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Palo Alto ZIP codes, Pennsylvania

No ZIP code is named for Palo Alto, PA; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. 2 ZIP codes cover it: 17901 and 17965. Its area codes are 570 and 272.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
2 more
Population
960
Area codes
570, 272

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Palo Alto 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.

Palo Alto in numbers

About 960 people live in Palo Alto, in 416 households. The median household income is $61,667 a year, 21% below the Pennsylvania median of $77,971 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $91,100 (64% below the Pennsylvania median), and median gross rent is $961 a month. The median age is 42.2; 10.9% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.2% across Pennsylvania); the average commute takes 25 minutes.

Population960Palo Alto960
Households416Palo Alto416
Median age42.2Palo Alto42.2Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$61,667Palo Alto$61,667Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$91,100Palo Alto$91,100Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$961Palo Alto$961Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher10.9%Palo Alto10.9%Pennsylvania35.2%US 35.7%
Mean commute25.4 minPalo Alto25.4 minPennsylvania26.3 minUS 26.4 min
Population density920 / sq miPalo Alto920 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Palo Alto

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

ZIP codes overlapping Palo Alto
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
17901 Pottsville , PA Standard 22,371 $62,484 $152,100
17965 Port Carbon , PA Standard 1,927 $61,284 $110,800

Map of Palo Alto ZIP codes

1790117965

The ZIP codes of Palo Alto, 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 Palo Alto

The nearest larger towns are Port Carbon (1,768 people, 0.8 mi), Pottsville (13,364 people, 2.1 mi) and St. Clair (2,754 people, 2.6 mi).

Towns near Palo Alto
TownPopulationDistance
Pottsville 13,364 2.1 mi
St. Clair 2,754 2.6 mi
Schuylkill Haven 5,253 4.0 mi
Orwigsburg 3,005 4.1 mi
Minersville 4,396 4.7 mi
Lake Wynonah 3,036 6.6 mi
Frackville 3,878 7.5 mi
Mahanoy City 3,507 8.9 mi
Shenandoah 4,146 9.2 mi
Hamburg 4,456 13.3 mi
Mount Carmel 5,677 14.8 mi
Tamaqua 6,924 15.1 mi
Coaldale 2,514 16.2 mi
McAdoo 2,501 17.5 mi

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

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