ZIP 17948 · Mahanoy City
Who lives in ZIP code 17948 (Mahanoy City, PA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Mahanoy City, PA · Schuylkill County
uszips 2026
People4,188
Median age37.6
Household income$47,813
Home value$57,177
Median rent$916/mo
Poverty31.9%
College degree+8.8%
Commute25 min
Place
- Metro area
- Pottsville, PA (micro)
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 84 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,615
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
16.8% are 65 or older; 71.9% are adults.
Household income
12.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $24,444.
Education (adults 25+)
22.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
17.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 33.3%
- Never married
- 42.1%
- Divorced
- 16.1%
- Widowed
- 8.6%
- Family size
- 3.22
- Dual-income families
- 40.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 64.3%
- Rent burden
- 46.0%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 51.9%
- Unemployment
- 14.0%
- Self-employed
- 5.3%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 3.2%
- Veterans
- 11.7%
- With a disability
- 24.7%
- No health insurance
- 11.2%
- Limited English
- 4.5%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.