ZIP 17959 · New Philadelphia
Who lives in ZIP code 17959 (New Philadelphia, PA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
New Philadelphia, PA · Schuylkill County
uszips 2026
People1,445
Median age46.4
Household income$52,361
Home value$101,808
Median rent$823/mo
Poverty11.0%
College degree+14.7%
Commute24 min
Place
- Metro area
- Pottsville, PA (micro)
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 40 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 615
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
22.2% are 65 or older; 80.3% are adults.
Household income
23.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $34,141.
Education (adults 25+)
50.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 34.7%
- Never married
- 37.3%
- Divorced
- 17.9%
- Widowed
- 10.1%
- Family size
- 3.06
- Dual-income families
- 46.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 77.7%
- Rent burden
- 38.2%
- Men / women
- 56% / 44%
Work
- In labor force
- 58.7%
- Unemployment
- 7.3%
- Self-employed
- 6.2%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 9.4%
- Veterans
- 13.9%
- With a disability
- 19.0%
- No health insurance
- 5.1%
- Limited English
- 0.8%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.