Postal Codes

17101 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 17101 covers Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, with a population of about 2,678 and a median household income of $70,100.

Population
2,6785,140 per square mile
Median age
32.16.6 points below the US average
Median household income
$70,1008% below the Pennsylvania median
Poverty rate
14.1%1.7 points above the US average
Typical home value
$215,627up 16.2% in five years
Median rent
$98415% below the Pennsylvania median
Degree or higher
45.8%10.8 points above the US average
Homeownership
1.1%63.9 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
487

Where 17101 is

Harrisburg, 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

Population2,678
Median age32.1
Family households8.7%
Born outside the US9.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home11.9%
White (non-Hispanic)49.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)13.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)13.4%
Hispanic or Latino20.2%
Veterans3.1%
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$70,100
Income per person$53,425
Poverty rate14.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance19.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k8.0%
$10–15k4.7%
$15–20k5.1%
$20–25k3.0%
$25–30k3.1%
$30–35k5.4%
$35–40k2.2%
$40–45k1.7%
$45–50k3.3%
$50–60k1.8%
$60–75k33.1%
$75–100k11.1%
$100–125k3.1%
$125–150k3.9%
$150–200k10.6%
$200k or more0.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,180
Mean adjusted gross income$49,642
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k33.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k33.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k18.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k7.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k7.6%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median gross rent$984
Rent as a share of household income19.9%
Owner-occupied1.1%
Vacant homes8.7%
Median year built1954

What the homes are

2 to 4 units7.4%
5 to 19 units33.5%
20 or more units59.1%
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$215,627as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 1.9%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 16.2%
Typical asking rent$1,292as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 0.8%
Typical home value since 2000
201720212026$219,865$135,011

$135,011 in 2017 to $215,627 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
202220242026$1,292$1,244

$1,244 in 2022 to $1,292 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher45.8%
High school diploma or higher95.6%
Works from home11.9%
Drives to work alone41.6%
Takes public transport7.2%
Commutes 45 minutes or more3.9%
Health

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

Colorectal screening70.2% 5.9 pts above the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist60.5% 0.8 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use80.7% 4.8 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours42.4% 6 pts above the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost14.7% 1.7 pts above the national average of 13%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments487
People employed11,186
Annual payroll$834,341,000
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 94.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss94.4 out of 100
Community resilience94.6 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.

River flooding98.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather94.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane87.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake78.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind78.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado68.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide62.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning62.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave48.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail38.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave35.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm28.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire21.5Very 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$70,100$76,081$78,538
Income per person$53,425$43,104$43,289
Poverty rate14.1%11.8%12.4%
Median home value$240,500$303,400
Median gross rent$984$1,162$1,348
Homeownership1.1%69.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher45.8%34.5%35%
Unemployment rate1.2%5.2%5.2%
Works from home11.9%13.8%13.5%
Born outside the US9.9%7.4%13.9%
Median age32.140.938.7
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 stationHARRISBURG 1 NE, PA US2.5 km away
Rain in a year45 in
Snow in a year24 in

Average high and low by month

January36.6°F / 21.8°F2.87 in rain, 6.4 in snow
February39.5°F / 22.5°F2.77 in rain, 7.7 in snow
March48.1°F / 30°F3.93 in rain, 4.5 in snow
April61°F / 40.2°F3.91 in rain, 0.4 in snow
May71.7°F / 50.6°F4.02 in rain
June80.6°F / 60.3°F4 in rain
July85.2°F / 64.7°F4.81 in rain
August82.9°F / 62.4°F4.28 in rain
September75.1°F / 54.8°F4.58 in rain
October63.1°F / 43.1°F3.77 in rain
November51.1°F / 33.8°F2.87 in rain, 0.7 in snow
December40.8°F / 26.7°F3.42 in rain, 4.2 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 supermarket98% 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%.

Harrisburg City School District100% 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 vulnerability60more vulnerable than 60% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status61more vulnerable than 61% of US census tracts
Household characteristics7more vulnerable than 7% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status67more vulnerable than 67% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport93more vulnerable than 93% of US census tracts
Walkability16.8 out of 20Most walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

17127 Harrisburg, PA0.2 km away
17129 Harrisburg, PA0.2 km away
17126 Harrisburg, PA0.3 km away
17120 Harrisburg, PA0.4 km away
17125 Harrisburg, PA0.5 km away
17123 Harrisburg, PA0.6 km away
17124 Harrisburg, PA0.7 km away
17130 Harrisburg, PA0.9 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.

Dauphin County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area0.52 sq mi
Water area0.58 sq mi
Population density5,140 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.2618, -76.8831

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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