Best Places18701, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 18701, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
18701 ranks 20,809th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 18701
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
18701's strengths and weaknesses
Where 18701 ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 99% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 93% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 92% of zip codes
Where 18701 ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Household income$32,304 median, better than only 3% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 7% of zip codes
Who lives in 18701
18701 runs younger than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 18701.
Who works in 18701, and how
Work in 18701 centers on hospitality & food and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 61%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 24%
Life in 18701
18701 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 94% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 18701 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 18701, month by month
18701 sees roughly 66 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 38, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 30° | 21° |
| April | 65° | 51° | 39° |
| July | 87° | 75° | 63° |
| October | 67° | 55° | 45° |
Flying in and out of 18701
The nearest airport, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International, is about 10 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Newark Liberty International, about 97 miles away.
The best schools in and around 18701
Schools across 18701 average a B−, better than 67% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Dr David W Kistler El SchA− · 60% proficient
- Daniel J Flood El SchB · 50% proficient
- Dodson El SchB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- G A R MsC− · 30% proficient
- Solomon/plains MsD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Wilkes-barre Area Sd Stem AcademyA+ · 90% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 18701 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
18701 measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare 18701 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 18701
Is 18701 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 18701 ranks 20,809th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on fast internet, walkability, and cell coverage, and lowest on taxes and the cost of living against local pay. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 18701 safe?
18701 is safer than 9% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $548 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 18701?
July highs average about 87 degrees, and January highs near 38 with lows near 21. That works out to about 66 pleasant days a year, more than 17% of zip codes.
Compare 18701 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 18701. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 18701 represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
18701 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 18701: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 18701: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 18701: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 18701: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
18701 detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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