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New Columbia, PA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for New Columbia, PA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,365. 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 NEW-COLUMBIA-PA · New Columbia, PA 1 ZIPs · 3,365 pop · #6005/25278 · Union County

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

  • INC-HIGH $91,661
  • RANK-UPPER #6005/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Weikert
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 94% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,365
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $197,600

Nearest income peer: Weikert, PA (+ $1,256 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 New Columbia

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

Top 24%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
3,365
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$91,661
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.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $91,661 and home value $197,600 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 23.5%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (93.7%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Pennsylvania, Strasburg is the closest lower-income city and Wellsville the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for New Columbia.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 17856, is all of New Columbia

There is no split to weigh here: 17856 holds every one of New Columbia's 3,365 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 New Columbia

Citywide ZBP: 49 establishments, 998 employees , annual payroll $61,841k (~15 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 17856 (49 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (9) · also Transportation and warehousing · Wholesale trade .

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ZIP Codes in New Columbia, PA

These ZIP codes sit in Union County, which covers 13 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in New Columbia. See the Union County roll-up →

No other city sharing Union County reports a higher average ZIP median income than New Columbia. Lewisburg, Mifflinburg and Allenwood sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. West Milton marks the far end of that range at $47,574, 48% below New Columbia.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
17856 3,365 $91,661 49 37
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New Columbia 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 New Columbia, .