ZIP 17901 · Pottsville
Who lives in ZIP code 17901 (Pottsville, PA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Pottsville, PA · Schuylkill County
uszips 2026
People22,371
Median age46.5
Household income$62,484
Home value$151,566
Median rent$825/mo
Poverty14.8%
College degree+22.9%
Commute25 min
Place
- Metro area
- Pottsville, PA (micro)
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 109 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 10,008
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
22.9% are 65 or older; 82.0% are adults.
Household income
26.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $34,652.
Education (adults 25+)
43.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
6.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 40.8%
- Never married
- 34.8%
- Divorced
- 15.7%
- Widowed
- 8.6%
- Family size
- 2.70
- Dual-income families
- 44.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 70.1%
- Rent burden
- 34.7%
- Men / women
- 47% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 60.1%
- Unemployment
- 6.1%
- Self-employed
- 7.3%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 12.7%
- Veterans
- 7.0%
- With a disability
- 18.6%
- No health insurance
- 5.5%
- Limited English
- 0.5%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.