Foster Township (Luzerne County) is a township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, home to about 3,446 people across 45 square miles. Its ZIP code is 18661, and parts of 18224 and 18255 are in Foster Township (Luzerne County) too.
Homes sold for a median of $176 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Mostly Foster Township (Luzerne County); also Kidder and White Haven
Mostly Freeland; part is in Foster Township (Luzerne County)
Mostly Weatherly; part is in Foster Township (Luzerne County)
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Foster Township (Luzerne County). Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)86 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP)21 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Philadelphia, PA80 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Foster Township (Luzerne County); driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Foster Township (Luzerne County) had 3,408 residents in the 2020 census, up 3% since 2000.
It’s the 807th largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.
Luzerne County grew from 257,121 residents in 1900 to 325,594 in 2020.
Luzerne County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 79°F in summer, and winter lows average 16°F. About 48.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Francis E Walter Dam, PA weather station (7 miles away).
139,382 jobs at 7,212 businesses in Luzerne County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
14 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Foster Township (Luzerne County).
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 2 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 1 |
| Dentists | 1 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 3 |
| Mental health providers | 5 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 2 |
| Pharmacies | 1 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums (1 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 4.5 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Established in 1824.
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
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Shares ZIP codes with Freeland, Weatherly, Kidder, White Haven, Dennison, Packer, Butler Township (Luzerne County), East Side, Bear Creek, Lausanne, Penn Lake Park, Lehigh Township (Carbon County), Hazle, Buck and Jeddo.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.