Sterling is a township in Wayne County, Pennsylvania, home to about 1,407 people across 27 square miles. Its ZIP code is 18463, and parts of 18424, 18444 and 18445 are in Sterling too.
Homes sold for a median of $207 per square foot across 3 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 0 of 3 were seller’s markets.
All in Sterling
Mostly Lehigh Township (Wayne County); part is in Sterling
Mostly Spring Brook; part is in Sterling
Mostly Dreher; part is in Sterling
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Sterling. 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)79 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP)15 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Newark, NJ78 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | New York, NY90 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Sterling; 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.
Sterling had 1,482 residents in the 2020 census, up 18% since 2000.
It’s the 1495th largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.
Wayne County grew from 30,171 residents in 1900 to 51,155 in 2020.
Wayne County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 78°F in summer, and winter lows average 15°F. About 50.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Mt Pocono Mountains Ap, PA weather station (12 miles away).
13,374 jobs at 1,355 businesses in Wayne County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Libraries
Museums
Counts are within about 3.5 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 Spring Brook, Madison Township (Lackawanna County), Roaring Brook, Lehigh Township (Wayne County), Coolbaugh, Moscow, Covington Township (Lackawanna County), Clifton, Dreher, Thornhurst, Elmhurst, Salem Township (Wayne County) and Greene Township (Pike County).
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.