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Pottsville, PA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Pottsville, PA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 23,990. 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 POTTSVILLE-PA · Pottsville, PA 1 ZIPs · 23,990 pop · #16608/25278 · Schuylkill County

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

  • INC-MID $62,484
  • RANK-LOWER #16608/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Tamaqua
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 70% owners
  • POP-TOWN 23,990
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $152,100

Nearest income peer: Tamaqua, PA (+ $2,773 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 Pottsville

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

34th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
23,990
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$62,484
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 $62,484 and poverty 14.8% concentrate in 17901.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (70.1%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Pottsville as a pure owner town.

Within Pennsylvania, Hopewell is the closest lower-income city and Lake Winola the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Pottsville.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 17901, is all of Pottsville

There is no split to weigh here: 17901 holds every one of Pottsville's 23,990 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Pottsville's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 628 establishments, 12,965 employees , annual payroll $691,360k (~26 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 17901 (628 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (158) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Pottsville, PA

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

Pottsville sits in the lower half of Schuylkill County on income: Schuylkill Haven, Tamaqua and Pine Grove report more, Frackville, Shenandoah and Mahanoy City report less. Auburn marks the far end of that range at $99,260, 59% above Pottsville.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
17901 23,990 $62,484 628 119
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Pottsville 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 Pottsville, .