ZIP Code 17959

ZIP code 17959, near Pottsville, sits in working-class to middle-income territory, with a median household income of $52,361 and per-capita income of $30,261. Homes here are valued at a median of $90,000, and the county-level property tax rate of 1.40% means an owner of such a home would owe roughly $1,260 annually. Add the 6.00% combined sales tax on purchases, and the overall tax picture takes a steady bite from paychecks that are already stretched. This is a community where earnings trail state and national averages, and property taxes consume a meaningful share of home value each year.