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Port Carbon ZIP code, Pennsylvania

The ZIP code for Port Carbon, PA is 17965, and its area codes are 570 and 272.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
1,768
Area codes
570, 272

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Port Carbon itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Saint Clair (2.0 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Port Carbon in numbers

About 1,768 people live in Port Carbon, in 781 households. The median household income is $61,182 a year, 22% below the Pennsylvania median of $77,971 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $112,000 (56% below the Pennsylvania median), and median gross rent is $877 a month. The median age is 44.2; 13.0% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.2% across Pennsylvania); the average commute takes 21 minutes.

Population1,768Port Carbon1,768
Households781Port Carbon781
Median age44.2Port Carbon44.2Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$61,182Port Carbon$61,182Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$112,000Port Carbon$112,000Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$877Port Carbon$877Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.0%Port Carbon13.0%Pennsylvania35.2%US 35.7%
Mean commute20.9 minPort Carbon20.9 minPennsylvania26.3 minUS 26.4 min
Population density2,345 / sq miPort Carbon2,345 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Port Carbon

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Port Carbon
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
17965 Port Carbon , PA Standard 1,927 $61,284 $110,800

Map of Port Carbon ZIP codes

17965

The ZIP codes of Port Carbon, 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 Port Carbon

The nearest larger towns are St. Clair (2,754 people, 2.1 mi), Pottsville (13,364 people, 2.5 mi) and Orwigsburg (3,005 people, 4.4 mi).

Towns near Port Carbon
TownPopulationDistance
St. Clair 2,754 2.1 mi
Pottsville 13,364 2.5 mi
Orwigsburg 3,005 4.4 mi
Schuylkill Haven 5,253 4.8 mi
Minersville 4,396 4.9 mi
Frackville 3,878 6.9 mi
Lake Wynonah 3,036 7.3 mi
Mahanoy City 3,507 8.1 mi
Shenandoah 4,146 8.5 mi
Hamburg 4,456 13.7 mi
Mount Carmel 5,677 14.6 mi
Tamaqua 6,924 14.6 mi
Coaldale 2,514 15.6 mi
McAdoo 2,501 16.8 mi

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