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17881 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 17881 covers Trevorton, Pennsylvania, with a population of about 1,510 and a median household income of $57,556.

Population
1,510546 per square mile
Median age
36.91.8 points below the US average
Median household income
$57,55624% below the Pennsylvania median
Poverty rate
16.8%4.4 points above the US average
Typical home value
$124,547up 0.8% in five years
Median rent
$68841% below the Pennsylvania median
Degree or higher
11.2%23.8 points below the US average
Homeownership
80.3%15.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
13

Where 17881 is

Trevorton, 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

Population1,510
Median age36.9
Family households63.3%
Born outside the US0.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home0.4%
White (non-Hispanic)90%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino5.1%
Veterans9.3%
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$57,556
Income per person$29,896
Poverty rate16.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance14%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k3.2%
$15–20k2.5%
$20–25k8.6%
$25–30k10.6%
$30–35k3.5%
$35–40k5.2%
$40–45k3.4%
$45–50k3.4%
$50–60k17.0%
$60–75k6.4%
$75–100k4.0%
$100–125k10.3%
$125–150k13.6%
$150–200k7.7%
$200k or more0.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed670
Mean adjusted gross income$50,336
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k29.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k31.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k10.4%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$112,300
Median gross rent$688
Rent as a share of household income22.5%
Owner-occupied80.3%
Vacant homes15.5%
Median year built1938

What the homes are

Detached house64%
Attached house17.8%
2 to 4 units12.5%
5 to 19 units2.8%
Mobile home2.8%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$124,547as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 14.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 0.8%
Typical home value since 2000
201820222026$145,686$91,122

$94,943 in 2018 to $124,547 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher11.2%
High school diploma or higher90.6%
Works from home8.3%
Drives to work alone73.8%
Takes public transport0.3%
Commutes 45 minutes or more14.1%
Health

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

Colorectal screening69.2% 4.9 pts above the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist63.9% 2.6 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use77.7% 1.8 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours37.4% 1 pts above the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost14% 1 pts above the national average of 13%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments13
People employed38
Annual payroll$726,000
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 35.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low
Expected annual loss41.9 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.

Landslide94.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather86.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind77.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire75.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane69.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding67.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning59.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado37.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave35.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake34.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail29.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm27Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche25.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave23.4Relatively 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$57,556$76,081$78,538
Income per person$29,896$43,104$43,289
Poverty rate16.8%11.8%12.4%
Median home value$112,300$240,500$303,400
Median gross rent$688$1,162$1,348
Homeownership80.3%69.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher11.2%34.5%35%
Unemployment rate3.5%5.2%5.2%
Works from home8.3%13.8%13.5%
Born outside the US0.5%7.4%13.9%
Median age36.940.938.7
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 US12.8 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%.

Line Mountain 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 vulnerability11more vulnerable than 11% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status23more vulnerable than 23% of US census tracts
Household characteristics21more vulnerable than 21% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status4more vulnerable than 4% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport15more vulnerable than 15% of US census tracts
Walkability4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

17860 Paxinos, PA7.6 km away
17867 Rebuck, PA7.7 km away
17823 Dornsife, PA8.3 km away
17836 Leck Kill, PA8.8 km away
17872 Shamokin, PA9.4 km away
17866 Coal Township, PA10 km away
17877 Snydertown, PA10.8 km away
17801 Sunbury, PA12.2 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 area2.76 sq mi
Population density546 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.7819, -76.6702

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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