ZIP 17965 · Port Carbon
Who lives in ZIP code 17965 (Port Carbon, PA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Port Carbon, PA · Schuylkill County
uszips 2026
People1,927
Median age46.0
Household income$61,284
Home value$107,082
Median rent$886/mo
Poverty10.1%
College degree+13.8%
Commute21 min
Place
- Metro area
- Pottsville, PA (micro)
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 666 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 856
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
22.3% are 65 or older; 81.6% are adults.
Household income
26.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $35,115.
Education (adults 25+)
42.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
4.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 52.2%
- Never married
- 28.1%
- Divorced
- 13.6%
- Widowed
- 6.1%
- Family size
- 2.80
- Dual-income families
- 47.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 79.0%
- Rent burden
- 29.2%
- Men / women
- 46% / 54%
Work
- In labor force
- 61.7%
- Unemployment
- 4.5%
- Self-employed
- 5.8%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 4.9%
- Veterans
- 7.4%
- With a disability
- 20.6%
- No health insurance
- 6.4%
- Limited English
- 1.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.