PlainZIP

Pottstown, PA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Pottstown, PA: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 62,826. 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 POTTSTOWN-PA · Pottstown, PA 2 ZIPs · 62,826 pop · #5527/25278 · Montgomery County and Chester County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $93,806
  • RANK-UPPER #5527/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ West Chester
  • BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
  • OWN-MID 74% owners
  • POP-SMALL 62,826
  • SPREAD-MOD 19464→19465
  • HOME-MID $334,450

Nearest income peer: West Chester, PA ( $971 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 Pottstown

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Pottstown 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, Pottstown, PA sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

Top 22%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
62,826
city population (Census)
2
USPS ZIP codes covered
$93,806
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 2 ZIPs: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $93,806 and home value $334,450 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 36.5%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (74.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Pottstown as a pure owner town.

Within Pennsylvania, Dallas is the closest lower-income city and Peach Bottom the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Pottstown.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Pottstown differ

Housing values create the stronger within-city contrast here. ZIP 19464 has a median home value of $264,400, compared with $404,500 in 19465. 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
1.4×

19464 to 19465

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.5×

19464 to 19465

Poverty-rate spread
9 points

19465 to 19464

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

ZIP 19464 swallows Pottstown's short list

Across only 2 ZIPs, 19464 still holds about 73% of Pottstown's 62,826 residents. The secondary codes are thin edges; treat the city average as a near-reprint of the lead ZIP.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Employer-heavy short list in Pottstown

Citywide ZBP: 1,609 establishments, 22,485 employees , annual payroll $1,158,286k (~26 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 19464 (1,249 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (295) · also Other services (except public administration) · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Pottstown, PA

These ZIP codes straddle Montgomery County and Chester County, so county-level figures split Pottstown between several administrative records. See the Montgomery County roll-up →

Pottstown sits in the lower half of Montgomery County and Chester County on income: Lansdale, Downingtown and Phoenixville report more, Norristown and Coatesville report less. Wayne marks the far end of that range at $171,179, 82% above Pottstown.

Side-by-side: Compare 19464 vs 19465 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
19464 45,788 $79,787 1,249 698
19465 17,038 $107,825 360 184
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Pottstown 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 Pottstown, .