Washingtonville, PA · standard
ZIP Code 17884
Montour County, Pennsylvania — Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 305
- 239/sq mi
- $55,909
- Median income
- $170,000
- Median home value
- 15.6%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Washingtonville pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with below-median home values, in a low-density, renter-heavy area.
- 22th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 34th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 239
- people per sq mi
- 34%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 17884 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 17884 is classified by USPS as a standard delivery area and covers roughly 1.3 square miles in Washingtonville, Montour County, Pennsylvania. The area is home to 305 residents, producing a population density of 239 people per square mile, and falls within the New York time zone. These USPS and Census boundary values drive every downstream statistic on this page, including the benchmarks that compare 17884 against Pennsylvania and the nation.
On the economic side, the median household income for ZIP 17884 sits at $55,909 (28% below the Pennsylvania average), while per-capita income is $26,568. The poverty rate stands at 40.7% and the unemployment rate at 0.0%. On housing, the median home value is $170,000 (25% below the state average) with median rent at $889 per month, and 34.4% of occupied units are owner-occupied, a direct signal of whether 17884 behaves more like a homeowner neighborhood or a renter-heavy ZIP.
Education and household profile round out the picture: 15.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 37.3, and the average commute is —. We also surface 7 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 2 additional ZIPs sharing Montour County, so you can benchmark 17884 against its immediate geography rather than a national average alone. Every figure is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, HUD Fair Market Rents, and FHFA Home Price Index data, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with HUD →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + HUD FMR + FHFA HPI ACS demographics, ZBP business establishments, HUD Fair Market Rents, FHFA HPI for ZIP 17884, Washingtonville, PA · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; HUD FMR + FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
305
Population
1.3
Area (sq mi)
239
People / sq mi
New York
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 17884?
37.3
Median Age
49.0%
Male
51.0%
Female
0.0%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$55,909
Median Household Income
-28% vs state
$26,568
Per Capita Income
40.7%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Unemployment Rate
How ZIP 17884 ranks nationally
Household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income — the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$55,909 22nd percentile higher than 22% of 30,318 US ZIPs
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US ZIPs. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau — ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2019–2023
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
140
Total Housing Units
122
Occupied Units
18
Vacant Units
2.16
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$170,000
Median Home Value
-25% vs state
$889
Median Rent
1938
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 3 business establishments in ZIP 17884, employing approximately 160 people with a combined annual payroll of $13,727,000.
3
Businesses
160
Employees
$13.7M
Annual Payroll
0
Industry Sectors
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 17884 vs 17821 →
ZIP 17884 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 17821
Danville (17821)
18,219 residents
- 17847
Milton (17847)
12,051 residents
- 17857
Northumberland (17857)
7,505 residents
- 17772 2,399
Turbotville (17772)
2,399 residents
- 17868 1,052
Riverside (17868)
1,052 residents
- 17884 305
Washingtonville (17884)
305 residents
- 17865 92
Potts Grove (17865)
92 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 17884 ranks #6 by population — useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 17884 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 17772
Turbotville (17772)
$81,146 median income
- 17821
Danville (17821)
$76,971 median income
- 17868
Riverside (17868)
$76,250 median income
- 17857
Northumberland (17857)
$67,298 median income
- 17847
Milton (17847)
$58,775 median income
- 17884
Washingtonville (17884)
$55,909 median income
- 17865
Potts Grove (17865)
$37,083 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 17884 ranks #6 of 7 neighboring ZIPs — local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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