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Mahanoy City, PA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Mahanoy City, PA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 5,029. 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 MAHANOY-CITY-PA · Mahanoy City, PA 1 ZIPs · 5,029 pop · #22410/25278 · Schuylkill County

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

  • INC-MID $47,813
  • RANK-BOTTOM #22410/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Minersville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 64% owners
  • POP-TOWN 5,029
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $55,100

Nearest income peer: Minersville, PA (+ $5,993 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 Mahanoy City

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Mahanoy City 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, Mahanoy City, 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.

11th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
5,029
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$47,813
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 ($47,813 average) · poverty 31.9%. The primary code (17948) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (64.3%) for this income tier, rent $916 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Pennsylvania, Glassport is the closest lower-income city and Hopwood the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Mahanoy City.

Population concentration

Mahanoy City's single ZIP 17948 carries the town

Mahanoy City is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 17948 is the entire residential footprint (5,029 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 Mahanoy City

Citywide ZBP: 53 establishments, 578 employees , annual payroll $33,061k (~11 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 17948 (53 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (14) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Mahanoy City, PA

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

Every one of the 12 cities sharing Schuylkill County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Mahanoy City, Pottsville, Schuylkill Haven and Tamaqua among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Auburn marks the far end of that range at $99,260, 108% above Mahanoy City.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
17948 5,029 $47,813 53 76
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Mahanoy City 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 Mahanoy City, .