ZIP code
17801
Sunbury, PA
17801 covers Sunbury in Northumberland County, with 16,229 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 17801. Methodology
ZIP code map of 17801

About ZIP code 17801
More enterprise fields
Commercial ZIP directory · not ACS
Commercial ZIP directory population_count for ZCTA 17801. Not ACS. Methodology
People in 17801
Race
- White14,368
- Black or African American386
- American Indian or Alaska Native25
- Asian48
- Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander6
- Other race603
- Two or more races896
Hispanic or Latino (any race): 1,299
Age
- Under 101,801
- 10 to 191,963
- 20 to 291,734
- 30 to 392,026
- 40 to 491,872
- 50 to 592,379
- 60 to 692,364
- 70 to 791,462
- 80 and older731
Income and housing in 17801
Education
- High school graduate91.1%
- Bachelor's degree16.3%
- Graduate degree3.5%
Places covering 17801
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.
- Sunbury59.5%
- Snydertown1.9%
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.
- Northumberland 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
38.6% of this ZIP is outside city limits (a real overlap row, not missing data).
Population history for 17801
Hover the chart or read the table below (Year | ACS | IRS).
| Year | ACS population | IRS population |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 15,086 | |
| 2006 | 14,694 | |
| 2007 | 16,071 | |
| 2008 | 14,710 | |
| 2009 | 14,512 | |
| 2010 | 14,769 | |
| 2011 | 16,339 | 14,756 |
| 2012 | 16,532 | 14,620 |
| 2013 | 16,142 | 14,450 |
| 2014 | 16,288 | 14,450 |
| 2015 | 16,326 | 14,480 |
| 2016 | 16,438 | 14,160 |
| 2017 | 16,139 | 14,150 |
| 2018 | 15,979 | 14,100 |
| 2019 | 15,701 | 14,200 |
| 2020 | 15,583 | 14,180 |
| 2021 | 16,165 | 13,810 |
| 2022 | 16,236 | 13,620 |
| 2023 | 16,229 |
ACS: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. IRS: Statistics of Income ZIP Code data.
ZIP codes near 17801
12 nearest ZIP centroids (any distance)
- 17876Shamokin Dam3.7 miPop 1,840 · Income $78,971
- 17881Trevorton5.5 miPop 1,510 · Income $57,556
- 17823Dornsife6.4 miPop 1,316 · Income $73,984
- 17857Northumberland6.6 miPop 7,682 · Income $64,306
- 17872Shamokin6.7 miPop 8,950 · Income $44,395
- 17870Selinsgrove6.9 miPop 14,538 · Income $71,921
- 17860Paxinos8.2 miPop 2,605 · Income $82,813
- 17889Winfield8.8 miPop 2,906 · Income $76,378
- 17867Rebuck9.2 miPop 190 · Income $58,750
- 17866Coal Township9.7 miPop 9,808 · Income $49,105
- 17850Montandon10.3 miPop 618 · Income $49,500
- 17865Potts Grove10.4 miPop 15 · Income —
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ZIP code 17801 FAQ
- What city is ZIP code 17801 in?
- 17801 is in Sunbury, PA.
- What county is 17801 in?
- 17801 is in Northumberland County.
- What is the median household income in 17801?
- The median household income in 17801 is $57,341.
- Which ZIP codes are near 17801?
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