PlainZIP

Benton, PA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Benton, PA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 4,860. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet BENTON-PA · Benton, PA 1 ZIPs · 4,860 pop · #15368/25278 · Columbia County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $65,089
  • RANK-LOWER #15368/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Millville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 81% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 4,860
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $224,800

Nearest income peer: Millville, PA (+ $1,502 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Benton

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Benton on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Benton, PA sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

39th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
4,860
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$65,089
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $65,089 and poverty 13.8% concentrate in 17814.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (80.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Benton as a pure owner town.

Within Pennsylvania, Belleville is the closest lower-income city and Mansfield the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Benton.

Population concentration

Benton reads through its lone ZIP, 17814

4,860 ACS residents, one ZIP: 17814 is not the leading code inside Benton, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Benton's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 78 establishments, 709 employees , annual payroll $28,327k (~16 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 17814 (78 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (12) · also Accommodation and food services · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Benton, PA

These ZIP codes sit in Columbia County, which covers 11 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Benton. See the Columbia County roll-up →

Benton lands mid-pack among the 8 cities sharing Columbia County: Bloomsburg, Catawissa and Orangeville earn more and Berwick, Mifflinville and Locustdale earn less. Locustdale marks the far end of that range at $24,813, 62% below Benton.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
17814 4,860 $65,089 78 14
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Benton roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Benton, .