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Atlas ZIP codes, Pennsylvania

No ZIP code is named for Atlas, PA; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 17851. Its area codes are 272 and 570.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
719
Area codes
272, 570

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

Atlas in numbers

About 719 people live in Atlas, in 350 households. The median household income is $51,522 a year, 34% below the Pennsylvania median of $77,971 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $53,600 (79% below the Pennsylvania median), and median gross rent is $908 a month. The median age is 51.5; 15.7% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.2% across Pennsylvania); the average commute takes 25 minutes.

Population719Atlas719
Households350Atlas350
Median age51.5Atlas51.5Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$51,522Atlas$51,522Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$53,600Atlas$53,600Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$908Atlas$908Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.7%Atlas15.7%Pennsylvania35.2%US 35.7%
Mean commute24.9 minAtlas24.9 minPennsylvania26.3 minUS 26.4 min
Population density2,673 / sq miAtlas2,673 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Atlas

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

ZIP codes overlapping Atlas
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
17851 Mount Carmel , PA Standard 7,234 $53,637 $79,300

Map of Atlas ZIP codes

17851

The ZIP codes of Atlas, 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 Atlas

The nearest larger towns are Mount Carmel (5,677 people, 0.9 mi), Kulpmont (2,724 people, 2.3 mi) and Ashland (2,324 people, 4.5 mi).

Towns near Atlas
TownPopulationDistance
Mount Carmel 5,677 0.9 mi
Kulpmont 2,724 2.3 mi
Shamokin 6,853 6.7 mi
Frackville 3,878 10.3 mi
Minersville 4,396 11.5 mi
Shenandoah 4,146 12.0 mi
St. Clair 2,754 13.5 mi
Pottsville 13,364 14.1 mi
Bloomsburg 13,024 14.3 mi
Danville 4,217 14.9 mi
Mahanoy City 3,507 15.2 mi
Schuylkill Haven 5,253 17.8 mi
Sunbury 9,617 19.3 mi
Lake Wynonah 3,036 19.6 mi

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