ZIP 17961 · Orwigsburg
Who lives in ZIP code 17961 (Orwigsburg, PA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Orwigsburg, PA · Schuylkill County
uszips 2026
People6,740
Median age45.6
Household income$94,941
Home value$246,004
Median rent$953/mo
Poverty3.6%
College degree+36.1%
Commute31 min
Place
- Metro area
- Pottsville, PA (micro)
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 102 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 2,649
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
19.8% are 65 or older; 77.6% are adults.
Household income
46.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $55,151.
Education (adults 25+)
39.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
1.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 58.1%
- Never married
- 21.4%
- Divorced
- 12.3%
- Widowed
- 8.3%
- Family size
- 3.09
- Dual-income families
- 60.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 78.6%
- Rent burden
- 21.8%
- Men / women
- 46% / 54%
Work
- In labor force
- 64.9%
- Unemployment
- 4.4%
- Self-employed
- 11.1%
- Farmers
- 0.6%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 24.1%
- Veterans
- 8.8%
- With a disability
- 12.7%
- No health insurance
- 6.1%
- Limited English
- 0.2%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.