Norristown, PA
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Norristown, PA: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 86,013. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet NORRISTOWN-PA · Norristown, PA 2 ZIPs · 86,013 pop · #7148/25278 · Montgomery County
INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-MID
- INC-HIGH $86,990
- RANK-UPPER #7148/25278
- ABOVE-PEER over Pottstown
- BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
- OWN-LOW 59% owners
- POP-SMALL 86,013
- SPREAD-MOD 19401→19403
- HOME-MID $304,550
Nearest income peer: Pottstown, PA ( $7,203 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 Norristown
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Norristown on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Pottstown · lowest
Pottstown · lowest
$79,787 median HH income
- Norristown · this city
Norristown · this city
$86,990 median HH income
- Elkins Park · near
Elkins Park · near
$106,066 median HH income
- Lansdale · near
Lansdale · near
$106,310 median HH income
- Royersford · near
Royersford · near
$108,534 median HH income
- Collegeville · highest
Collegeville · highest
$151,748 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.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Norristown, PA sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.
- Top 28%
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 86,013
- city population (Census)
- 2
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $86,990
- 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 (2) - lead code 19403 (44,260 residents). Household income $86,990 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.
Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (59.4%) for this income tier, rent $1,591 may matter more than the home-value average.
Within Pennsylvania, Bridgeville is the closest lower-income city and Davidsville the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Norristown.
Within-city ZIP comparison
Where the ZIP codes inside Norristown differ
Housing values create the stronger within-city contrast here. ZIP 19401 has a median home value of $234,000, compared with $375,100 in 19403. Use the city average for a broad profile, then compare these ZIP pages when a housing decision depends on the local market.
- Income high-to-low ratio
- 1.5×
- Home-value high-to-low ratio
- 1.6×
- Poverty-rate spread
- 12.3 points
19401 to 19403
19401 to 19403
19403 to 19401
Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.
Population concentration
Lead ZIP 19403 skews compact Norristown
In this 2-ZIP cluster, 19403 covers about 51% of Norristown's 86,013 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Balanced ZBP roll-up inside compact Norristown
Citywide ZBP: 2,014 establishments, 35,060 employees , annual payroll $2,402,239k (~23 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 19403 (1,093 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (263) · also Retail trade · Professional, scientific, and technical services .
ZIP Codes in Norristown, PA
These ZIP codes sit in Montgomery County, which covers 57 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Norristown. See the Montgomery County roll-up →
Norristown sits in the lower half of Montgomery County on income: Lansdale, Collegeville and Ambler report more, and only Pottstown reports less. Collegeville marks the far end of that range at $151,748, 74% above Norristown.
Side-by-side: Compare 19403 vs 19401 →
Norristown 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 Norristown, .