PlainZIP

Watsontown, PA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Watsontown, PA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 7,056. 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 WATSONTOWN-PA · Watsontown, PA 1 ZIPs · 7,056 pop · #14393/25278 · Northumberland County

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

  • INC-MID $67,188
  • RANK-MID #14393/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Northumberland
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 77% owners
  • POP-TOWN 7,056
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $216,800

Nearest income peer: Northumberland, PA (+ $110 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 Watsontown

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

43rd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
7,056
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$67,188
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 $67,188 and poverty 10.1% concentrate in 17777.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (76.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Watsontown as a pure owner town.

Within Pennsylvania, Karns City is the closest lower-income city and Wells Tannery the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Watsontown.

Population concentration

Watsontown reads through its lone ZIP, 17777

7,056 ACS residents, one ZIP: 17777 is not the leading code inside Watsontown, 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Watsontown's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 108 establishments, 1,338 employees , annual payroll $67,835k (~15 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 17777 (108 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (17) · also Other services (except public administration) · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Watsontown, PA

These ZIP codes sit in Northumberland County, which covers 24 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Watsontown. See the Northumberland County roll-up →

Watsontown lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Northumberland County: Elysburg, Turbotville and Paxinos earn more and Sunbury, Milton and Coal Township earn less. Elysburg marks the far end of that range at $118,176, 76% above Watsontown.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
17777 7,056 $67,188 108 72
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Watsontown 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 Watsontown, .