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Shamokin Dam, PA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Shamokin Dam, PA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,698. 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 SHAMOKIN-DAM-PA · Shamokin Dam, PA 1 ZIPs · 1,698 pop · #12847/25278 · Snyder County

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

  • INC-MID $70,972
  • RANK-MID #12847/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Selinsgrove
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 68% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,698
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $203,500

Nearest income peer: Selinsgrove, PA ( $633 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 Shamokin Dam

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

49th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,698
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$70,972
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 $70,972 and poverty 5.3% concentrate in 17876.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (68.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Shamokin Dam as a pure owner town.

Within Pennsylvania, Carlton is the closest lower-income city and Aliquippa the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Shamokin Dam.

Population concentration

Shamokin Dam reads through its lone ZIP, 17876

1,698 ACS residents, one ZIP: 17876 is not the leading code inside Shamokin Dam, 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Shamokin Dam's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 78 establishments, 907 employees , annual payroll $29,282k (~46 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 17876 (78 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (16) · also Accommodation and food services · Finance and insurance .

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ZIP Codes in Shamokin Dam, PA

These ZIP codes sit in Snyder County, which covers 11 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Shamokin Dam. See the Snyder County roll-up →

Shamokin Dam sits in the upper half of Snyder County on income: Middleburg, Mount Pleasant Mills and Beavertown report less, while Liverpool and Port Trevorton report more. Penns Creek marks the far end of that range at $52,868, 26% below Shamokin Dam.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
17876 1,698 $70,972 78 354
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Shamokin Dam 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 Shamokin Dam, .