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Northampton County, PA

Aggregated demographic, housing, and geographic context for the 22 ZIP codes inside Northampton County, drawn from public Census ACS and SimpleMaps data.

ZIP codes
22
in this county
Total population
303,593
across all listed ZIPs
Cities
18
distinct city/town names
Avg density
414
people / sq mi
Avg median income
household, ACS
Avg home value
owner-occupied

ZIP codes in Northampton County

ZIPCityPopulationDensityMedian income
18042 Easton 43,834 765
18017 Bethlehem 40,142 925
18015 Bethlehem 33,127 552
18045 Easton 29,198 585
18064 Nazareth 26,846 269
18020 Bethlehem 21,275 631
18067 Northampton 19,162 290
18013 Bangor 18,126 111
18040 Easton 17,022 380
18014 Bath 12,036 142
18055 Hellertown 11,828 229
18088 Walnutport 8,139 165
18072 Pen Argyl 6,908 179
18091 Wind Gap 5,634 147
18343 Mount Bethel 4,020 76
18038 Danielsville 3,436 99
18085 Tatamy 822 852
18083 Stockertown 674 377
18086 Treichlers 518 1,399
18351 Portland 507 589
18063 Martins Creek 301 273
18035 Cherryville 38 69

About Northampton County

Counties are the workhorse unit of American local government — they administer property taxes, run the courts and sheriff’s office, manage many road and library systems, and in much of the country they collect public health and zoning data that ZIP codes don’t. Northampton County in Pennsylvania contains roughly 22 ZIP codes spread across 18 distinct cities and unincorporated communities, with an aggregate population of about 303,593. Reading those ZIPs together at the county level smooths over neighborhood-by-neighborhood noise and surfaces the broader economic and demographic shape of the area. For block-level detail, drill into any individual ZIP profile or compare against the wider Pennsylvania index.

The average density across listed ZIPs sits at roughly 414, which classifies the county overall as a small town environment. That label is a generalization — nearly every county contains both a relatively dense core and quieter outlying ZIPs, and the gap between them is often what determines where you actually want to live or open a business. Average median household income in our enriched ZIPs lands near —, with average owner-occupied home values around —; both numbers move dramatically as you cross from one ZIP to the next, so use the table above as a sorting tool, not a verdict.

If you’re moving into Northampton County, the county itself is also where most of your real-life paperwork will land — vehicle registration, voter registration, property recording, and school district enrollment in many states. Knowing the county that contains your prospective ZIP makes it much easier to look up the right tax assessor, election office, or school district website. Our relocation guide walks through the order in which to tackle these handoffs after a move.

For service-area planning, the county is also where most US business licensing and many sales-tax rules are administered. Service businesses scoping Northampton County should pair this aggregate view with the individual ZIP profiles to identify the densest, highest-income pockets first, then expand outward along whatever transportation corridor matches their delivery model.