Home values, rents and more in ZIP code 18229 (Jim Thorpe, PA)
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How 18229 compares
The typical home in ZIP code 18229 (Jim Thorpe, PA) is worth about $279,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in 18229 are 23% below the typical value in the Allentown metro area ($363,000) and 24% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in 18229 rose 2.0%, compared with +3.2% in the Allentown metro area and +1.2% nationally.
The median household income is $66,875, against $84,587 in the Allentown metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 9,248 people live in 18229 (American Community Survey 2020–24).
18229 has the 16th-lowest typical home value of the 68 ZIP codes in the Allentown metro area and the 513th-highest of 1,360 in Pennsylvania with Zillow figures.
Part of: Jim Thorpe, PA · Carbon County, PA · Allentown metro area · Pennsylvania
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Sources
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.
"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.