17957 ZIP Code — Muir, PA

ZIP code 17957 covers Muir, Pennsylvania, with a median household income of $94,922.

Median age: 39.20.5 points above the US average
Median household income: $94,9221.2× the Pennsylvania median
Poverty rate: 7.4%5 points below the US average
Median home value: $210,60012% below the Pennsylvania median
Degree or higher: 30.4%4.6 points below the US average
Homeownership: 92.6%27.6 points above the US average
Time zone: Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time

Where 17957 is

Muir, 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

Median age	39.2
Family households	73.3%
Born outside the US	0%
Speaks a language other than English at home	1.5%
White (non-Hispanic)	100%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0%
Hispanic or Latino	0%
Veterans	7.2%

Population by age

Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income	$94,922
Income per person	$31,821
Poverty rate	7.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance	20%

Household income distribution

Under $10k	2.2%
$10–15k	0.0%
$15–20k	0.0%
$20–25k	17.8%
$25–30k	0.0%
$30–35k	0.0%
$35–40k	0.0%
$40–45k	3.0%
$45–50k	1.5%
$50–60k	0.0%
$60–75k	5.2%
$75–100k	20.7%
$100–125k	13.3%
$125–150k	21.5%
$150–200k	13.3%
$200k or more	1.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed	160
Mean adjusted gross income	$61,425
Returns declaring $200,000 or more	0%
Returns, under $25k	25.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k	25.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k	31.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k	0.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k	18.8%
Returns, $200k or more	0.0%

Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value	$210,600
Owner-occupied	92.6%
Vacant homes	0%
Median year built	1953

What the homes are

Detached house	93.3%
Attached house	3%
2 to 4 units	3.7%

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate	1.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.4%
High school diploma or higher	87%
Works from home	3.3%
Drives to work alone	80.8%
Takes public transport	0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more	14.6%

Health

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

Colorectal screening	61.1% 3.2 pts below the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist	61.7% same as the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use	76.5% 0.6 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours	40.2% 3.8 pts above the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost	14.2% 1.2 pts above the national average of 13%

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 71.2% of US census tracts
FEMA rating	Relatively Moderate
Expected annual loss	57.3 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	95.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide	93.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding	90.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind	84.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning	80.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane	76.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire	76.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave	67.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado	52.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm	50.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake	49Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave	46.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche	28.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail	27.9Very 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	$94,922	$76,081	$78,538
Income per person	$31,821	$43,104	$43,289
Poverty rate	7.4%	11.8%	12.4%
Median home value	$210,600	$240,500	$303,400
Median gross rent	—	$1,162	$1,348
Homeownership	92.6%	69.3%	65%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.4%	34.5%	35%
Unemployment rate	1.8%	5.2%	5.2%
Works from home	3.3%	13.8%	13.5%
Born outside the US	0%	7.4%	13.9%
Median age	39.2	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	DEHART DAM, PA US24.5 km away
Rain in a year	51 in
Snow in a year	28 in

Average high and low by month

January	36.9°F / 20°F3.59 in rain, 8.4 in snow
February	39.7°F / 20.7°F2.83 in rain, 8.3 in snow
March	48.5°F / 27.6°F3.88 in rain, 5.1 in snow
April	61.1°F / 37.3°F4.46 in rain, 0.6 in snow
May	71.2°F / 47°F4.42 in rain
June	79.2°F / 56.3°F4.87 in rain
July	83.7°F / 60.1°F5.05 in rain
August	82°F / 59.1°F4.27 in rain
September	75.3°F / 52.4°F5.63 in rain
October	63.6°F / 41.2°F4.54 in rain
November	52.2°F / 32.4°F3.3 in rain, 0.8 in snow
December	41.6°F / 25.1°F4.01 in rain, 4.4 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	100% 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%.

Williams 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	45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status	44more vulnerable than 44% of US census tracts
Household characteristics	53more vulnerable than 53% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status	5more vulnerable than 5% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport	57more vulnerable than 57% of US census tracts
Walkability	7.2 out of 20Below average

Nearby ZIP codes

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

17980 Tower City, PA	3 km away
17983 Valley View, PA	6.3 km away
17938 Hegins, PA	9 km away
17098 Williamstown, PA	9.1 km away
17968 Sacramento, PA	9.4 km away
17978 Spring Glen, PA	9.7 km away
17966 Ravine, PA	9.7 km away
17981 Tremont, PA	11.6 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	0.32 sq mi
Latitude, longitude	40.5926, -76.5161

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.