Watts is a township in Perry County, Pennsylvania, home to about 1,570 people across 12 square miles. Its ZIP code is 17069, and parts of 17020 are in Watts too.
Homes sold for a median of $180 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Watts; also New Buffalo
Mostly Penn Township (Perry County); part is in Watts
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Watts. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)88 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Harrisburg International Airport (MDT)21 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Baltimore, MD80 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA104 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Watts; 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.
Watts had 1,231 residents in the 2020 census, up 3% since 2000.
It’s the 1401st largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.
Perry County grew from 26,263 residents in 1900 to 45,842 in 2020.
Perry County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 22°F. About 45.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 24 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Harrisburg 1 Ne, PA weather station (13 miles away).
6,058 jobs at 789 businesses in Perry 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.
Parks (2 nearby)
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 2.5 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 Penn Township (Perry County), Wheatfield, Duncannon, Miller Township (Perry County), Reed and New Buffalo.
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.