17946 ZIP Code — Lost Creek, PA

ZIP code 17946 covers Lost Creek, Pennsylvania, with a median household income of $122,917.

Median household income: $122,9171.6× the Pennsylvania median
Poverty rate: 4.8%7.6 points below the US average
Degree or higher: 0%35 points below the US average
Homeownership: 100%35 points above the US average
Time zone: Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses: 3

Where 17946 is

Lost Creek, 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

Family households	55.7%
Born outside the US	0%
Speaks a language other than English at home	11.8%
White (non-Hispanic)	100%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0%
Hispanic or Latino	0%
Veterans	18%

Population by age

Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income	$122,917
Income per person	$39,211
Poverty rate	4.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance	12.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k	0.0%
$10–15k	12.9%
$15–20k	0.0%
$20–25k	0.0%
$25–30k	0.0%
$30–35k	0.0%
$35–40k	0.0%
$40–45k	0.0%
$45–50k	0.0%
$50–60k	0.0%
$60–75k	0.0%
$75–100k	31.4%
$100–125k	34.3%
$125–150k	21.4%
$150–200k	0.0%
$200k or more	0.0%

Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Owner-occupied	100%
Vacant homes	0%
Median year built	1965

What the homes are

Detached house	68.6%
Mobile home	31.4%

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate	0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0%
High school diploma or higher	100%
Works from home	0%
Drives to work alone	100%
Takes public transport	0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more	17.9%

Health

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

Colorectal screening	64.5% same as the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist	64.1% 2.8 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use	76.7% 0.8 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours	40.1% 3.7 pts above the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost	27.1% 14.1 pts above the national average of 13%

Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments	3
People employed	4
Annual payroll	$155,000

Natural hazard risk

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

Overall risk	Higher than 57.7% of US census tracts
FEMA rating	Relatively Moderate
Expected annual loss	35.9 out of 100
Community resilience	68.3 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.

Winter weather	94.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide	90.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind	83.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding	81.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning	79.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane	74.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire	73.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave	67.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado	51.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm	48.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave	46.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake	43Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail	22.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code

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 ZIP	Pennsylvania	United States
Median household income	$122,917	$76,081	$78,538
Income per person	$39,211	$43,104	$43,289
Poverty rate	4.8%	11.8%	12.4%
Median home value	—	$240,500	$303,400
Median gross rent	—	$1,162	$1,348
Homeownership	100%	69.3%	65%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0%	34.5%	35%
Unemployment rate	0%	5.2%	5.2%
Works from home	0%	13.8%	13.5%
Born outside the US	0%	7.4%	13.9%
Median age	—	40.9	38.7

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 station	MAHANOY CITY 2 N, PA US8.7 km away
Rain in a year	54 in
Snow in a year	48 in

Average high and low by month

January	32.5°F / 17.6°F3.89 in rain, 12.3 in snow
February	34.8°F / 17.8°F3 in rain, 12.7 in snow
March	43.8°F / 24.9°F4.21 in rain, 9.2 in snow
April	57.4°F / 36.6°F4.39 in rain, 2.1 in snow
May	67.4°F / 46.5°F4.65 in rain
June	75.9°F / 55.9°F5.07 in rain
July	80.2°F / 60.6°F5.2 in rain
August	77.9°F / 58.3°F4.68 in rain
September	72.1°F / 52°F5.24 in rain
October	60.3°F / 41.3°F4.85 in rain, 0.5 in snow
November	47.7°F / 30.6°F4.12 in rain, 2.2 in snow
December	37°F / 22.8°F4.29 in rain, 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 supermarket	None of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket	None of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket	None 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%.

Shenandoah Valley School District	100% 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 vulnerability	39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status	48more vulnerable than 48% of US census tracts
Household characteristics	42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status	21more vulnerable than 21% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport	37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Walkability	5.9 out of 20Below average

Nearby ZIP codes

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

17949 Mahanoy Plane, PA	1.6 km away
17934 Gilberton, PA	2.4 km away
17932 Frackville, PA	2.8 km away
17931 Frackville, PA	3 km away
17976 Shenandoah, PA	3.3 km away
17935 Girardville, PA	4.2 km away
17967 Ringtown, PA	5.3 km away
17948 Mahanoy City, PA	8.5 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.

Schuylkill County	100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zone	Eastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving time	Observed
Land area	1.72 sq mi
Water area	0.01 sq mi
Latitude, longitude	40.8081, -76.2407

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.