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New Columbus ZIP codes, Pennsylvania

No ZIP code is named for New Columbus, PA; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. 2 ZIP codes cover it: 18655 and 17878. Its area codes are 570 and 272.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
2 more
Population
305
Area codes
570, 272

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

New Columbus in numbers

About 305 people live in New Columbus, in 121 households. The median household income is $38,403 a year, 51% below the Pennsylvania median of $77,971 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $186,000 (27% below the Pennsylvania median), and median gross rent is $1,375 a month. The median age is 50.6; 11.5% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.2% across Pennsylvania); the average commute takes 39 minutes.

Population305New Columbus305
Households121New Columbus121
Median age50.6New Columbus50.6Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$38,403New Columbus$38,403Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$186,000New Columbus$186,000Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,375New Columbus$1,375Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher11.5%New Columbus11.5%Pennsylvania35.2%US 35.7%
Mean commute38.7 minNew Columbus38.7 minPennsylvania26.3 minUS 26.4 min
Population density98 / sq miNew Columbus98 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering New Columbus

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

ZIP codes overlapping New Columbus
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
17878 Stillwater , PA Standard 1,488 $68,125 $214,100
18655 Shickshinny , PA Standard 6,018 $72,571 $190,700

Map of New Columbus ZIP codes

1787818655

The ZIP codes of New Columbus, 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 New Columbus

The nearest larger towns are Benton (485 people, 5.3 mi), Foundryville (360 people, 7.2 mi) and Shickshinny (638 people, 7.2 mi).

Towns near New Columbus
TownPopulationDistance
Berwick 10,317 8.4 mi
Bloomsburg 13,024 14.7 mi
Nanticoke 10,653 15.0 mi
Plymouth 5,770 18.0 mi
Harveys Lake 2,809 18.3 mi
West Hazleton 5,178 19.3 mi
Larksville 4,255 19.5 mi
Dallas 2,692 19.6 mi
Mountain Top 11,850 20.1 mi
Ashley 2,602 20.3 mi
Edwardsville 4,932 20.5 mi
Luzerne 2,723 21.7 mi
Kingston 13,397 21.7 mi
Wilkes-Barre 44,423 22.0 mi

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