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Sylvania ZIP code, Pennsylvania

The ZIP code for Sylvania, PA is 16945, and its area codes are 570 and 272.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
237
Area codes
570, 272

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Sylvania itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Troy (4.2 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to Sylvania 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.

Sylvania in numbers

About 237 people live in Sylvania, in 87 households. The median household income is $51,875 a year, 33% below the Pennsylvania median of $77,971 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $153,800 (40% below the Pennsylvania median), and median gross rent is $700 a month. The median age is 30.2; 16.4% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.2% across Pennsylvania); the average commute takes 26 minutes.

Population237Sylvania237
Households87Sylvania87
Median age30.2Sylvania30.2Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$51,875Sylvania$51,875Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$153,800Sylvania$153,800Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$700Sylvania$700Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.4%Sylvania16.4%Pennsylvania35.2%US 35.7%
Mean commute26.1 minSylvania26.1 minPennsylvania26.3 minUS 26.4 min
Population density212 / sq miSylvania212 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Sylvania

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Sylvania
ZIP City Type
16945 Sylvania , PA No street area

Other ZIP codes overlapping Sylvania

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

ZIP codes overlapping Sylvania
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
16947 Troy , PA Standard 4,797 $59,872 $176,200

Towns near Sylvania

The nearest larger towns are Troy (1,408 people, 4.0 mi), Canton (1,531 people, 10.0 mi) and Mansfield (2,990 people, 11 mi).

Towns near Sylvania
TownPopulationDistance
Mansfield 2,990 11.0 mi
Southport, NY 6,450 18.3 mi
West Elmira, NY 4,750 19.8 mi
Elmira, NY 26,257 20.4 mi
Athens 3,243 20.4 mi
Towanda 2,791 21.7 mi
Sayre 5,431 21.8 mi
Waverly, NY 4,305 22.2 mi
Elmira Heights, NY 4,110 22.6 mi
Wellsboro 3,437 22.9 mi
Big Flats, NY 5,651 25.1 mi
Horseheads, NY 6,449 25.5 mi
Corning, NY 10,643 25.9 mi
Horseheads North, NY 2,676 27.5 mi

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