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ZIP Code 17974: Seltzer, PA
ZIP code 17974 is in Seltzer, Pennsylvania, entirely in Schuylkill County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 310 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $111,488 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024).
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- Town
- Seltzer · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Schuylkill County
- Census places
- Seltzer census-designated place
- Micro area
- Pottsville, PA
- House district
- PA-9 119th Congress
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Land area
- 0.08 sq mi · 4,105 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 17974?
17974 centers on 40.696°, -76.236° and covers 0.08 square miles of land. It borders 1 ZIP code: 17901.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 17974, open its center on OpenStreetMap.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0).
How does 17974 compare with the rest of Schuylkill County?
| Measure | 17974 | In Schuylkill County | In PA |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 312 | 44th of 59 | 1,468th of 1,833 |
| Median household income | $112k | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | $119k | not ranked | not ranked |
17974's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (312). Rankings use ZIP codes of 1,000 or more people living in households, with margins at most 25% of the figure.
It is denser than 92% of U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).
How many people live in 17974?
The 2020 Census counted 314 people in 17974; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 312. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 312±173 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 314
- Households
- 129
- Median age
- 29.6
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).
Who lives in 17974?
Of the 312 people the ACS estimates in 17974, 21.2% are under 18 and 22.4% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (93.3%).
- Under 1821.2%
- 18 to 6456.4%
- 65 and older22.4%
- White, not Hispanic93.3%
- Other or two or more6.7%
- Hispanic or Latino0.0%
- Black, not Hispanic0.0%
- Asian, not Hispanic0.0%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.
What do households in 17974 earn?
Median household income is $111,488 (ACS 2020-2024).
- Median household income
- $111,488±$63,174
- Income per person
- $39,959
- Below the poverty line
- 0.0%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- 0.0%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 14.6%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 and 2015-2019 5-year estimates (B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003; 2015-2019 dollars converted with the BLS CPI-U, 1.22699); IRS Statistics of Income, ZIP code data, tax year 2022 (adjusted gross income per return, filed under the address on the return).
What are homes worth in 17974?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- $119,200
- Median gross rent
- –
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 84.5%
- Housing units
- 129
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
Which ZIP codes are next to 17974?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17901 | Pottsville | 22,371 | $63k | 2.0 mi |
| 17951 | Mar Lin | 281 | $154k | 1.2 mi (near) |
| 17954 | Minersville | 4,623 | $54k | 1.3 mi (near) |
| 17970 | Saint Clair | 3,171 | $68k | 2.9 mi (near) |
| 17944 | Llewellyn | 265 | $65k | 3.7 mi (near) |
| 17965 | Port Carbon | 1,927 | $61k | 3.7 mi (near) |
| 17959 | New Philadelphia | 1,445 | $52k | 4.8 mi (near) |
| 17923 | Branchdale | 385 | $33k | 4.9 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.