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17051 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 17051 covers Mc Veytown, Pennsylvania, with a population of about 4,402 and a median household income of $63,482.

Population
4,40248 per square mile
Median age
51.112.4 points above the US average
Median household income
$63,48217% below the Pennsylvania median
Poverty rate
8.3%4.1 points below the US average
Typical home value
$229,896up 34.9% in five years
Median rent
$81930% below the Pennsylvania median
Degree or higher
9.1%25.9 points below the US average
Homeownership
81.6%16.6 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
62

Where 17051 is

Mc Veytown, 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

Population4,402
Median age51.1
Family households72.8%
Born outside the US1.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home7.6%
White (non-Hispanic)95.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.1%
Hispanic or Latino1%
Veterans7.4%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$63,482
Income per person$32,738
Poverty rate8.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance13.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.7%
$10–15k3.6%
$15–20k1.9%
$20–25k4.0%
$25–30k4.8%
$30–35k3.1%
$35–40k5.5%
$40–45k2.8%
$45–50k4.6%
$50–60k12.6%
$60–75k9.6%
$75–100k17.7%
$100–125k11.4%
$125–150k5.6%
$150–200k6.7%
$200k or more2.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed2,070
Mean adjusted gross income$60,523
Returns declaring $200,000 or more1.9%
Returns, under $25k30.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k23.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k15.5%
Returns, $200k or more1.9%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$173,900
Median gross rent$819
Rent as a share of household income26.6%
Owner-occupied81.6%
Vacant homes17.9%
Median year built1973

What the homes are

Detached house82.9%
Attached house2.2%
2 to 4 units2.2%
5 to 19 units1.8%
20 or more units1%
Mobile home9.8%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$229,896as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 7.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 34.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 103.6%
Typical home value since 2000
201420202026$229,896$103,008

$103,921 in 2014 to $229,896 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher9.1%
High school diploma or higher89.8%
Works from home6.1%
Drives to work alone79%
Takes public transport0.3%
Commutes 45 minutes or more17.2%
Health

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

Colorectal screening67.7% 3.4 pts above the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist62.1% 0.8 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use78.2% 2.3 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours38.4% 2 pts above the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost15.1% 2.1 pts above the national average of 13%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments62
People employed408
Annual payroll$14,123,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 63.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss50.8 out of 100
Community resilience48.2 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.

Landslide94.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding88.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather86.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind85.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane77.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning75.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire67.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail47.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado46.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche45.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake28Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave26.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave21.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm19.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
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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 ZIPPennsylvaniaUnited States
Median household income$63,482$76,081$78,538
Income per person$32,738$43,104$43,289
Poverty rate8.3%11.8%12.4%
Median home value$173,900$240,500$303,400
Median gross rent$819$1,162$1,348
Homeownership81.6%69.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher9.1%34.5%35%
Unemployment rate2.6%5.2%5.2%
Works from home6.1%13.8%13.5%
Born outside the US1.4%7.4%13.9%
Median age51.140.938.7
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 stationLEWISTOWN, PA US15.6 km away
Rain in a year42 in
Snow in a year26 in

Average high and low by month

January37°F / 21°F2.89 in rain, 9.1 in snow
February40.4°F / 22.3°F2.31 in rain, 6.9 in snow
March49.4°F / 29.2°F3.57 in rain, 4.3 in snow
April62.6°F / 39°F3.53 in rain, 0.2 in snow
May72.8°F / 49.1°F4.16 in rain
June80.7°F / 58.3°F3.95 in rain
July85.3°F / 62.6°F3.64 in rain
August83.6°F / 61.1°F3.61 in rain
September76.8°F / 53.8°F4.4 in rain
October65°F / 42.5°F3.75 in rain, 0.1 in snow
November52.6°F / 33°F3.06 in rain, 0.9 in snow
December41.4°F / 26.3°F3.27 in rain, 4.7 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Mifflin County School District51.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Mount Union Area School District48.1% 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 vulnerability40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status44more vulnerable than 44% of US census tracts
Household characteristics29more vulnerable than 29% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status3more vulnerable than 3% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport64more vulnerable than 64% of US census tracts
Walkability4.7 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

17054 Mattawana, PA1 km away
17029 Granville, PA9.6 km away
17002 Allensville, PA10.2 km away
17004 Belleville, PA10.9 km away
17035 Honey Grove, PA14.6 km away
17060 Mill Creek, PA15.6 km away
17075 Newton Hamilton, PA15.7 km away
17044 Lewistown, PA16 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.

Mifflin County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area91.12 sq mi
Water area1.31 sq mi
Population density48 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.5046, -77.7186

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.

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