17959 Zip Code Detailed Profile

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Back to All US cities. City: New Philadelphia, PA Schuylkill County, PA Zip code population (2000): 1,616 Estimated zip code population in 2007: 1,535 Home Value Estimate Address: Unit (optional): City State AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY Zip Recent Home Sales Address: City State AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY Zip Min Price (optional) Max Price (optional) Prioritization: Sale Date Distance General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Houses and condos: 793 Renter-occupied apartments: 150 % of renters here:   21% State:   29% 2008 cost of living index in zip code 17959: 79.9 (low, U.S. average is 100) Land area: 21.1 sq. mi. Water area: 0.2 sq. mi. Population density: 73 people per square mile   (very low). Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2007: This zip code:   2.1% ($599) Pennsylvania:   2.3% ($1,552) List your B&M business here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Males: 804   (49.8%) Females: 812   (50.2%) Recent posts about zip code 17959 area on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users: What does everyone like about NEPA?  (66 replies) Places to See  (6 replies) Urban population: 957 Rural population: 659 Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $65,401 17959:   $65,401 Pennsylvania:   $155,000 According to our research of public records there was one registered sex offender living in 17959 zip code in early 2007. The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this zip code is smaller than the state average. Median resident age:   42.9 years Pennsylvania median age:   38.0 years Average household size: This zip code:   2.3 people Pennsylvania:   2.5 people Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 17959, filed in 2005: Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $33,412 (Individual Income Tax Returns) Here:   $33,412 State:   $48,049 Salary/wage: $30,965 (reported on 86.3% of returns) Here:   $30,965 State:   $42,646 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 75.6% for AGIs below $10k, 74.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 84.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 106.6% for AGIs $75k-100k) Taxable interest for individuals: $845 (reported on 44.5% of returns) This zip code:   $845 Pennsylvania:   $1,657 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.5% for AGIs below $10k, 1.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k) Taxable dividends: $615 (reported on 23.5% of returns) Here:   $615 State:   $3,566 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $10k, 1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k) Net capital gain/loss: +$193 (reported on 8.6% of returns) Here:   +$193 State:   +$9,716 Profit/loss from business: +$2,912 (reported on 5.1% of returns) Here:   +$2,912 State:   +$14,267 IRA payment deduction: $3,000 (reported on 2.1% of returns) 17959:   $3,000 Pennsylvania:   $2,903 Total itemized deductions: $12,894 (2% of AGI, reported on 14.1% of returns) Here:   $12,894 State:   $18,804 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.8% for AGIs $75k-100k) Charity contributions deductions: $1,073 (1.8% of AGI, reported on 12.3% of returns) Here:   $1,073 Pennsylvania:   $3,337 Here:   1.8% of AGI State:   3.3% of AGI Total tax: $3,789 (reported on 74.1% of returns) 17959:   $3,789 State:   $8,008 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.6% for AGIs below $10k, 4.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18.2% for AGIs over 100k) Earned income credit: $1,447 (reported on 14.1% of returns) Here:   $1,447 State:   $1,643 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.2% for AGIs below $10k, 3.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k) Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 57.9% Here:   58% State:   56% (% for various income ranges: 49.2% for AGIs below $10k, 56.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 57.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 92.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

This zip code:	$34,065
Pennsylvania:	$48,576

Nearest zip codes: 17930, 17953, 17965, 17925, 17970, 17952.

Percentage of family households:

This zip code:	63.1%
Whole state:	67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This zip code:	4.7%
Whole state:	5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
• Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Housing units in zip code 17959 with a mortgage: 200 (8 second mortgage, 27 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 299

This zip code:	11.2%
Whole state:	11.6%

This zip code:	5.2%
Whole state:	5.1%

Here:	6.5
State:	6.4

Here:	5.6
State:	4.2

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 17959: Less than $10,000: 9 $10,000 to $14,999: 4 $15,000 to $19,999: 15 $20,000 to $24,999: 18 $25,000 to $29,999: 8 $30,000 to $34,999: 11 $35,000 to $39,999: 16 $40,000 to $49,999: 60 $50,000 to $59,999: 81 $60,000 to $69,999: 56 $70,000 to $79,999: 36 $80,000 to $89,999: 26 $90,000 to $99,999: 24 $100,000 to $124,999: 50 $125,000 to $149,999: 33 $150,000 to $174,999: 28 $175,000 to $199,999: 14 $200,000 to $249,999: 18 $250,000 to $299,999: 9 $300,000 to $399,999: 3 $400,000 to $499,999: 2

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 17959: Less than $100: 1 $100 to $149: 17 $150 to $199: 8 $200 to $249: 7 $250 to $299: 9 $300 to $349: 15 $350 to $399: 3 $400 to $449: 8 $450 to $499: 3 $500 to $549: 2 $700 to $749: 3 $750 to $799: 2 No cash rent: 36

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $47,742.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $67,853

17959:	$64,876
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Detached houses: $131,898

Here:	$131,898
State:	$224,371

Townhouses or other attached units: $67,272

Here:	$67,272
State:	$160,289

In 2-unit structures: $110,629

Here:	$110,629
State:	$153,822

Mobile homes: $19,250

Here:	$19,250
State:	$35,442

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 277
• One, attached: 423
• Two: 12
• 3 or 4: 26
• 5 to 9: 15
• 10 to 19: 9
• Mobile homes: 33

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 539 (80%) Carpooled: 94 (14%) Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0%) Taxi: 2 (0%) Walked: 22 (3%) Other means: 4 (1%) Worked at home: 7 (1%)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 6 5 to 9 minutes: 43 10 to 14 minutes: 78 15 to 19 minutes: 136 20 to 24 minutes: 157 25 to 29 minutes: 37 30 to 34 minutes: 55 35 to 39 minutes: 18 40 to 44 minutes: 8 45 to 59 minutes: 44 60 to 89 minutes: 50 90 or more minutes: 31

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 78.4%

Household type by relationship
Households: 1,622

• In family households: 1,334 (366 male householders, 87 female householders)

  316 spouses, 436 children (416 natural, 6 adopted, 14 stepchildren), 42 grandchildren, 22 brothers or sisters, 25 parents, 24 other relatives, 16 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 288 (99 male householders (87 living alone)), 162 female householders (146 living alone)), 27 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 3 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 218 2-persons, 105 3-persons, 87 4-persons, 31 5-persons, 8 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 233 1-person, 26 2-persons, 2 3-persons.

196 married couples with children.
92 single-parent households (26 men, 66 women).

95.8% of residents of 17959 zip code speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% very well, 31% well, 19% not well).
3.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% very well, 20% well).

Foreign born population: 5 (0.3%)
(100.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:	0.3%
Whole state:	4.1%

First ancestries reported:

Irish: 297

Lithuanian: 286

Polish: 239

German: 156

Italian: 65

United States or American: 50

English: 46

Dutch: 34

Slovak: 28

Pennsylvania German: 25

Austrian: 20

Welsh: 18

Greek: 15

Eastern European: 14

Other groups: 13

Ukrainian: 12

Czech: 8

Portuguese: 8

Scotch-Irish: 8

Arab:: 6

Lebanese: 6

Scottish: 6

Czechoslovakian: 3

European: 3

Carpatho Rusyn: 2

Russian: 1

Median worth of mobile homes: $18,873

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 1521
• Northeast: 40
• Midwest: 6
• South: 29
• West: 15

76% of the 17959 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 87% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 74% lived in Pennsylvania.

Population in 1990: 2,826. Population change in the 1990s: -1,210 (-42.8%).

Here:	19.8%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

Here:	18.6%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Here:	30.0%
Pennsylvania:	37.3%

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Educational Services: Educational Support Services (10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Lumber, Plywood, Millwork, and Wood Panel Merchant Wholesalers (5-9: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (5-9: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (1-4: 2)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 2)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (1-4: 1)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: All Other Support Services (1-4: 1)

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