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Port Carbon, PA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Port Carbon, PA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,067. 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 PORT-CARBON-PA · Port Carbon, PA 1 ZIPs · 2,067 pop · #17235/25278 · Schuylkill County

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

  • INC-MID $61,284
  • RANK-LOWER #17235/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Pottsville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 79% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,067
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $110,800

Nearest income peer: Pottsville, PA (+ $1,200 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 Port Carbon

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

32nd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,067
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$61,284
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 $61,284 and poverty 10.1% concentrate in 17965.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (79.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Port Carbon as a pure owner town.

Within Pennsylvania, Shinglehouse is the closest lower-income city and Mc Connellsburg the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Port Carbon.

Population concentration

Port Carbon reads through its lone ZIP, 17965

2,067 ACS residents, one ZIP: 17965 is not the leading code inside Port Carbon, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Port Carbon

Citywide ZBP: 17 establishments, 95 employees , annual payroll $2,736k (~8 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 17965 (17 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (5) · also Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Port Carbon, PA

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

Port Carbon lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Schuylkill County: Schuylkill Haven, Tamaqua and Pine Grove earn more and Frackville, Shenandoah and Mahanoy City earn less. Auburn marks the far end of that range at $99,260, 62% above Port Carbon.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
17965 2,067 $61,284 17 1,119
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Port Carbon 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 Port Carbon, .