What city is 17961 in?

17961 is a Orwigsburg, PA mailing address. By land area, 8% lies inside Orwigsburg and 1% lies inside Deer Lake; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.

What is the population of 17961?

About 6,740 people (±429), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 6,659.

What is the median household income in 17961?

$94,941 (±$7,986), compared with $77,971 for Pennsylvania as a whole. Half the households in the ZIP code earn more and half earn less.

How many carrier routes and mailboxes are in 17961?

6 USPS carrier routes with 3,090 residential and 208 business mailboxes (3,298 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.

What ZIP codes are near 17961?

The closest, measured center to center: 19549 (4.9 mi, Port Clinton borough, PA), 17930 (5 mi, Cumbola), 17922 (5.3 mi, Lake Wynonah), 17965 (6.5 mi, Port Carbon borough, PA), 17960 (6.8 mi, New Ringgold borough, PA) and 17929 (7 mi, Cressona borough, PA).

17961 ZIP Code, Orwigsburg, PA

17961 is a ZIP code in Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania in Schuylkill County. It covers 26 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 19549, 17930 and 17922. 6,740 people live here in 2,649 households. With about 263 people per square mile it is lightly settled, and most homes are owner-occupied (79%). Median household income is $94,941, above the Pennsylvania median of $77,971; the median age is 45.6, older than most ZIP codes.

Quick facts

Mailing city: Orwigsburg, PA
County: Schuylkill County
Land area: 26 sq mi
Population: 6,740
Median household income: $94,941
Carrier routes: 6 (3,090 homes)

Key figures

Measure	Value
Residents	6,740
Households	2,649
Median household income	$94,941
Income per person	$53,940
Median age	45.6
Homeowners	78.6%
Median home value	$242,100
Median rent	$953
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.2%
Average commute (minutes)	31
Households with kids under 18	30.5%
Moved in the past year	10.8%
Below the poverty line	3.6%
Broadband internet	91.5%
Speak a non-English language at home	8.8%

Household income

% of households	Value
<$10K	2.5%
$10–15K	2.5%
$15–25K	6.7%
$25–35K	3.7%
$35–50K	5.1%
$50–75K	14.2%
$75–100K	18.7%
$100–150K	17.5%
$150–200K	11.5%
$200K+	17.7%

Age

% of all residents	Value
<10	13.4%
10–19	10.1%
20–24	3.0%
25–34	11.0%
35–44	11.8%
45–54	14.7%
55–64	16.1%
65–74	11.3%
75+	8.5%

Tenure

% of housing units	Value
Owned, with mortgage	51.7%
Owned outright	23.2%
Rented	19.3%
Vacant	5.8%

Type of building

% of housing units	Value
Detached house	66.6%
Townhome	10.6%
2–4 units	3.6%
5–19 units	9.4%
20+ units	5.7%
Mobile / other	4.1%

Businesses in 17961

188 business establishments with 2,598 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).

Health Care and Social Assistance: 28
Other Services (except Public Administration): 25
Construction: 21
Retail Trade: 21
Finance and Insurance: 17
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: 15
Accommodation and Food Services: 14
Manufacturing: 13

EDDM carrier routes

17961 has 6 USPS carrier routes with 3,090 residential and 208 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 17961

17961 has 6 USPS carrier routes (3 city (C), 3 rural (R)) with 3,090 residential and 208 business mailboxes. Routes range from 433 homes (C003) to 662 homes (R003); the median route has 515 homes. The Census counted 2,649 households in 17961 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

Homes per route	Routes
1–249	0
250–499	2
500–749	4
750–999	0
1,000–1,499	0
1,500+	0

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Route C001 — USPS business mailboxes 65, 510 homes
Route R001 — USPS business mailboxes 62, 446 homes
Route C003 — USPS business mailboxes 30, 433 homes
Route R003 — USPS business mailboxes 27, 662 homes
Route R002 — USPS business mailboxes 14, 519 homes

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Every carrier route in 17961

Route	Type	Homes	Businesses	Est. median income	Est. owners	Est. families with kids	Est. moved in past year
C001	City	510	65	$57,333	—	—	—
C002	City	520	10	$58,405	—	—	—
C003	City	433	30	$99,011	—	—	—
R001	Rural	446	62	$110,950	—	—	—
R002	Rural	519	14	$110,950	—	—	—
R003	Rural	662	27	$99,011	—	—	—

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 17961 on the EDDM route map.

How route demographics are estimated

Mailbox counts come from USPS; demographics are estimates

The number of homes and businesses on each carrier route is the current USPS EDDM count. The Census Bureau does not publish figures for carrier routes, so income, homeownership, ages, families, movers and housing age on a route are EDDM2GO estimates built from Census block groups (neighborhood areas of roughly 600 to 3,000 people).

How a route gets its figures: the block-group length-share method

We trace each route's streets every 25 meters and record which block group each stretch falls in. The route's homes are spread along its streets in proportion to length, so a route with 60% of its street length in one block group is assumed to have 60% of its homes there. Each block group then contributes its Census counts in proportion to the share of its housing units that sit on the route (capped at the whole block group). Medians are recalculated from the combined income, home-value and age brackets, the way the Census Bureau computes them, not averaged.

Margins of error

Census survey figures carry a margin of error at 90% confidence; we carry it through the calculation and show it as ±. Our margins treat the route-to-block-group split as exact, so the real uncertainty is larger. Routes with fewer than 100 estimated households, large margins, or streets we could not place are flagged.

Different years

USPS mailbox counts are current. Census figures are 5-year averages for 2020–2024, so a new subdivision may have more homes on the route today than the Census counted. Use the route figures to compare routes with each other, not as an exact head count.

Why some routes show identical figures

Two routes that run through the same block group get the same percentages and medians, because the Census publishes one set of figures for the whole block group. Their mailbox counts still differ, and those are exact.

Route and mailbox counts: USPS EDDM route data. Route demographics: EDDM2GO estimates from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year block-group data (2020–2024) and 2024 cartographic block-group boundaries. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Nearby ZIP codes

19549 — Port Clinton borough, PA (4.9 mi)
17930 — Cumbola CDP, PA (5 mi)
17922 — Lake Wynonah CDP, PA (5.3 mi)
17965 — Port Carbon borough, PA (6.5 mi)
17960 — New Ringgold borough, PA (6.8 mi)
17929 — Cressona borough, PA (7 mi)
17953 — Middleport borough, PA (7 mi)
17925 (7.5 mi)

Areas that include 17961

Orwigsburg, PA ZIP codes — 1 ZIP code
Deer Lake, PA ZIP codes — 2 ZIP codes
Schuylkill County ZIP codes — 57 ZIP codes
Pennsylvania ZIP code data

Where it ranks

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EDDM guides

ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 17961, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 17961 in?: 17961 is a Orwigsburg, PA mailing address. By land area, 8% lies inside Orwigsburg and 1% lies inside Deer Lake; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.
What county is 17961 in?: 17961 is in Schuylkill County.
What is the population of 17961?: About 6,740 people (±429), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 6,659.
What is the median household income in 17961?: $94,941 (±$7,986), compared with $77,971 for Pennsylvania as a whole. Half the households in the ZIP code earn more and half earn less.
How many carrier routes and mailboxes are in 17961?: 6 USPS carrier routes with 3,090 residential and 208 business mailboxes (3,298 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 17961?: The closest, measured center to center: 19549 (4.9 mi, Port Clinton borough, PA), 17930 (5 mi, Cumbola), 17922 (5.3 mi, Lake Wynonah), 17965 (6.5 mi, Port Carbon borough, PA), 17960 (6.8 mi, New Ringgold borough, PA) and 17929 (7 mi, Cressona borough, PA).

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.