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Newtown ZIP codes, Pennsylvania

No ZIP code is named for Newtown, PA; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 17981. Its area code is 570.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
275
Area code
570

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

Newtown in numbers

About 275 people live in Newtown, in 115 households. The median household income is $67,917 a year, 13% below the Pennsylvania median of $77,971 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $93,800 (63% below the Pennsylvania median). The median age is 52.0; 12.6% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.2% across Pennsylvania); the average commute takes 26 minutes.

Population275Newtown275
Households115Newtown115
Median age52.0Newtown52.0Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$67,917Newtown$67,917Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$93,800Newtown$93,800Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher12.6%Newtown12.6%Pennsylvania35.2%US 35.7%
Mean commute25.5 minNewtown25.5 minPennsylvania26.3 minUS 26.4 min
Population density458 / sq miNewtown458 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Newtown

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

ZIP codes overlapping Newtown
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
17981 Tremont , PA Standard 2,468 $73,261 $92,700

Map of Newtown ZIP codes

17981

The ZIP codes of Newtown, 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 Newtown

The nearest larger towns are Branchdale (379 people, 1.8 mi), Tremont (1,605 people, 2.9 mi) and Donaldson (395 people, 3.4 mi).

Towns near Newtown
TownPopulationDistance
Minersville 4,396 5.2 mi
Pottsville 13,364 7.4 mi
Schuylkill Haven 5,253 9.2 mi
St. Clair 2,754 9.4 mi
Lake Wynonah 3,036 10.1 mi
Mount Carmel 5,677 10.5 mi
Frackville 3,878 10.8 mi
Kulpmont 2,724 11.9 mi
Orwigsburg 3,005 12.7 mi
Shenandoah 4,146 13.6 mi
Shamokin 6,853 14.4 mi
Mahanoy City 3,507 15.5 mi
Myerstown 3,124 19.5 mi
Hamburg 4,456 20.2 mi

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

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