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17102 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 17102 covers Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, with a population of about 8,177 and a median household income of $55,369.

Population
8,17710,795 per square mile
Median age
34.74 points below the US average
Median household income
$55,36927% below the Pennsylvania median
Poverty rate
24.8%12.4 points above the US average
Typical home value
$203,087up 26.2% in five years
Median rent
$1,0629% below the Pennsylvania median
Degree or higher
49.5%14.5 points above the US average
Homeownership
35.5%29.5 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
254

Where 17102 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

Population8,177
Median age34.7
Family households30.2%
Born outside the US7.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home13.7%
White (non-Hispanic)54.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)25.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2.4%
Hispanic or Latino13.7%
Veterans5.3%
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$55,369
Income per person$43,580
Poverty rate24.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance20.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k14.7%
$10–15k5.0%
$15–20k1.8%
$20–25k5.1%
$25–30k3.7%
$30–35k2.7%
$35–40k3.5%
$40–45k3.7%
$45–50k4.0%
$50–60k9.3%
$60–75k6.8%
$75–100k14.8%
$100–125k6.7%
$125–150k6.5%
$150–200k5.3%
$200k or more6.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed3,960
Mean adjusted gross income$61,479
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.5%
Returns, under $25k27.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k30.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k18.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k11.4%
Returns, $200k or more2.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$172,900
Median gross rent$1,062
Rent as a share of household income26.3%
Owner-occupied35.5%
Vacant homes10.6%
Median year built1938

What the homes are

Detached house8%
Attached house38.1%
2 to 4 units18.7%
5 to 19 units11.5%
20 or more units23.8%
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$203,087as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 26.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 97.8%
Typical asking rent$1,313as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 3.6%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 27.3%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$207,310$46,223

$46,500 in 2000 to $203,087 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201820222026$1,313$782

$782 in 2018 to $1,313 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate6.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher49.5%
High school diploma or higher90.7%
Works from home22.1%
Drives to work alone52.6%
Takes public transport5.6%
Commutes 45 minutes or more8%
Health

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

Colorectal screening66.7% 2.4 pts above the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist57% 4.3 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use78.4% 2.5 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours43.5% 7.1 pts above the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost21.8% 8.8 pts above the national average of 13%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments254
People employed3,367
Annual payroll$191,283,000
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 65.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively High across the 6 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss60.3 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.

Winter weather88.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding83.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane73Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind65.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake58.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning55.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado45.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave44.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave34.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide28.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail19Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm16.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire6.9Very 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$55,369$76,081$78,538
Income per person$43,580$43,104$43,289
Poverty rate24.8%11.8%12.4%
Median home value$172,900$240,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,062$1,162$1,348
Homeownership35.5%69.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher49.5%34.5%35%
Unemployment rate6.9%5.2%5.2%
Works from home22.1%13.8%13.5%
Born outside the US7.3%7.4%13.9%
Median age34.740.938.7
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 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 supermarket30% 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 vulnerability64more vulnerable than 64% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status66more vulnerable than 66% of US census tracts
Household characteristics50more vulnerable than 50% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status68more vulnerable than 68% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport72more vulnerable than 72% of US census tracts
Walkability16.3 out of 20Most walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

17128 Harrisburg, PA0.6 km away
17124 Harrisburg, PA0.7 km away
17130 Harrisburg, PA0.7 km away
17123 Harrisburg, PA0.9 km away
17125 Harrisburg, PA1 km away
17120 Harrisburg, PA1.1 km away
17101 Harrisburg, PA1.4 km away
17105 Harrisburg, PA1.5 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 area0.76 sq mi
Water area0.86 sq mi
Population density10,795 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.2728, -76.8910

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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