The public records behind ZIP 18656 — the registry count for the ZIP itself, and the FBI-reported crime record for Luzerne County, its county. Every figure sourced and dated. For a specific home, run the free preview: the flood determination and the full record check happen at the address, live.
6 registrants are listed for ZIP 18656 — a ratio of 1 per 384 residents.
Counts describe density, not danger by themselves; proximity to a specific address is what matters. This page publishes the count only — never names, photos, or registrant addresses. For the address-level check, search the official registry: the Pennsylvania Megan's Law Public Website (Pennsylvania State Police), or every state at once through the federal NSOPW site.
One honest caveat: this count comes from a compilation of the state registry’s published data. Where a registry also lists work or school locations, a compilation count can read higher than a residence-only official count — the official search above is the deciding check for a specific address.
Source: City-Data compilation of Pennsylvania state registry data — count as of 2026-11-04. Compilation pulled 2026-11-04.
Compilation page for this ZIP: https://www.city-data.com/soz/soz-18656.html.
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Check any address — free previewFBI crime data is collected by law-enforcement agency, not by ZIP — so this is the record for Luzerne County, the county ZIP 18656 belongs to, labeled at county grain. Luzerne County is this ZIP’s county in the Census Bureau’s 2020 ZCTA-to-county crosswalk.
Agencies in Luzerne County reported 3,916 offenses to the FBI in 2024 — 605 violent and 3,311 property — a reported-crime rate of 11.82 per 1,000 residents (violent 182.6 and property 999.2 per 100,000).
| Offense (2024, reported) | Count |
|---|---|
| Murder | 8 |
| Rape | 54 |
| Robbery | 66 |
| Aggravated assault | 477 |
| Burglary | 334 |
| Larceny-theft | 2,773 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 204 |
| Arson | 25 |
Coverage: 56 of 56 law-enforcement agencies assigned to this county reported at least one month of 2024 offense data to the FBI; 50 reported all 12 months. Counts are reported offenses only (FBI Return A / Arson master files), assigned whole to each agency's primary county; they are not adjusted for non-reporting agencies.
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer (CDE) — UCR master files: Return A (Offenses Known and Clearances by Arrest) and Arson, data year 2024 — pulled 2026-11-04. These are offenses reported to law enforcement, not convictions, and not a verdict on any street or address.
Luzerne County is the records county for ZIP 18656. The county seat is Wilkes-Barre. Its 2024 Census Bureau population estimate is 331,379. The files that decide a purchase — assessor, recorder, permits, flood — live at the county and state level:
Flood risk is decided at the structure, not the ZIP — two houses on the same street can sit in different FEMA zones. The free preview at the top of this page runs the official FEMA determination at the exact address, live.
Every CurbFacts report pulls the public records behind an address — flood determination, registry, tax reset, price history, permits, and what’s planned nearby — and shows its sources.
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