ZIP Code 18242

In ZIP code 18242, near Pottsville, households earn a median of $165,720, while per-capita income sits at $47,398. Home values average $133,500, and the county property tax rate of 1.40% works out to roughly $1,869 annually on a home at that median value. Add the 6.00% combined sales tax on purchases, and the overall picture leaves substantial income after housing costs. That gap between earnings and home prices shapes daily spending power here, since mortgage or tax obligations claim a smaller share of paychecks than in many places.