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Seltzer ZIP code, Pennsylvania

The ZIP code for Seltzer, PA is 17974, and its area codes are 570 and 272.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
321
Area codes
570, 272

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Seltzer itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Minersville (1.3 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to Seltzer uses the ZIP code above. 1 more ZIP code covers part of the city but is addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

Seltzer in numbers

About 321 people live in Seltzer, in 133 households. The median household income is $111,250 a year, 43% above the Pennsylvania median of $77,971 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $117,400 (54% below the Pennsylvania median). The median age is 29.7; 13.9% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.2% across Pennsylvania); the average commute takes 26 minutes.

Population321Seltzer321
Households133Seltzer133
Median age29.7Seltzer29.7Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$111,250Seltzer$111,250Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$117,400Seltzer$117,400Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher13.9%Seltzer13.9%Pennsylvania35.2%US 35.7%
Mean commute25.5 minSeltzer25.5 minPennsylvania26.3 minUS 26.4 min
Population density3,527 / sq miSeltzer3,527 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Seltzer

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Seltzer
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
17974 Seltzer , PA Standard 312 $111,488 $119,200

Other ZIP codes overlapping Seltzer

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

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

Map of Seltzer ZIP codes

17974

The ZIP codes of Seltzer, 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 Seltzer

The nearest larger towns are Minersville (4,396 people, 1.3 mi), Pottsville (13,364 people, 1.8 mi) and Mechanicsville (448 people, 2.9 mi).

Towns near Seltzer
TownPopulationDistance
Minersville 4,396 1.3 mi
Pottsville 13,364 1.8 mi
St. Clair 2,754 3.0 mi
Schuylkill Haven 5,253 5.8 mi
Frackville 3,878 6.0 mi
Orwigsburg 3,005 7.5 mi
Lake Wynonah 3,036 8.0 mi
Shenandoah 4,146 8.6 mi
Mahanoy City 3,507 9.6 mi
Mount Carmel 5,677 11.5 mi
Kulpmont 2,724 14.1 mi
Hamburg 4,456 16.5 mi
Shamokin 6,853 17.8 mi
Tamaqua 6,924 17.9 mi

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