ZIP code
17901
Pottsville, PA
17901 covers Pottsville in Schuylkill County, with 22,557 people in the ACS 2023 estimate.
Figures are for the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA), which is not the same as a USPS ZIP code. A PO Box or unique ZIP may have no ZCTA and no demographics. Methodology
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2019–2023 5-year (vintage 2023). Geography: ZCTA 17901. Methodology
ZIP code map of 17901

About ZIP code 17901
More enterprise fields
Commercial ZIP directory · not ACS
Commercial ZIP directory population_count for ZCTA 17901. Not ACS. Methodology
People in 17901
Race
- White20,267
- Black or African American663
- American Indian or Alaska Native39
- Asian136
- Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander15
- Other race350
- Two or more races1,138
Hispanic or Latino (any race): 1,126
Age
- Under 102,133
- 10 to 192,535
- 20 to 292,324
- 30 to 392,640
- 40 to 492,709
- 50 to 593,347
- 60 to 693,378
- 70 to 792,174
- 80 and older1,368
Income and housing in 17901
Education
- High school graduate92.0%
- Bachelor's degree22.5%
- Graduate degree8.2%
Places covering 17901
Cities and places — Population overlap
Share of this ZIP/ZCTA’s population located within each place, based on ZIP Code Database place-overlap data. This is a population measure, not land-area overlap or the Census-place population.
- Pottsville59.0%
- Palo Alto4.3%
- Mechanicsville2.0%
- Forestville1.8%
- Heckscherville0.9%
- Buck Run0.8%
- Mount Carbon0.4%
- St. Clair0.4%
- Marlin0.0%
- Seltzer0.0%
ZIP Code Database place-overlap table, field percent_of_zip_population_in_place, keyed by place_geoid. Not ACS 2019–2023. Overlap vintage is the shipped overlap table and is separate from ACS. Methodology
Counties — Population overlap
Share of this ZIP/ZCTA’s population located within each county, based on ZIP Code Database county-overlap data. This is a population measure, not land-area overlap or the Census county population.
- Schuylkill County100.0%
ZIP Code Database county-overlap table, field percent_of_zip_population_in_county, keyed by county_geoid. Not ACS 2019–2023. Overlap vintage is the shipped overlap table and is separate from ACS. Methodology
30.4% of this ZIP is outside city limits (a real overlap row, not missing data).
Population history for 17901
Hover the chart or read the table below (Year | ACS | IRS).
| Year | ACS population | IRS population |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 21,625 | |
| 2006 | 20,693 | |
| 2007 | 22,906 | |
| 2008 | 20,791 | |
| 2009 | 20,325 | |
| 2010 | 20,360 | |
| 2011 | 24,305 | 20,307 |
| 2012 | 24,090 | 20,050 |
| 2013 | 23,985 | 19,840 |
| 2014 | 24,175 | 19,590 |
| 2015 | 23,986 | 19,510 |
| 2016 | 23,719 | 19,230 |
| 2017 | 23,298 | 19,140 |
| 2018 | 23,126 | 18,880 |
| 2019 | 22,670 | 19,110 |
| 2020 | 22,878 | 19,300 |
| 2021 | 22,693 | 18,940 |
| 2022 | 22,875 | 18,990 |
| 2023 | 22,557 |
ACS: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. IRS: Statistics of Income ZIP Code data.
ZIP codes near 17901
12 nearest ZIP centroids (any distance)
- 17954Minersville0.8 miPop 4,564 · Income $56,736
- 17951Mar Lin1.9 miPop 307 · Income $148,390
- 17974Seltzer2.0 miPop 334 · Income $109,107
- 17944Llewellyn2.5 miPop 197 · Income $62,411
- 17923Branchdale3.3 miPop 314 · Income $32,344
- 17970Saint Clair4.8 miPop 3,130 · Income $61,726
- 17936Gordon5.1 miPop 1,004 · Income $82,344
- 17965Port Carbon5.7 miPop 1,869 · Income $58,958
- 17921Ashland6.0 miPop 7,029 · Income $71,600
- 17929Cressona6.1 miPop 1,369 · Income $71,106
- 17933Friedensburg6.5 miPop 164 · Income $49,018
- 17959New Philadelphia6.6 miPop 1,486 · Income $58,239
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ZIP code 17901 FAQ
- What city is ZIP code 17901 in?
- 17901 is in Pottsville, PA.
- What county is 17901 in?
- 17901 is in Schuylkill County.
- What is the median household income in 17901?
- The median household income in 17901 is $61,632.
- Which ZIP codes are near 17901?
- Use the radius tool on this page to list ZIP codes within a chosen distance of 17901.