Postal Codes

17868 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 17868 covers Riverside, Pennsylvania, with a population of about 744 and a median household income of $72,297.

Population
7442,148 per square mile
Median age
48.29.5 points above the US average
Median household income
$72,297about the Pennsylvania median
Poverty rate
8.1%4.3 points below the US average
Median home value
$208,20013% below the Pennsylvania median
Median rent
$91222% below the Pennsylvania median
Degree or higher
30.9%4.1 points below the US average
Homeownership
87.7%22.7 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
12

Where 17868 is

Riverside, 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

Population744
Median age48.2
Family households60.5%
Born outside the US4.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home0.6%
White (non-Hispanic)88.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.7%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino6.5%
Veterans15.4%
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$72,297
Income per person$42,133
Poverty rate8.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance1.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.6%
$10–15k11.5%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k1.4%
$25–30k5.0%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k3.1%
$40–45k10.6%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k0.0%
$60–75k17.9%
$75–100k12.3%
$100–125k5.9%
$125–150k13.7%
$150–200k8.4%
$200k or more6.4%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$208,200
Median gross rent$912
Rent as a share of household income51%
Owner-occupied87.7%
Vacant homes0%
Median year built1951

What the homes are

Detached house86.6%
Attached house1.7%
2 to 4 units10.6%
Mobile home1.1%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher30.9%
High school diploma or higher93.5%
Works from home25.7%
Drives to work alone70.5%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more12.8%
Health

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

Colorectal screening70.3% 6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist66.3% 5 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use79.7% 3.8 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 lost10.3% 2.7 pts below the national average of 13%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments12
People employed345
Annual payroll$31,468,000
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 62.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss58.9 out of 100
Community resilience82.6 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.

Landslide91.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather89.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding88.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind78Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane74Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning65.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire52.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado39.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave38.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake37.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail33.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche28.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave28.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm7.2Very 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$72,297$76,081$78,538
Income per person$42,133$43,104$43,289
Poverty rate8.1%11.8%12.4%
Median home value$208,200$240,500$303,400
Median gross rent$912$1,162$1,348
Homeownership87.7%69.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher30.9%34.5%35%
Unemployment rate1.2%5.2%5.2%
Works from home25.7%13.8%13.5%
Born outside the US4.2%7.4%13.9%
Median age48.240.938.7
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 stationSUNBURY, PA US17.3 km away
Rain in a year44 in
Snow in a year29 in

Average high and low by month

January35.3°F / 18.9°F2.98 in rain, 7.6 in snow
February39°F / 20.6°F2.3 in rain, 8.6 in snow
March47.7°F / 27.4°F3.33 in rain, 5.2 in snow
April61.1°F / 37.2°F3.74 in rain, 0.6 in snow
May71.7°F / 47.2°F3.77 in rain
June79.8°F / 56.8°F4.38 in rain
July84.4°F / 60.3°F4.32 in rain
August82.2°F / 59.2°F3.93 in rain
September75.1°F / 51.2°F4.52 in rain
October63.6°F / 40.4°F3.92 in rain, 0.2 in snow
November50.8°F / 31.8°F3.16 in rain, 1.5 in snow
December40.1°F / 24.6°F3.34 in rain, 4.9 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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%.

Danville Area School District100% 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 vulnerability19more vulnerable than 19% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status21more vulnerable than 21% of US census tracts
Household characteristics26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status15more vulnerable than 15% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport34more vulnerable than 34% of US census tracts
Walkability5.2 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

17822 Danville, PA2.7 km away
17821 Danville, PA3.1 km away
17877 Snydertown, PA8.8 km away
17884 Washingtonville, PA11.6 km away
17824 Elysburg, PA11.7 km away
17860 Paxinos, PA12 km away
17865 Potts Grove, PA14 km away
17857 Northumberland, PA14.5 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.

Northumberland County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area0.35 sq mi
Population density2,148 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.9529, -76.6311

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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