ZIP 17872 · Shamokin
Who lives in ZIP code 17872 (Shamokin, PA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Shamokin, PA · Northumberland County
uszips 2026
People8,894
Median age42.0
Household income$48,750
Home value$83,607
Median rent$824/mo
Poverty20.2%
College degree+12.1%
Commute31 min
Place
- Metro area
- Sunbury, PA (micro)
- Wider region
- Bloomsburg-Berwick-Sunbury, PA
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 80 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 3,935
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
18.9% are 65 or older; 79.0% are adults.
Household income
16.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $26,858.
Education (adults 25+)
36.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
7.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 40.9%
- Never married
- 36.4%
- Divorced
- 14.8%
- Widowed
- 7.9%
- Family size
- 2.90
- Dual-income families
- 38.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 66.9%
- Rent burden
- 37.0%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 50.6%
- Unemployment
- 1.8%
- Self-employed
- 6.8%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 5.4%
- Veterans
- 8.5%
- With a disability
- 25.9%
- No health insurance
- 2.3%
- Limited English
- 1.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.