Kidder is a township in Carbon County, Pennsylvania, home to about 1,862 people across 69 square miles. Its ZIP code is 18624, and parts of 18210 and 18661 are in Kidder too.
Homes sold for a median of $279 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Mostly Penn Forest; part is in Kidder
Mostly Foster Township (Luzerne County); part is in Kidder
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Kidder. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)84 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP)20 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Philadelphia, PA78 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Kidder; 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.
Kidder had 1,791 residents in the 2020 census, up 51% since 2000.
It’s the 1275th largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.
Carbon County grew from 44,510 residents in 1900 to 64,749 in 2020.
Carbon 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 (5 miles away).
13,027 jobs at 1,205 businesses in Carbon County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
3 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Kidder.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Specialist doctors | 1 |
|---|---|
| Dentists | 1 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 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
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 5.5 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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Penn Forest, Foster Township (Luzerne County), White Haven, Dennison, East Side, Bear Creek, Penn Lake Park, Tunkhannock Township (Monroe County), Buck and Chestnuthill.
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.