| City: | Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania |
| Names to Avoid: | Wilkes Barre General Hsptl |
| County: | Luzerne County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 1:37:59 AM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 272 / 570 |
| Classification: | Unique [Company/Government] |
| Coordinates: | 41.2565, -75.8677 |
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Wilkes-Barre General Hospital, the first hospital in the Wyoming Valley, operates under dedicated ZIP code 18764 in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1872 as Wilkes-Barre City Hospital, it celebrated 150 years of service to the community in 2022. The hospital is now part of the Commonwealth Health system, with 369 beds serving the greater Wilkes-Barre metropolitan area.
Postal records show delivery points at General Hospital, Wyoming Valley Health Care System (WVHC), and related facilities along River Street. The hospital was acquired by Tennessee-based Community Health Systems in 2009 as part of a $178.9 million purchase of the Wyoming Valley Health Care System. Census County Business Patterns data indicates 8 establishments with 1,734 employees under this ZIP.
This unique postal designation has served the hospital for over two decades. Wilkes Barre is the valid mailing city. For patient mail, include the patient's full name and room number if known.
| Establishments: | 8 |
| Employment: | 1,734 |
Buildings registered in the USPS ZIP+4 database with designated codes for direct mail delivery.
ZIP Code 18764 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 9 business establishments, employing about 1,812 people with an annual payroll of $147,935,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 0Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 9Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $34,978,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $147,935,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 1,812Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 18764 is located in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, within the Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 42540) and Pennsylvania's 8th Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 567,887 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 18764. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PASource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 42540Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 567,887Source: Census |
| MSA: | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 08Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 706.93 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | --Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | --Source: Census |
| Place Name: | --Source: Census |
We could not locate which school district 18764 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are no public schools nor private schools with a mailing address in this ZIP Code. Listing Nearby schools instead. It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.
Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on January 1, 2026.