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Forestville ZIP codes, Pennsylvania

No ZIP code is named for Forestville, PA; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 17901. Its area codes are 570 and 272.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
483
Area codes
570, 272

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

Forestville in numbers

About 483 people live in Forestville, in 199 households. The median household income is $117,969 a year, 51% above the Pennsylvania median of $77,971 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $163,400 (36% below the Pennsylvania median). The median age is 41.7; 41.2% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.2% across Pennsylvania); the average commute takes 30 minutes.

Population483Forestville483
Households199Forestville199
Median age41.7Forestville41.7Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$117,969Forestville$117,969Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$163,400Forestville$163,400Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher41.2%Forestville41.2%Pennsylvania35.2%US 35.7%
Mean commute30.2 minForestville30.2 minPennsylvania26.3 minUS 26.4 min
Population density533 / sq miForestville533 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Forestville

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

ZIP codes overlapping Forestville
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
17901 Pottsville , PA Standard 22,371 $62,484 $152,100

Map of Forestville ZIP codes

17901

The ZIP codes of Forestville, 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 Forestville

The nearest larger towns are Minersville (4,396 people, 1.8 mi), Pottsville (13,364 people, 4.5 mi) and Gordon (959 people, 4.6 mi).

Towns near Forestville
TownPopulationDistance
Minersville 4,396 1.8 mi
Pottsville 13,364 4.5 mi
St. Clair 2,754 5.7 mi
Frackville 3,878 6.9 mi
Schuylkill Haven 5,253 7.8 mi
Mount Carmel 5,677 9.4 mi
Lake Wynonah 3,036 9.6 mi
Shenandoah 4,146 9.8 mi
Orwigsburg 3,005 10.3 mi
Mahanoy City 3,507 11.5 mi
Kulpmont 2,724 11.7 mi
Shamokin 6,853 15.2 mi
Hamburg 4,456 18.8 mi
Tamaqua 6,924 20.6 mi

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

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