Best ZIP Codes for Cash Flow in Sunbury, PA (2026)
Ranked by cap rate — the annual return on the purchase price before financing. ZIPs that also clear the 1% rule are marked.
| # | ZIP | City | Home value | Rent | Cap rate | 5-yr growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17851 1% rule | Mount Carmel, PA | $56,659 | $873 | 12.02% | 5.5% |
| 2 | 17872 1% rule | Shamokin, PA | $55,050 | $848 | 12.01% | 1.8% |
| 3 | 17866 1% rule | Coal Township, PA | $69,122 | $873 | 9.85% | 3.7% |
| 4 | 17832 | Marion Heights, PA | $88,660 | $873 | 7.68% | — |
| 5 | 17834 | Kulpmont, PA | $92,344 | $873 | 7.37% | 3.1% |
| 6 | 17881 | Trevorton, PA | $124,547 | $873 | 5.47% | 3.3% |
| 7 | 17857 | Northumberland, PA | $208,792 | $999 | 3.73% | 4.7% |
| 8 | 17801 | Sunbury, PA | $178,439 | $800 | 3.50% | 2.3% |
| 9 | 17017 | Dalmatia, PA | $212,826 | $936 | 3.43% | 4.1% |
| 10 | 17847 | Milton, PA | $228,299 | $999 | 3.41% | 4.5% |
| 11 | 17777 | Watsontown, PA | $235,406 | $999 | 3.31% | 1.9% |
| 12 | 17823 | Rebuck, PA | $256,876 | $1,035 | 3.14% | — |
| 13 | 17830 | Herndon, PA | $216,666 | $873 | 3.14% | 3.2% |
| 14 | 17772 | Turbotville, PA | $265,604 | $999 | 2.93% | 1.5% |
| 15 | 17824 | Elysburg, PA | $273,471 | $999 | 2.85% | 6.2% |
| 16 | 17860 | Paxinos, PA | $274,597 | $909 | 2.58% | — |
Ranked from Repit’s own ZIP-level data — Zillow home values and rents, HUD fair-market rents where Zillow has no coverage, and U.S. Census vacancy. Cap rate is gross: annual rent over purchase price, before financing and expenses. Every ZIP above links to its full free page. How we calculate this →
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