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Mount Carmel, PA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Mount Carmel, PA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 7,841. 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 MOUNT-CARMEL-PA · Mount Carmel, PA 1 ZIPs · 7,841 pop · #20497/25278 · Northumberland County

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

  • INC-MID $53,637
  • RANK-BOTTOM #20497/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Kulpmont
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 79% owners
  • POP-TOWN 7,841
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $79,300

Nearest income peer: Kulpmont, PA (+ $2,530 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 Mount Carmel

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Mount Carmel 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, Mount Carmel, 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.

19th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
7,841
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$53,637
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 ($53,637 average) · poverty 15.8%. The primary code (17851) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (78.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Mount Carmel as a pure owner town.

Within Pennsylvania, North Versailles is the closest lower-income city and Artemas the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Mount Carmel.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 17851, is all of Mount Carmel

There is no split to weigh here: 17851 holds every one of Mount Carmel's 7,841 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Mount Carmel

Citywide ZBP: 103 establishments, 1,327 employees , annual payroll $50,110k (~13 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 17851 (103 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (28) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Mount Carmel, PA

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

Mount Carmel sits in the lower half of Northumberland County on income: Sunbury, Milton and Northumberland report more, Coal Township and Shamokin report less. Elysburg marks the far end of that range at $118,176, 120% above Mount Carmel.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
17851 7,841 $53,637 103 200
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Mount Carmel 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 Mount Carmel, .