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Altamont ZIP codes, Pennsylvania

No ZIP code is named for Altamont, PA; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 17931. Its area codes are 272 and 570.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
526
Area codes
272, 570

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Altamont itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Frackville (0.0 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Altamont in numbers

About 526 people live in Altamont, in 270 households. The median household income is $43,750 a year, 44% below the Pennsylvania median of $77,971 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $112,500 (56% below the Pennsylvania median). The median age is 48.4; 21.6% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.2% across Pennsylvania); the average commute takes 23 minutes.

Population526Altamont526
Households270Altamont270
Median age48.4Altamont48.4Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$43,750Altamont$43,750Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$112,500Altamont$112,500Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher21.6%Altamont21.6%Pennsylvania35.2%US 35.7%
Mean commute22.5 minAltamont22.5 minPennsylvania26.3 minUS 26.4 min
Population density569 / sq miAltamont569 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place Altamont CDP. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes covering Altamont

These ZIP codes cover part of Altamont but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Altamont
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
17931 Frackville , PA Standard 8,899 $56,507 $125,500

Map of Altamont ZIP codes

17931

The ZIP codes of Altamont, PA, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Altamont

The nearest larger towns are Gilberton (687 people, 0.8 mi), Frackville (3,878 people, 0.8 mi) and Englewood (661 people, 1.5 mi).

Towns near Altamont
TownPopulationDistance
Frackville 3,878 0.8 mi
Shenandoah 4,146 2.4 mi
Mahanoy City 3,507 4.5 mi
St. Clair 2,754 4.6 mi
Minersville 4,396 6.9 mi
Pottsville 13,364 7.3 mi
Mount Carmel 5,677 10.2 mi
Orwigsburg 3,005 10.8 mi
Schuylkill Haven 5,253 11.1 mi
Kulpmont 2,724 13.4 mi
Lake Wynonah 3,036 13.6 mi
McAdoo 2,501 14.2 mi
Tamaqua 6,924 15.2 mi
Coaldale 2,514 15.9 mi

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