Home value$189,807
Median rent$973/mo
Poverty6.4%
College degree+18.4%
Commute37 min
Place
- Metro area
- Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 33 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 2,518
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
24.8% are 65 or older; 81.2% are adults.
Household income
33.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $37,350.
Education (adults 25+)
38.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
2.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 52.8%
- Never married
- 26.7%
- Divorced
- 13.4%
- Widowed
- 7.1%
- Family size
- 2.88
- Dual-income families
- 48.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 83.0%
- Rent burden
- 23.0%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 56.6%
- Unemployment
- 7.7%
- Self-employed
- 8.3%
- Farmers
- 1.4%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 14.2%
- Veterans
- 11.8%
- With a disability
- 19.4%
- No health insurance
- 2.3%
- Limited English
- 0.6%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.