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Cressona, PA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Cressona, PA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,606. 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 CRESSONA-PA · Cressona, PA 1 ZIPs · 1,606 pop · #11795/25278 · Schuylkill County

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

  • INC-MID $73,424
  • RANK-MID #11795/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ New Ringgold
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 74% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,606
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $156,100

Nearest income peer: New Ringgold, PA ( $143 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 Cressona

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

Top 47%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,606
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$73,424
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.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 17929 (1,606 residents). Household income $73,424 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (73.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Cressona as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Cressona's single ZIP 17929 carries the town

Cressona is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 17929 is the entire residential footprint (1,606 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Cressona's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 31 establishments, 1,548 employees , annual payroll $110,390k (~19 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 17929 (31 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (8) · also Retail trade · Manufacturing .

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ZIP Codes in Cressona, PA

These ZIP codes sit in Schuylkill County, which covers 55 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Cressona. See the Schuylkill County roll-up →

Cressona sits in the upper half of Schuylkill County on income: Pottsville, Schuylkill Haven and Tamaqua report less, while Pine Grove, Orwigsburg and Auburn report more. Mahanoy City marks the far end of that range at $47,813, 35% below Cressona.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
17929 1,606 $73,424 31 616
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Cressona 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 Cressona, .