North Union Township is a township in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, home to about 1,208 people across 21 square miles. Its ZIP code is 17985.
Homes sold for a median of $226 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly North Union Township; also Beaver Township (Columbia County) and East Union
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside North Union Township. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)88 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP)38 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Philadelphia, PA84 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of North Union Township; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
North Union Township had 1,411 residents in the 2020 census, up 15% since 2000.
It’s the 1611th largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.
Schuylkill County grew from 172,927 residents in 1900 to 143,049 in 2020.
Schuylkill County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 80°F in summer, and winter lows average 18°F. About 53.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 48 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Mahanoy City 2 N, PA weather station (6 miles away).
41,596 jobs at 2,705 businesses in Schuylkill County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Libraries
Counts are within about 3 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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Shares ZIP codes with Beaver Township (Columbia County), East Union and Union Township (Schuylkill County).
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.