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Coal Township, PA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Coal Township, PA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 10,310. 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 COAL-TOWNSHIP-PA · Coal Township, PA 1 ZIPs · 10,310 pop · #21454/25278 · Northumberland County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $51,010
  • RANK-BOTTOM #21454/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Shamokin
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 80% owners
  • POP-TOWN 10,310
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $88,300

Nearest income peer: Shamokin, PA ( $2,260 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 Coal Township

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Coal Township 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, Coal Township, PA sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

15th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
10,310
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$51,010
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.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($51,010 average) · poverty 14.1%. The primary code (17866) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (79.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Coal Township as a pure owner town.

Within Pennsylvania, Six Mile Run is the closest lower-income city and Brockport the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Coal Township.

Population concentration

Coal Township's single ZIP 17866 carries the town

Coal Township is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 17866 is the entire residential footprint (10,310 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 Coal Township

Citywide ZBP: 113 establishments, 2,084 employees , annual payroll $111,637k (~11 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 17866 (113 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (21) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Coal Township, PA

These ZIP codes sit in Northumberland County, which covers 24 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Coal Township. See the Northumberland County roll-up →

Coal Township sits in the lower half of Northumberland County on income: Sunbury, Milton and Mount Carmel report more, and only Shamokin reports less. Elysburg marks the far end of that range at $118,176, 132% above Coal Township.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
17866 10,310 $51,010 113 159
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Coal Township 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 Coal Township, .