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Shamokin Dam ZIP code, Pennsylvania

The ZIP code for Shamokin Dam, PA is 17876, and its area codes are 570 and 272.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
1,708
Area codes
570, 272

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Shamokin Dam itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Sunbury (3.7 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to Shamokin Dam 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.

Shamokin Dam in numbers

About 1,708 people live in Shamokin Dam, in 722 households. The median household income is $69,063 a year, 11% below the Pennsylvania median of $77,971 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $197,200 (23% below the Pennsylvania median), and median gross rent is $926 a month. The median age is 46.3; 21.7% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.2% across Pennsylvania); the average commute takes 23 minutes.

Population1,708Shamokin Dam1,708
Households722Shamokin Dam722
Median age46.3Shamokin Dam46.3Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$69,063Shamokin Dam$69,063Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$197,200Shamokin Dam$197,200Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$926Shamokin Dam$926Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.7%Shamokin Dam21.7%Pennsylvania35.2%US 35.7%
Mean commute23.3 minShamokin Dam23.3 minPennsylvania26.3 minUS 26.4 min
Population density926 / sq miShamokin Dam926 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Shamokin Dam

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Shamokin Dam
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
17876 Shamokin Dam , PA Standard 1,827 $70,972 $203,500

Other ZIP codes overlapping Shamokin Dam

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

ZIP codes overlapping Shamokin Dam
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
17870 Selinsgrove , PA Standard 14,490 $70,339 $236,800

Map of Shamokin Dam ZIP codes

17876

The ZIP codes of Shamokin Dam, 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 Shamokin Dam

The nearest larger towns are Sunbury (9,617 people, 2.1 mi), Northumberland (3,866 people, 3.2 mi) and Selinsgrove (5,593 people, 4.5 mi).

Towns near Shamokin Dam
TownPopulationDistance
Sunbury 9,617 2.1 mi
Northumberland 3,866 3.2 mi
Selinsgrove 5,593 4.5 mi
Lewisburg 5,257 8.1 mi
Milton 6,534 10.0 mi
Mifflinburg 3,473 12.3 mi
Danville 4,217 13.3 mi
Shamokin 6,853 15.0 mi
Kulpmont 2,724 19.0 mi
Bloomsburg 13,024 21.7 mi
Mount Carmel 5,677 22.1 mi
Millersburg 2,531 22.8 mi
Muncy 2,720 23.9 mi
South Williamsport 6,211 27.2 mi

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