Carbon County, PA Distress Report: Foreclosure, Tax Liens & ZIPs (2026)
Where is distress concentrating in Carbon County, Pennsylvania? DLRadar grades every Carbon County ZIP 0-100 from foreclosure, tax-lien, mortgage and insurance records, peaking at 25/100. Here is the 2026 Carbon County breakdown.
- Carbon County's most distressed ZIP is 18201 at 25/100.
- 21 ZIP codes tracked in Carbon County, averaging 19/100 distress.
- Carbon County reads peak — home values up 4.7% year over year.
- Vacancy runs 18.4% across Carbon County's tracked ZIPs, with a 13.2% poverty rate.
- The typical Carbon County home is worth about $193,974 against a ~$60,817 median income.
- Lending headwind in Carbon County sits at 100/100 — a forward read on distressed supply.
Data: DLRadar public-record property-distress index, refreshed monthly. Free to cite with attribution to DLRadar (dlradar.com) — a link back is appreciated.
| Rank | ZIP | Composite distress |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18201 | 25/100 |
| 2 | 18058 | 23/100 |
| 3 | 18661 | 23/100 |
| 4 | 18211 | 20/100 |
| 5 | 18216 | 20/100 |
| 6 | 18237 | 20/100 |
| 7 | 18071 | 19/100 |
| 8 | 18210 | 19/100 |
| 9 | 18240 | 19/100 |
| 10 | 18250 | 19/100 |
| 11 | 18255 | 19/100 |
| 12 | 18012 | 18/100 |
Most distressed ZIP codes in Carbon County (composite distress 0-100, 2026)
What is driving Carbon County distress
DLRadar builds Carbon County's distress picture only from records anyone can pull; its ZIPs average 19/100: FHFA price data, CFPB delinquency, county foreclosure and tax-lien filings, FEMA/NFIP claims and Census ACS.
Carbon County market phase and pricing
Phase for Carbon County: peak (+4.7% YoY). As pricing power fades, listings sit longer and sellers become reachable.
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What people ask
Where is distress highest inside Carbon County, PA?
ZIP 18201 leads Carbon County at 25/100, recomputed monthly from public records.
How would you describe the Carbon County market phase?
Carbon County reads peak, with home prices up 4.7% year over year. Phase comes from FHFA House Price Index trajectory.
Can the Carbon County figures be verified?
Carbon County draws on FHFA (peak trajectory), CFPB mortgage performance, county recorder filings, FEMA/NFIP and Census ACS — every one a public source. The scoring model does not change between counties, so these 21 ZIPs are comparable to anywhere else.
How much do distress scores vary between Carbon County ZIP codes?
Averaging the county conceals how uneven it is. Across the Carbon County ZIPs DLRadar ranks, scores run from 25/100 in 18201 down to 18/100 in 18012, against a Carbon County average of 19/100. That 7-point gap is why acquisition targeting in Carbon County works at ZIP level rather than county level.
What do Carbon County home values and vacancy say about distressed supply?
The typical Carbon County home carries about $193,974 of value against a median household income near $60,817. Vacancy across Carbon County's tracked ZIPs runs 18.4% and the poverty rate is 13.2%. When budgets are stretched and homes sit vacant, arrears become listings — the reason these sit alongside Carbon County's foreclosure and tax-lien record and its 100/100 lending headwind.
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