| City: | Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania |
| Names to Avoid: | Wilkes University |
| County: | Luzerne County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 9:40:14 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 272 / 570 |
| Classification: | Unique [Company/Government] |
| Coordinates: | 41.2476, -75.8796 |
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Wilkes University, a private institution established in 1933, operates under dedicated ZIP code 18766 in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. Originally founded as Bucknell University Junior College, it became an independent four-year institution named Wilkes College in 1947 (after English radical politician John Wilkes) and achieved university status in 1990. Today approximately 2,500 undergraduate students attend the compact 35-acre campus in historic downtown Wilkes-Barre.
The university boundary covers approximately 0.01 square miles. Postal records show delivery points at the Mail Room and Wilkes University buildings on Franklin and South Streets. Census County Business Patterns data indicates 3 establishments with 46 employees. The campus notably survived the 1972 Hurricane Agnes flooding that devastated the downtown area. This unique postal designation has served the university for over two decades. Wilkes Barre is the valid mailing city.
| Establishments: | 3 |
| Employment: | 46 |
Buildings registered in the USPS ZIP+4 database with designated codes for direct mail delivery.
ZIP Code 18766 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 3 business establishments, employing about 64 people with an annual payroll of $1,962,000.
| # 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: | 3Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $445,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $1,962,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 64Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 18766 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 563,631 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 18766. 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: | 563,631Source: 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 18766 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 February 1, 2026.