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Gilberton, PA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Gilberton, PA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 469. 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 GILBERTON-PA · Gilberton, PA 1 ZIPs · 469 pop · #13391/25278 · Schuylkill County

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

  • INC-MID $69,659
  • RANK-MID #13391/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Schuylkill Haven
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 86% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 469
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $44,000

Nearest income peer: Schuylkill Haven, PA ( $1,101 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 Gilberton

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

47th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
469
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$69,659
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 $69,659 and poverty 9.1% concentrate in 17934.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (85.5%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

Gilberton's single ZIP 17934 carries the town

Gilberton is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 17934 is the entire residential footprint (469 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 Gilberton

Citywide ZBP: 6 establishments, 99 employees , annual payroll $8,189k (~13 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 17934 (6 units) .

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ZIP Codes in Gilberton, PA

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

Gilberton lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Schuylkill County: Pine Grove, Orwigsburg and Auburn earn more and Pottsville, Tamaqua and Frackville earn less. Auburn marks the far end of that range at $99,260, 42% above Gilberton.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
17934 469 $69,659 6 191
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Gilberton 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 Gilberton, .