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ZIP Code18927

Hilltown, PA

Bucks County · Pennsylvania · United States
Home to 311 people across 0.397 square miles.

EasternTop 10% incomeTop 10% degree-holdersRenter-majority67 ZIPs in county

At a glance

18927 by the numbers

Every figure below comes from the 2019–2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, the Census Gazetteer, or is computed from those. Margins of error are shown where they matter.

Population
311
±346 · bottom 25% nationally
Median household income
$250,001
US median $70,109 · top 1%
Median home value
US median $207,500 ·
Median age
40.1
US median 42 years
Population density
783/mi²
top 25% most dense
Land area
0.397 mi²
negligible water area

Location

Where 18927 is

40.324302, -75.240948 · Census ZCTA internal pointOpen larger map →
Coordinates40.324302, -75.240948
Time zoneAmerica/New_York
CountyBucks County
StatePennsylvania (PA)
Land area0.397 mi²
Coordinate sourceCensus ZCTA internal point

Local time

America/New_York

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Distance to major cities

Straight-line, computed from coordinates

Philadelphia, PA26.0 mi
New York, NY70.2 mi
Boston, MA258.5 mi
Chicago, IL653.3 mi

People

Who lives in 18927

311 residents in 148 households, averaging 2.1 people per household. The largest age group is 35-44 at 74.3% of residents, and 87.8% of households are families.

Age distribution

Share of residents by age band

Under 180.0%
18-240.0%
25-347.1%
35-4474.3%
45-540.0%
55-640.0%
65+18.6%

Households

Composition and size

Total households148
Average household size2.1
Family households87.8%
Living alone12.2%
Median age40.1 years
Households with internet87.8%

Race & ethnicity

Census race categories. Hispanic or Latino origin is asked separately and overlaps these groups.

White100.0%

Income & work

What people earn in 18927

The median household here earns $250,001 a year, above the US median of $70,109, which puts 18927 ahead of 100% of American ZIP codes. 0.0% of residents live below the poverty line.

Compared to the US

This ZIP against the national median

Median household income$250,001
LowestHighest
Higher than 100% of all US ZIP codes.
Median household income$250,001 ±—
Per capita income$116,758
Poverty rate0.0%
Unemployment rate39.1%
Labor force participation81.4%

Household income distribution

Share of households in each bracket

<$25k12.2%
$25-50k0.0%
$50-75k0.0%
$75-100k0.0%
$100-150k0.0%
$150-200k14.2%
$200k+73.6%

Educational attainment among residents 25 and older: 62.1% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 100.0% finished high school.

Housing

Homes and rent in 18927

Housing cost data is suppressed for this ZIP code.

Costs

Typical values

Median home value
Median gross rent—/mo
Median year built1973
Housing units148
Vacancy rate0.0%

Own vs. rent

Of 148 occupied units

Owner-occupied26.4%
Renter-occupied73.6%
Owner households39
Renter households109

Building types

Units by structure size

Single family26.4%
5-19 units73.6%

Getting to work

How 18927 commutes

85.7% of workers drove alone, and the average one-way trip takes 24.6 minutes.

Mode of transport

Workers 16 and older

Drove alone85.7%
Worked from home14.3%

Travel time

Mean commute 24.6 minutes

<10 min0.0%
10-1982.6%
20-290.0%
30-440.0%
45-590.0%
60+17.4%

Overview

Understanding ZIP code 18927

ZIP code 18927 is assigned to Hilltown, PA, and falls within Bucks County. Like every US postal code, it began as a mail-routing device rather than a geographic boundary — the US Postal Service groups delivery routes under a single code so carriers and sorting equipment can process mail efficiently. Today it also serves as a practical shorthand for the area itself: roughly 311 people live inside it.

At 783 residents per square mile spread over 0.397 square miles, 18927 reads as a small-town area. It is a sparsely populated postal code, and density shapes almost everything else on this page — how people get to work, whether they own or rent, and what housing costs.

Household earnings here sit well above the national picture. The median household income of $250,001 places 18927 in the upper reaches of American postal codes, ahead of 100% of them. The US median for comparison is $70,109. Bear in mind that median income describes the midpoint household, not the average — it is not pulled upward by a handful of very high earners the way a mean would be.

Living here

What life in Hilltown looks like

The building stock is dominated by mid-sized apartment buildings, which account for 73.6% of housing units here. The median construction year is 1973, making the housing here from the later twentieth century. At 0.0%, vacancy is low — housing here is tightly held.

The population skews broadly in line with the national age profile, with a median age of 40.1 against 42 nationally. The average household holds 2.1 people, and 87.8% are family households.

Getting to work takes 24.6 minutes on average one way. The dominant mode is drove alone at 85.7% of workers, while 14.3% work from home. Commute patterns are one of the better proxies for how a place actually functions day to day.

Where to stay

Where to stay in Hilltown, PA

Hilltown is a smaller community, so options inside 18927 may be limited to a handful of independent inns, motels or bed-and-breakfast properties. Travellers often widen the search to the surrounding area, where the choice is greater and prices are usually competitive.

For reference, Philadelphia, PA is about 26.0 miles away in a straight line, which is worth factoring in if you are comparing a stay here against one closer to the city centre.

Availability and pricing change constantly, so the live search below will give you a more accurate picture than any figure we could publish here. It opens results for this area on Booking.com.

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Practical uses

What ZIP code 18927 is used for

Beyond addressing mail, 18927 does a lot of quiet administrative work. Retailers use it to calculate shipping and sales tax at checkout. Insurers use it to set premiums, since risk profiles vary geographically. Employers and marketers use it to define service areas. Government agencies use it to route benefits and organise reporting. If you have ever been asked for a postal code by a form that clearly does not intend to send you anything, this is why.

For anyone weighing a move, 18927 offers a compact profile of Hilltown: 311 residents, a median household income of $250,001, 62.1% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and an unemployment rate of 39.1%. A handful of figures like these answer more relocation questions than most neighbourhood guides do.

One caution worth repeating: a postal code is not a neighbourhood. 18927 may cover parts of several distinct areas, and a single neighbourhood in Hilltown may be split across more than one code. Boundaries also shift as USPS adjusts delivery routes. Treat the figures here as describing a delivery area, which is what they actually measure.

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Questions

Common questions about 18927

What city is ZIP code 18927 in?
18927 serves Hilltown, Pennsylvania, in Bucks County, United States.
What is the population of 18927?
About 311 people live in ZIP code 18927, according to the US Census Bureau's 2019–2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. The margin of error on that figure is ±346. That works out to roughly 783 people per square mile.
What is the average income in 18927?
The median household income in 18927 is $250,001 per year, compared with a US median of $70,109. Per capita income is $116,758. Median income is more representative than an average because it isn't skewed by a small number of very high earners.
Is 18927 a good place to live?
That depends on what you're looking for, but here are the facts: 62.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the unemployment rate is 39.1%, and the median age is 40.1. The average commute is 24.6 minutes. We publish the numbers and let you weigh them.
What time zone is 18927 in?
18927 observes Eastern Time (America/New_York). This zone observes daylight saving time.
How big is ZIP code 18927?
ZIP code 18927 covers 0.397 square miles of land, per the US Census Bureau's 2023 Gazetteer files.
Is 18927 urban, suburban or rural?
By population density, 18927 reads as a small-town area. It holds 783 people per square mile across 0.397 square miles of land. For reference, densities above 10,000 per square mile generally indicate an urban core, 1,000–3,000 is typically suburban, and under 200 is rural. These are rules of thumb rather than official designations — the Census Bureau classifies urban and rural areas by census block, not by ZIP code.
What is the commute like from 18927?
The average one-way commute from 18927 takes about 24.6 minutes. The most common way to travel is drove alone, used by 85.7% of workers aged 16 and over. Commute figures cover people who were employed and working outside the home during the survey period.
How many people work in 18927?
About 154 residents of 18927 are employed. Labor force participation stands at 81.4% and the unemployment rate is 39.1%. Note this counts residents by where they live, not by where they work — a ZIP with many offices can have far more jobs than employed residents.
Where should I stay when visiting 18927?
Accommodation in and around Hilltown, PA ranges with the character of the area. See the 'Where to stay' section on this page for local context, and use the live search there for current availability and pricing.
Does 18927 cover more than one city or county?
This page lists Hilltown as the primary place and Bucks County as the county. ZIP codes follow mail delivery routes rather than municipal or county lines, so a single code can straddle boundaries, and USPS also recognises alternate acceptable city names for many codes. If you need the definitive answer for a specific street address, the USPS ZIP Code Lookup is the authority.
Can ZIP code 18927 change?
Yes. USPS adjusts ZIP codes as delivery volumes shift — codes are occasionally split, merged, retired or newly created, and boundaries move more often than most people assume. The Census Bureau's ZCTA definitions, which underpin the demographic figures on this page, are redrawn only once a decade, so the two can drift apart between censuses.

Methodology

Where this data comes from

  • Postal geography — GeoNames open postal code database (CC BY 4.0), cross-checked against the US Census Gazetteer.
  • Demographics, income, housing, commute — US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates, ZIP Code Tabulation Area 18927. Tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B02001, B03003, B08301, B08303, B11001, B15003, B17001, B19001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25024, B25035, B25064, B25077, B28002.
  • Land and water area — US Census Bureau 2023 Gazetteer Files.
  • Weather — NOAA National Weather Service, fetched live in your browser.
  • Map — OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
On accuracy. ACS figures are survey estimates, not counts. The margin of error shown alongside the population figure means the true value has a 90% chance of falling in that range. For small ZIP codes the error can be large relative to the estimate — treat the direction as more reliable than the exact number. This page reports data for ZCTA 18927, the Census approximation of the USPS delivery area.