PlainZIP

Catawissa, PA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Catawissa, PA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 5,556. 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 CATAWISSA-PA · Catawissa, PA 1 ZIPs · 5,556 pop · #14201/25278 · Columbia County

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

  • INC-MID $67,685
  • RANK-MID #14201/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Bloomsburg
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 78% owners
  • POP-TOWN 5,556
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $214,800

Nearest income peer: Bloomsburg, PA ( $175 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 Catawissa

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Catawissa 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, Catawissa, PA sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

44th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
5,556
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$67,685
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 $67,685 and poverty 8.0% concentrate in 17820.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (77.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Catawissa as a pure owner town.

Within Pennsylvania, State College is the closest lower-income city and Allentown the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 2 and 6 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Catawissa.

Population concentration

Catawissa's single ZIP 17820 carries the town

Catawissa is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 17820 is the entire residential footprint (5,556 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Catawissa

Citywide ZBP: 69 establishments, 421 employees , annual payroll $13,647k (~12 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 17820 (69 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (12) · also Construction · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Catawissa, PA

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

Catawissa sits in the upper half of Columbia County on income: Berwick, Benton and Mifflinville report less, while Orangeville reports more. Locustdale marks the far end of that range at $24,813, 63% below Catawissa.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
17820 5,556 $67,685 69 24
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Catawissa 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 Catawissa, .