17088 ZIP Code — Schaefferstown, PA

ZIP code 17088 covers Schaefferstown, Pennsylvania, with a population of about 503.

Population: 503304 per square mile
Median age: 54.515.8 points above the US average
Poverty rate: 17.1%4.7 points above the US average
Typical home value: $310,215
Median rent: $92920% below the Pennsylvania median
Degree or higher: 7.7%27.3 points below the US average
Homeownership: 66.1%1.1 points above the US average
Time zone: Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses: 41

Where 17088 is

Schaefferstown, 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

Population	503
Median age	54.5
Family households	51.8%
Born outside the US	0%
Speaks a language other than English at home	0%
White (non-Hispanic)	97.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)	2.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0%
Hispanic or Latino	0%
Veterans	13.2%

Population by age

Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Poverty rate	17.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance	14.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k	0.0%
$10–15k	10.0%
$15–20k	0.0%
$20–25k	0.0%
$25–30k	0.0%
$30–35k	4.4%
$35–40k	4.4%
$40–45k	15.1%
$45–50k	0.0%
$50–60k	0.0%
$60–75k	3.2%
$75–100k	12.0%
$100–125k	13.5%
$125–150k	0.0%
$150–200k	3.2%
$200k or more	34.3%

Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value	$209,700
Median gross rent	$929
Owner-occupied	66.1%
Vacant homes	9.7%
Median year built	1938

What the homes are

Detached house	59.7%
Attached house	4%
2 to 4 units	36.3%

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	$310,215as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 year	up 10.3%

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate	0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.7%
High school diploma or higher	85.3%
Works from home	0%
Drives to work alone	92.6%
Takes public transport	0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more	5.9%

Health

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

Colorectal screening	65.7% 1.4 pts above the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist	62% 0.7 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use	76.9% 1 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours	35.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost	18.9% 5.9 pts above the national average of 13%

Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments	41
People employed	452
Annual payroll	$15,786,000

Natural hazard risk

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

Overall risk	Higher than 61.7% of US census tracts
FEMA rating	Relatively Moderate
Expected annual loss	54.6 out of 100
Community resilience	75.5 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.

Drought	96.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather	90.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide	89.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane	85.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind	85.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning	84.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding	71.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake	69.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail	61.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado	59.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire	57.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave	52.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave	50.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm	46.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code

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 ZIP	Pennsylvania	United States
Median household income	—	$76,081	$78,538
Income per person	—	$43,104	$43,289
Poverty rate	17.1%	11.8%	12.4%
Median home value	$209,700	$240,500	$303,400
Median gross rent	$929	$1,162	$1,348
Homeownership	66.1%	69.3%	65%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.7%	34.5%	35%
Unemployment rate	0%	5.2%	5.2%
Works from home	0%	13.8%	13.5%
Born outside the US	0%	7.4%	13.9%
Median age	54.5	40.9	38.7

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 station	LEBANON 2 W, PA US15.1 km away
Rain in a year	46 in
Snow in a year	24 in

Average high and low by month

January	37°F / 22°F3.06 in rain, 6.8 in snow
February	40.4°F / 23.4°F2.55 in rain, 7.8 in snow
March	49.4°F / 30.7°F3.6 in rain, 4.2 in snow
April	62°F / 40.3°F3.72 in rain, 0.4 in snow
May	71.9°F / 50.6°F3.99 in rain
June	80°F / 59.7°F4.49 in rain
July	84.4°F / 64.2°F4.85 in rain
August	82.4°F / 62.6°F4.63 in rain
September	75.6°F / 55.4°F4.63 in rain
October	64.1°F / 43.9°F4.1 in rain, 0.3 in snow
November	52.3°F / 34°F3.21 in rain, 0.5 in snow
December	41.7°F / 26.9°F3.57 in rain, 4 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 supermarket	None of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket	None of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket	100% of this ZIP code's area

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%.

Eastern Lebanon County School District	100% 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 vulnerability	45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status	57more vulnerable than 57% of US census tracts
Household characteristics	57more vulnerable than 57% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status	3more vulnerable than 3% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport	39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Walkability	6.1 out of 20Below average

Nearby ZIP codes

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

17039 Kleinfeltersville, PA	3.1 km away
17533 Hopeland, PA	7.7 km away
17085 Rexmont, PA	8.1 km away
17073 Newmanstown, PA	8.9 km away
17067 Myerstown, PA	9.1 km away
17087 Richland, PA	9.5 km away
17042 Lebanon, PA	9.5 km away
17016 Cornwall, PA	9.7 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.

Lebanon County	100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zone	Eastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving time	Observed
Land area	1.65 sq mi
Population density	304 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude	40.2984, -76.2944

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.