Postal Codes

17859 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 17859 covers Orangeville, Pennsylvania, with a population of about 2,637 and a median household income of $70,577.

Population
2,63770 per square mile
Median age
5112.3 points above the US average
Median household income
$70,5777% below the Pennsylvania median
Poverty rate
5.7%6.7 points below the US average
Median home value
$213,30011% below the Pennsylvania median
Median rent
$80830% below the Pennsylvania median
Degree or higher
23.3%11.7 points below the US average
Homeownership
90%25 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
35

Where 17859 is

Orangeville, Pennsylvania — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population2,637
Median age51
Family households62.5%
Born outside the US2.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home2.2%
White (non-Hispanic)98.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0.2%
Veterans10.6%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$70,577
Income per person$34,157
Poverty rate5.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance9.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.8%
$10–15k1.6%
$15–20k5.2%
$20–25k8.3%
$25–30k6.8%
$30–35k4.6%
$35–40k3.5%
$40–45k4.7%
$45–50k2.2%
$50–60k3.8%
$60–75k9.0%
$75–100k16.9%
$100–125k11.2%
$125–150k8.4%
$150–200k5.8%
$200k or more5.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed1,390
Mean adjusted gross income$66,343
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.6%
Returns, under $25k28.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k23.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k17.3%
Returns, $200k or more3.6%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$213,300
Median gross rent$808
Rent as a share of household income19.5%
Owner-occupied90%
Vacant homes20.3%
Median year built1978

What the homes are

Detached house70.4%
Attached house3%
2 to 4 units3.2%
5 to 19 units0.4%
Mobile home23%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate6.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher23.3%
High school diploma or higher93.7%
Works from home12.5%
Drives to work alone75.8%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more8.4%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Colorectal screening68.3% 4 pts above the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist64.4% 3.1 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use77.6% 1.7 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost14.1% 1.1 pts above the national average of 13%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments35
People employed331
Annual payroll$11,267,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 67.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss68.3 out of 100
Community resilience82.1 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Landslide94.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather92.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding89.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind82.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning79.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane69.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire67.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave50.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado47.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave47Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm46.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail38.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake35.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche33.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
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Compared with Pennsylvania and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPPennsylvaniaUnited States
Median household income$70,577$76,081$78,538
Income per person$34,157$43,104$43,289
Poverty rate5.7%11.8%12.4%
Median home value$213,300$240,500$303,400
Median gross rent$808$1,162$1,348
Homeownership90%69.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher23.3%34.5%35%
Unemployment rate6.2%5.2%5.2%
Works from home12.5%13.8%13.5%
Born outside the US2.1%7.4%13.9%
Median age5140.938.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationBENTON 3 NE, PA US14.9 km away
Rain in a year48 in
Snow in a year46 in

Average high and low by month

January32.8°F / 16.2°F3.19 in rain, 12.3 in snow
February35.5°F / 17.6°F2.55 in rain, 12.9 in snow
March44.4°F / 24.8°F3.4 in rain, 8.6 in snow
April57.6°F / 35°F4.36 in rain, 1.4 in snow
May68.7°F / 45.6°F4.7 in rain
June76°F / 54.7°F4.55 in rain
July80.3°F / 58.4°F4.48 in rain
August78.1°F / 57.3°F4.54 in rain
September72.1°F / 50.3°F4.89 in rain
October60.4°F / 38.9°F4.77 in rain, 0.6 in snow
November48.1°F / 30.8°F3.41 in rain, 2.2 in snow
December37.9°F / 21.7°F3.58 in rain, 8 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket25% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Benton Area School District45.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Central Columbia School District30.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Millville Area School District24.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability38more vulnerable than 38% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status38more vulnerable than 38% of US census tracts
Household characteristics46more vulnerable than 46% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status6more vulnerable than 6% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Walkability5.4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

17878 Stillwater, PA5.6 km away
18631 Mifflinville, PA9.8 km away
17815 Bloomsburg, PA11.1 km away
17846 Millville, PA12 km away
18603 Berwick, PA12.1 km away
18611 Cambra, PA12.4 km away
17814 Benton, PA13.9 km away
18622 Huntington Mills, PA15.8 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Columbia County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area37.78 sq mi
Water area0.31 sq mi
Population density70 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.1016, -76.3810

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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