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Deer Lake ZIP codes, Pennsylvania

No ZIP code is named for Deer Lake, PA; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. 2 ZIP codes cover it: 17961 and 17922. Its area codes are 570 and 272.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
2 more
Population
656
Area codes
570, 272

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

Deer Lake in numbers

About 656 people live in Deer Lake, in 267 households. The median household income is $103,125 a year, 32% above the Pennsylvania median of $77,971 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $227,800 (10% below the Pennsylvania median), and median gross rent is $817 a month. The median age is 47.9; 36.5% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.2% across Pennsylvania); the average commute takes 38 minutes.

Population656Deer Lake656
Households267Deer Lake267
Median age47.9Deer Lake47.9Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$103,125Deer Lake$103,125Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$227,800Deer Lake$227,800Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$817Deer Lake$817Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher36.5%Deer Lake36.5%Pennsylvania35.2%US 35.7%
Mean commute37.9 minDeer Lake37.9 minPennsylvania26.3 minUS 26.4 min
Population density1,494 / sq miDeer Lake1,494 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Deer Lake

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

ZIP codes overlapping Deer Lake
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
17922 Auburn , PA Standard 4,803 $99,260 $257,100
17961 Orwigsburg , PA Standard 6,740 $94,941 $242,100

Map of Deer Lake ZIP codes

1792217961

The ZIP codes of Deer Lake, 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 Deer Lake

The nearest larger towns are Orwigsburg (3,005 people, 3.4 mi), West Hamburg (1,896 people, 5.5 mi) and Hamburg (4,456 people, 5.9 mi).

Towns near Deer Lake
TownPopulationDistance
Orwigsburg 3,005 3.4 mi
Hamburg 4,456 5.9 mi
Schuylkill Haven 5,253 6.1 mi
Lake Wynonah 3,036 6.3 mi
Pottsville 13,364 9.0 mi
St. Clair 2,754 9.8 mi
Minersville 4,396 11.7 mi
Mahanoy City 3,507 13.9 mi
Tamaqua 6,924 14.4 mi
Frackville 3,878 14.5 mi
Blandon 7,357 15.3 mi
Shenandoah 4,146 15.5 mi
Coaldale 2,514 15.6 mi
Kutztown 4,180 16.2 mi

More nearby: every ZIP code in Schuylkill County · Pennsylvania ZIP codes

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