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18015 Zip Code (Bethlehem, PA) Detailed Profile




Cities: Bethlehem, PA (32.77%), Fountain Hill, PA (3.50%)
Counties: Northampton County, PA (65.46%), Lehigh County, PA (34.54%)
Estimated zip code population in 2022: 33,427
Zip code population in 2010: 32,832
Zip code population in 2000: 31,008

Houses and condos: 12,832
Renter-occupied apartments: 6,160
% of renters here:

51%
State:

31%
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 18015: 100.3 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 21.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.
Population density: 1,574 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
This zip code:

1.7% ($3,912)
Pennsylvania:

1.3% ($3,094)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $4,302 (1.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $3,294 (1.5%)

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Males: 16,943  (50.7%)
Females: 16,484  (49.3%)

For population 25 years and over in 18015:

  • High school or higher: 87.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 16.4%
  • Unemployed: 5.6%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 18015:

  • Never married: 51.5%
  • Now married: 35.3%
  • Separated: 1.5%
  • Widowed: 4.8%
  • Divorced: 6.9%

Zip code 18015 compared to state average:

  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Median age significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
  • Renting percentage above state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • Number of college students above state average.
  • Races in zip code 18015 (2022)
    • 17,79153.2%White
    • 9,39128.1%Hispanic or Latino
    • 3,60510.8%Black
    • 1,6024.8%Asian
    • 8682.6%Two or more races
    • 1480.4%Some other race
    • 180.05%American Indian
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Urban population: 32,559
Rural population: 867

Estimated median house/condo value in 2022: $235,189
18015:

$235,189
Pennsylvania:

$245,500



According to our research of Pennsylvania and other state lists, there were 31 registered sex offenders living in 18015 zip code as of May 23, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in zip code 18015 is 1,087 to 1.
The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this zip code is lower than the state average.


Median resident age:
This zip code:

32.4 years
Pennsylvania median age:

40.9 years
Average household size:
This zip code:

2.4 people
Pennsylvania:

2.4 people

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 18015, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $92,864 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:

$92,864
State:

$75,707

Salary/wage: $68,083 (reported on 85.3% of returns)
Here:

$68,083
State:

$62,806
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1109.3% for AGIs below $25k, 3550.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6531.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9816.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16891.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 197974.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $2,873 (reported on 23.4% of returns)
This zip code:

$2,873
Pennsylvania:

$1,633
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.4% for AGIs below $25k, 10.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 25.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 39.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 168.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3724.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $11,073 (reported on 16.7% of returns)
Here:

$11,073
State:

$7,382
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 17.2% for AGIs below $25k, 20.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 70.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 130.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 518.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 10196.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$71,392 (reported on 14.7% of returns)
Here:

+$71,392
State:

+$23,522
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.6% for AGIs below $25k, 19.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 50.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 180.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 552.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 76855.8% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$19,140 (reported on 11.4% of returns)
Here:

+$19,140
State:

+$16,274
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 54.0% for AGIs below $25k, 62.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 149.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 279.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 829.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 8841.6% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $23,988 (reported on 6.9% of returns)
18015:

$23,988
Pennsylvania:

$18,583
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 30.4% for AGIs below $25k, 55.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 104.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 272.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 732.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 6041.1% for AGIs over 200k)

Self-employed (Keogh) retirement plans: $29,557 (reported on 0.5% of returns)
18015:

$29,557
Pennsylvania:

$25,407
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 54.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 856.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Total itemized deductions: $71,783 (reported on 6.1% of returns)
Here:

$71,783
State:

$34,850
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 24.2% for AGIs below $25k, 48.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 170.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 387.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 704.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 26503.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $23,468 (reported on 4.9% of returns)
Here:

$23,468
State:

$12,392
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $25k, 6.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 23.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 35.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 178.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 7554.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $8,452 (reported on 6.0% of returns)
18015:

$8,452
State:

$8,200
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.7% for AGIs below $25k, 12.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 51.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 133.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 210.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1803.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,263 (reported on 19.6% of returns)
Here:

$2,263
State:

$2,100
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 99.8% for AGIs below $25k, 74.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 92.0%
Here:

92%
State:

92%
(% for various income ranges: 90.8% for AGIs below $25k, 93.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 93.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 92.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 90.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 93.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 18015, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $64,417 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:

$64,417
State:

$61,346

Salary/wage: $51,713 (reported on 86.5% of returns)
Here:

$51,713
State:

$51,902
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 77.6% for AGIs below $25k, 85.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 82.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 74.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 55.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $2,283 (reported on 28.6% of returns)
This zip code:

$2,283
Pennsylvania:

$1,588
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $11,978 (reported on 19.4% of returns)
Here:

$11,978
State:

$5,827
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 6.4% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$17,596 (reported on 13.6% of returns)
Here:

+$17,596
State:

+$14,495
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 8.1% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$18,690 (reported on 11.1% of returns)
Here:

+$18,690
State:

+$16,268
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.2% for AGIs below $25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $20,079 (reported on 7.8% of returns)
18015:

$20,079
Pennsylvania:

$14,550
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs below $25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Self-employment retirement plans: $18,989 (reported on 0.7% of returns)
18015:

$18,989
Pennsylvania:

$20,922

Total itemized deductions: $31,969 (19% of AGI, reported on 26.4% of returns)
Here:

$31,969
State:

$23,538

Here:

19.1% of AGI
State:

18.4% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.0% for AGIs below $25k, 8.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 15.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $5,802 (reported on 20.9% of returns)
Here:

$5,802
State:

$4,025
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $13,286 (reported on 26.3% of returns)
18015:

$13,286
State:

$9,982
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $25k, 2.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 6.4% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,344 (reported on 22.9% of returns)
Here:

$2,344
State:

$2,106
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 52.1%
Here:

52%
State:

53%
(% for various income ranges: 49.4% for AGIs below $25k, 50.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 52.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 55.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 56.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 78.8% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 18015, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $51,905 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:

$51,905
State:

$48,049

Salary/wage: $41,989 (reported on 86.8% of returns)
Here:

$41,989
State:

$42,646
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 101.5% for AGIs below $10k, 80.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 86.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 84.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 56.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $2,173 (reported on 39.2% of returns)
This zip code:

$2,173
Pennsylvania:

$1,657
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.3% for AGIs below $10k, 1.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $5,583 (reported on 22.4% of returns)
Here:

$5,583
State:

$3,566
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.5% for AGIs below $10k, 1.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$14,061 (reported on 17.2% of returns)
Here:

+$14,061
State:

+$9,716
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -1.8% for AGIs below $10k, 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$17,422 (reported on 9.6% of returns)
Here:

+$17,422
State:

+$14,267
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.5% for AGIs below $10k, 2.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.9% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,937 (reported on 2.5% of returns)
18015:

$2,937
Pennsylvania:

$2,903
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs below $10k, 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Self-employed pension: $16,311 (reported on 0.8% of returns)
Here:

$16,311
Pennsylvania:

$14,674

Total itemized deductions: $21,587 (17% of AGI, reported on 28.1% of returns)
Here:

$21,587
State:

$18,804

Here:

17.0% of AGI
State:

19.5% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.4% for AGIs below $10k, 5.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 9.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 12.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $5,774 (4% of AGI, reported on 23.2% of returns)
Here:

$5,774
State:

$3,337

Here:

4.0% of AGI
State:

3.3% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $10k, 0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $10,732 (reported on 68.4% of returns)
18015:

$10,732
State:

$8,008
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.9% for AGIs below $10k, 3.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 20.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,803 (reported on 20.2% of returns)
Here:

$1,803
State:

$1,643

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 54.0%
Here:

54%
State:

56%
(% for various income ranges: 48.0% for AGIs below $10k, 54.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 54.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 55.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 54.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 65.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Estimated median household income in 2022:
This zip code:

$50,668
Pennsylvania:

$71,798
Bethlehem, PA (18015) map Nearest zip codes: 18018, 18016, 18034, 18055, 18017, 18036.
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Percentage of family households:
This zip code:

40.5%
Pennsylvania:

42.6%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This zip code:

9.2%
Pennsylvania:

46.5%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 3,154
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 8,964


Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 182 (149 now married, 36 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 8,979 (2,376 now married, 6,645 unmarried)


Housing units in zip code 18015 with a mortgage: 3,426 (312 second mortgage, 12 home equity loan, 263 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 340

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,651
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $666

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:

18.9%
Whole state:

11.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:

10.2%
Whole state:

6.1%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.9
State:

6.8
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.2
State:

4.3
  • Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages

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  • Notable locations in zip code 18015: Saucon Valley Country Club (A), Steel City Volunteer Fire Company Station 63 (B), Seidersville - Wydnor - Colesville Fire Company (C), Fountain Hill Fire Department (D), Bethlehem City Fire Department Schweder Station (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

    Churches in zip code 18015 include: Hellertown Church (A), Christ Church (B), Jerusalem Church (C), Ebenezer Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

    Cemeteries: Slovak Cemetery (1), Holy Ghost Cemetery (2), Saint Josephs Cemetery (3), Saint Michaels Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

    Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bull Run (A), Saucon Creek (B), Black River (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

    Parks in zip code 18015 include: Saucon Park (1), Sayre Park Field (2), Lehigh University Athletic Field (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Year house built
  • Year house built (houses)
  • 02020 or later
  • 7362010 to 2019
  • 9072000 to 2009
  • 7241990 to 1999
  • 8111980 to 1989
  • 9931970 to 1979
  • 7521960 to 1969
  • 1,3591950 to 1959
  • 8261940 to 1949
  • 5,6131939 or earlier

Zip code 18015 satellite photo by USGS

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Bethlehem, PA (18015)
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Bethlehem, PA (18015)
  • 43no bedroom
  • 1001 bedroom
  • 8112 bedrooms
  • 2,7993 bedrooms
  • 1,4244 bedrooms
  • 7075+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bethlehem, PA (18015)
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bethlehem, PA (18015)
  • 279no bedroom
  • 2,1391 bedroom
  • 1,9132 bedrooms
  • 1,1353 bedrooms
  • 4214 bedrooms
  • 2645+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Bethlehem, PA (18015) in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Bethlehem, PA (18015) in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 277no vehicle
  • 1,6521 vehicle
  • 2,5232 vehicles
  • 8673 vehicles
  • 4194 vehicles
  • 1395+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Bethlehem, PA (18015) in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Bethlehem, PA (18015) in renter-occupied apartments
  • 1,706no vehicle
  • 2,6841 vehicle
  • 1,3962 vehicles
  • 1823 vehicles
  • 1764 vehicles
  • 65+ vehicles

  • Zip code 18015 household income distribution in 2022

  • Zip code 18015 household income distribution in 2022
  • 777Less than $10,000
  • 732$10,000 to $14,999
  • 612$15,000 to $19,999
  • 499$20,000 to $24,999
  • 570$25,000 to $29,999
  • 653$30,000 to $34,999
  • 836$35,000 to $39,999
  • 485$40,000 to $44,999
  • 716$45,000 to $49,999
  • 937$50,000 to $59,999
  • 760$60,000 to $74,999
  • 1,200$75,000 to $99,999
  • 942$100,000 to $124,999
  • 476$125,000 to $149,999
  • 834$150,000 to $199,999
  • 957$200,000 or more
  • Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 18015

  • Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 18015
  • 21Less than $10,000
  • 8$10,000 to $14,999
  • 12$15,000 to $19,999
  • 10$20,000 to $24,999
  • 43$30,000 to $34,999
  • 85$35,000 to $39,999
  • 9$40,000 to $49,999
  • 29$50,000 to $59,999
  • 8$70,000 to $79,999
  • 80$80,000 to $89,999
  • 46$90,000 to $99,999
  • 616$100,000 to $124,999
  • 319$125,000 to $149,999
  • 495$150,000 to $174,999
  • 551$175,000 to $199,999
  • 880$200,000 to $249,999
  • 393$250,000 to $299,999
  • 510$300,000 to $399,999
  • 362$400,000 to $499,999
  • 565$500,000 to $749,999
  • 576$750,000 to $999,999
  • 70$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 73$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 96$2,000,000 or more
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 18015

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 18015
  • 85Less than $100
  • 100$100 to $149
  • 63$150 to $199
  • 157$200 to $249
  • 115$250 to $299
  • 67$300 to $349
  • 60$400 to $449
  • 105$450 to $499
  • 265$500 to $549
  • 54$550 to $599
  • 83$600 to $649
  • 198$650 to $699
  • 274$700 to $749
  • 376$750 to $799
  • 604$800 to $899
  • 533$900 to $999
  • 964$1,000 to $1,249
  • 533$1,250 to $1,499
  • 1,189$1,500 to $1,999
  • 179$2,000 to $2,499
  • 43$2,500 to $2,999
  • 16$3,000 to $3,499
  • 75No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,171.


Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $770,256.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $257,181
  • Black or African American householders: $185,512
  • American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $194,050
  • Asian householders: $148,772
  • Some other race householders: $170,764
  • Two or more races householders: $191,463
  • Hispanic or Latino householders: $174,904

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $235,189
18015:

$235,189
Pennsylvania:

$245,500
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $163,481 - $428,899

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $504,799
Here:

$504,799
State:

$317,202

Townhouses or other attached units: $209,323
Here:

$209,323
State:

$254,369

In 2-unit structures: $86,902
Here:

$86,902
State:

$249,182

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $2,443,527
Here:

$2,443,527
State:

$297,446

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $69,505
Here:

$69,505
State:

$320,068

Mobile homes: $98,935
Here:

$98,935
State:

$92,414
Owners and renters by unit type in zip code 18015
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 4,916
  • One, attached: 3,408
  • Two: 887
  • 3 or 4: 644
  • 5 to 9: 1,071
  • 10 to 19: 692
  • 20 to 49: 583
  • 50 or more: 621
  • Mobile homes: 32

Unemployment: 5.6%

  • Means of transportation to work in zip code 18015

  • Means of transportation to work in zip code 18015
  • 63.3%9,293Drove a car alone
  • 5.8%855Carpooled
  • 2.8%414Bus or trolley bus
  • 0.2%24Streetcar or trolley car
  • 0.5%78Taxi
  • 0.8%119Bicycle
  • 5.8%849Walked
  • 5.2%770Other means
  • 16.5%2,430Worked at home
  • Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 18015

  • Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 18015
  • 371Less than 5 minutes
  • 1,5155 to 9 minutes
  • 2,05610 to 14 minutes
  • 2,42015 to 19 minutes
  • 2,00320 to 24 minutes
  • 75725 to 29 minutes
  • 1,33530 to 34 minutes
  • 28035 to 39 minutes
  • 26740 to 44 minutes
  • 36245 to 59 minutes
  • 56760 to 89 minutes
  • 36690 or more minutes

Neighborhoods in zip code 18015:

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 61.1%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 33,427
  • Male householders: 5,743 (1,654 living alone), Female householders: 6,287 (2,211 living alone)
  • 4,579 spouses (4,541 opposite-sex spouses), 1,217 unmarried partners, (1,102 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 7,310 children (6,949 natural, 24 adopted, 341 stepchildren), 756 grandchildren, 209 brothers or sisters, 347 parents, 0 foster children, 322 other relatives, 2,006 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 4,641 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,105 2-persons, 1,359 3-persons, 1,286 4-persons, 446 5-persons, 163 6-persons, 243 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 3,864 1-person, 1,173 2-persons, 149 3-persons, 118 4-persons, 177 5-persons

2,968 married couples with children.
1,825 single-parent households (177 men, 1,648 women).

72.2% of residents of 18015 zip code speak English at home.
21.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% very well, 23% well, 22% not well, 6% not at all).
2.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% very well, 26% well, 8% not well).
3.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (74% very well, 24% well, 3% not well).
1.3% of residents speak other language at home (93% very well, 7% well).

Foreign born population: 4,227 (12.6%)
(33.1% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:

12.6%
Whole state:

7.5%
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents
  • 17%Dominica
  • 9%Haiti
  • 6%Honduras
  • 5%Colombia
  • 4%Guatemala
  • 3%Italy
  • 3%Japan
Most common first ancestries reported in 18015
  • 12%American
  • 9%German
  • 3%Irish
  • 3%Italian
  • 2%English
  • 2%Hungarian
  • 2%Slovak
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 3,2452010 or later
  • 1,4282000 to 2009
  • 1,3231990 to 1999
  • 1,679Before 1990

Zip code 18015 topographic map

There are 118 Internal Medicine Specialists 78 Emergency Medicine Specialists 455 Other Medical Specialists in Zip Code 18015.

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

  • BETHLEHEM STEEL STRUCTURAL PRODUCTS CORP. METALS OPERATIONS (1805 EAST 4TH STREET in BETHLEHEM, PA)
    AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
    AIR PROGRAM (Clean Air Markets Division Business System)
    National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
    (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    TSD (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
    Business SIC classification: STEEL WORKS, BLAST FURNACES (INCLUDING COKE OVENS), AND ROLLING MILLS; GRAY AND DUCTILE IRON FOUNDRIES
    Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , BETHELEHM STEEL CORPORATION (CONTACT/OWNER) , BETHLEHEM STEEL CORP (CONTACT/OWNER) , BETHLEHEM STRUCTURAL PRODUCTS CORPORATION (OWNER/OPERATOR)
    Alternative names: BETHLEHEM STEEL CORP., BETHLEHEM STEEL CORP-RESEARCH LAB, BETHLEHEM STEEL STRUCTURAL, PRODS. CORP. METALS OPS., BETHLEHEM STRUCTURAL COKE DIVISION, BETHLEHEM STRUCTURAL/COKE OVEN DEPT, BETHLEHEM STRUCTURAL PRODS CORP, BETHLEHEM STRUCTURAL PRODUCTS CORP.
  • BETHLEHEM CITY STP & SEW SYS (144 SHIMERSVILLE ROAD in BETHLEHEM, PA)
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-1989-0124, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-03-1988-0823,
    STATE MASTER (Pennsylvania database) - AFS-24-6000689-2, AIR PROGRAM
    National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
    National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
    Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
    Alternative names: BETHLEHEM AUTHORITY-WASTEWATER, BETHLEHEM CITY OF, BETHLEHEM CITY/WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLA, BETHLEHEM STP, CITY OF BETHLEHEM WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT
  • ADVANCED CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (S. MOUNTAIN DRIVE in BETHLEHEM, PA)
    (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-1989-1535, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
    COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
    (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Business SIC classification: CHEMICALS AND CHEMICAL PREPARATIONS
    Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , ACT INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
    Alternative names: ACT INC
  • AQUARIAN SOLUTIONS INTEGRATED (115 RESEARCH DR in BETHLEHEM, PA)
    STATE MASTER (Pennsylvania database) - RCRIS-PAR000509372, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
    Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Business NAICS classification: ELECTROPLATING, PLATING, POLISHING, ANODIZING, AND COLORING.; ELECTROPLATING, PLATING, POLISHING, ANODIZING, AND COLORING.; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES.
    Organizations: FERRONI KEITH L (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , AQUARIAN SOLUTIONS INTEGRATED LLC (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , AQUARIAN SOLUTIONS INC (CONTACT/OWNER) , AQUARIAN SOLUTIONS INTEGRATED, LLC (OWNER/OPERATOR)
    Alternative names: AQUARIAN SOLUTIONS INC
  • APPLIED SEPARATIONS INC (111 RESEARCH DR in BETHLEHEM, PA)
    Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , LEHIGH UNIVERSITY (CONTACT/OWNER)
  • ALICE GROVE HOMEOWNER (1551 BROADWAY in BETHLEHEM, PA)
    Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  • ASBURY GRAPHITE MILL (134 RIVER ST in BETHLEHEM, PA)
    AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
    Business SIC classification: MISCELLANEOUS METAL ORES
    Alternative names: ASBURY GRAPHITE MILLS

Zip code 18015 marital status for males
Zip code 18015 marital status for females

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.6%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.3%

Most commonly used house heating fuel
  • 39.1%Utility gas
  • 38.3%Electricity
  • 16.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 2.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.4%Coal or coke
  • 0.9%Wood
  • 0.5%Other fuel

Population in 1990: 29,778. Population change in the 1990s: +1,230 (+4.1%).

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 15,801
  • Northeast: 7,043
  • Midwest: 835
  • South: 1,790
  • West: 645

52% of the 18015 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Pennsylvania.

86% of the 18015 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 25% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 19% moved from different state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 7% moved from abroad.

Year householders moved into unit in Bethlehem, PA (18015)

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 373
Here:

16.3%
Pennsylvania:

15.7%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 224
Here:

13.9%
Pennsylvania:

13.4%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4,537
Here:

84.1%
Pennsylvania:

39.8%
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Class of Workers in 2022
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months
  • Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
  • 113,683Legal occupations
  • 102,395Law enforcement workers including supervisors
  • 87,573Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
  • 81,955Architecture and engineering occupations
  • 74,770Management occupations
  • 61,248Business and financial operations occupations

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (BETHLEHEM, PA):

  • GATECHANGE TECHNOLOGIES, INC (115 RESEARCH DR; small business) : $849,919 in 3 contracts from 2003 to 2005
    $375,000 with Air Force for Defense Electronics and Communication Equipment -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D). Signed on 2005-07-07. Completion date: 2006-11-30.
    $375,000, same as above. Signed on 2004-07-15. Completion date: 2006-11-30.
    $99,919 with Air Force for Defense Electronics and Communication Equipment -- Management and Support (R&D). Signed on 2003-07-30. Completion date: 2004-01-30.
  • ORASURE TECHNOLOGIES, INC (220 EAST FIRST STREET; small business) : $396,584 in 11 contracts from 2003 to 2005
    Contracts for Medical and Surgical Instruments, Equipment, and Supplies, Laboratory Equipment and Supplies, In Vitro Diagnostic Substances, Reagents, Test Kits, and Sets by Army, Navy
    Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $212,350; 2004: $20,395; 2005: $163,839; 2006: $0.

    Biggest contracts:
    $150,000 with Army for Medical and Surgical Instruments, Equipment, and Supplies. Signed on 2005-09-01. Completion date: 2005-09-09.
    $130,450 with Navy for Laboratory Equipment and Supplies. Signed on 2003-01-17. Completion date: 2003-01-31.
    $81,900 with Navy for In Vitro Diagnostic Substances, Reagents, Test Kits, and Sets. Signed on 2003-04-03. Completion date: 2003-05-03.
    $17,179, same as above. Signed on 2004-09-30. Completion date: 2005-04-25.
  • IQE INC (119 TECHNOLOGY DR; small business) : $110,845 in 8 contracts from 2003 to 2005
    Contracts for Specialized Semiconductor, Microcircuit, and Printed Circuit Board Manufacturing Machinery, Other Defense -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D), Electronic Modules, Semiconductor Devices and Associated Hardware, and more by Air Force, Navy, Army
    Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $11,000; 2004: $30,000; 2005: $69,845; 2006: $0.

    Biggest contracts:
    $30,000 with Air Force for Specialized Semiconductor, Microcircuit, and Printed Circuit Board Manufacturing Machinery. Signed on 2004-07-27. Completion date: 2004-09-21.
    $23,910 with Navy for Other Defense -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D). Signed on 2005-03-22. Completion date: 2005-05-06.
    $22,075, same as above. Signed on 2005-06-01. Completion date: 2005-07-07.
    $12,060, same as above. Signed on 2005-09-20. Completion date: 2005-11-07.
  • RUSTIC GRANDEUR (1850 FRIEDENSVILLE RD; small business)
    $99,863 with Army for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Educational Buildings. Signed on 2002-08-30. Completion date: 2002-10-18.
  • GLUCOLIGHT CORPORATION (115 RESEARCH DR #150; small business)
    $99,450 with Army for Biomedical -- Basic Research (R&D). Signed on 2004-06-03. Completion date: 2005-01-14.
  • GAS & AIR SYSTEMS INC (225 W 2ND ST; small business) : $10,825 in 2 contracts in 2004
    $10,505 with Defense Logistics Agency for Miscellaneous Items. Taking place in MD. Signed on 2004-11-22. Completion date: 2004-12-24.
    $320 with Defense Logistics Agency for Miscellaneous Items. Taking place in NJ. Signed on 2004-11-22. Completion date: 2004-12-24.
  • CDG TECHNOLOGY, INC (140 WEBSTER ST; small business)
    $6,790 with Army for Laboratory Equipment and Supplies. Signed on 2003-07-15. Completion date: 2003-08-29.

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

  • Educational Services: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (over 1000 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (over 1000: 1)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (20-49: 4, 10-19: 11, 5-9: 21, 1-4: 22)
  • Accommodation and Food Services: Food Service Contractors (250-499: 1, 50-99: 1, 20-49: 1, 1-4: 3)
  • Wholesale Trade: Lumber, Plywood, Millwork, and Wood Panel Merchant Wholesalers (250-499: 1)
  • Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99: 1, 20-49: 3, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 10)
  • Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 4, 10-19: 4, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 11)
  • Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Janitorial Services (100-249: 1, 1-4: 4)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Other Residential Care Facilities (100-249: 1, 1-4: 1)

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

People in group quarters in 2010:

  • 3,187 people in college/university student housing
  • 196 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 179 people in group homes intended for adults
  • 155 people in correctional residential facilities
  • 85 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
  • 74 people in other noninstitutional facilities
  • 18 people in residential treatment centers for adults
  • 10 people in in-patient hospice facilities
  • 4 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)

People in group quarters in 2000:

  • 2,974 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 195 people in nursing homes
  • 152 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
  • 92 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 45 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 36 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 19 people in religious group quarters
  • 9 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 5 people in homes for the mentally ill

Fatal accident statistics in 2014:

  • Fatal accident count: 2
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 2
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
  • Fatalities: 2
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 2
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1

Fatal accident statistics in 2011:

  • Fatal accident count: 4
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 7
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
  • Fatalities: 4
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 13
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 10 full and 12 partial tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED241$151,391208$197,8671,016$188,330121$61,31610$214,22393$111,6820$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED6$139,96315$232,601107$153,51511$67,2250$02$59,3601$46,110
APPLICATIONS DENIED20$145,04348$165,011476$177,50474$39,8232$481,40028$120,0378$45,839
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN26$127,97832$281,002240$190,94224$76,2150$023$104,1542$74,165
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS8$101,3054$236,93048$169,8231$100,8500$06$182,8020$0
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 5 full and 12 partial tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED20$215,32619$193,3690$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED12$278,68810$216,5151$81,000
APPLICATIONS DENIED6$97,2184$154,2350$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN4$131,8980$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$00$0
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in zip code 18015
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in zip code 18015 - Value

2004 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

    Fire incident distribution by year According to the data from the years 2004 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 60. The highest number of reported fires - 125 took place in 2006, and the least - 2 in 2010. The data has a rising trend.
    Fire incident types in Zip Code 18015 When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (51.9%), and Outside Fires (26.8%).

    • Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 18015
    • 46551.9%Structure Fires
    • 24026.8%Outside Fires
    • 14516.2%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
    • 465.1%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 18015, Pennsylvania

Most common first names in zip code 18015 among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
Mary43280.9 years
John40474.3 years
Joseph29774.8 years
Anna29081.3 years
Helen21480.4 years
William20973.3 years
Charles17773.3 years
Frank16575.5 years
George14875.9 years
Robert14570.0 years
Most common last names in zip code 18015 among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Smith6074.0 years
Miller5279.7 years
Horvath4675.9 years
Snyder3879.0 years
Kovacs3276.9 years
Young2676.1 years
Weaver2675.0 years
Moyer2473.7 years
Rodriguez2367.3 years
Davis2271.1 years
Businesses in zip code 18015
NameCountNameCount
Ace Hardware1Lane Furniture1
Blockbuster1McDonald's1
CVS1Nike3
Chevrolet1RadioShack1
Comfort Suites1Rite Aid1
DHL2Subway2
Domino's Pizza1T-Mobile1
Dressbarn1Talbots1
Dunkin Donuts2U-Haul2
FedEx8UPS1
GNC1Waffle House1
Holiday Inn1Wendy's2
Kroger1
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