ZIP 17856 · New Columbia
Who lives in ZIP code 17856 (New Columbia, PA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
New Columbia, PA · Union County
uszips 2026
People3,167
Median age46.4
Household income$91,661
Home value$211,249
Median rent$900/mo
Poverty3.7%
College degree+23.6%
Commute18 min
Place
- Metro area
- Lewisburg, PA (micro)
- Wider region
- Bloomsburg-Berwick-Sunbury, PA
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 25 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,339
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
17.1% are 65 or older; 82.2% are adults.
Household income
43.6% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $47,984.
Education (adults 25+)
35.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 66.2%
- Never married
- 15.3%
- Divorced
- 13.0%
- Widowed
- 5.5%
- Family size
- 2.63
- Dual-income families
- 68.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 93.7%
- Rent burden
- 22.8%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 71.3%
- Unemployment
- 2.4%
- Self-employed
- 9.4%
- Farmers
- 2.4%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 13.5%
- Veterans
- 4.6%
- With a disability
- 12.0%
- No health insurance
- 4.9%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.