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17104 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 17104 covers Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, with a population of about 19,401 and a median household income of $42,113.

Population
19,4015,780 per square mile
Median age
34.54.2 points below the US average
Median household income
$42,11345% below the Pennsylvania median
Poverty rate
30.5%18.1 points above the US average
Typical home value
$135,379up 49.5% in five years
Median rent
$95318% below the Pennsylvania median
Degree or higher
17.4%17.6 points below the US average
Homeownership
40.4%24.6 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
294

Where 17104 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

Population19,401
Median age34.5
Family households61.2%
Born outside the US10.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home26.7%
White (non-Hispanic)19%
Black (non-Hispanic)43.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)3.1%
Hispanic or Latino29.5%
Veterans4.1%
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$42,113
Income per person$22,618
Poverty rate30.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance37.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k14.0%
$10–15k5.3%
$15–20k6.5%
$20–25k5.8%
$25–30k4.2%
$30–35k4.0%
$35–40k6.7%
$40–45k5.5%
$45–50k6.8%
$50–60k9.2%
$60–75k7.6%
$75–100k9.7%
$100–125k5.8%
$125–150k3.3%
$150–200k4.0%
$200k or more1.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed8,870
Mean adjusted gross income$36,879
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0.6%
Returns, under $25k47.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k32.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k11.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k4.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k3.5%
Returns, $200k or more0.6%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$102,200
Median gross rent$953
Rent as a share of household income28.8%
Owner-occupied40.4%
Vacant homes10.4%
Median year built1952

What the homes are

Detached house17.5%
Attached house52.3%
2 to 4 units11.2%
5 to 19 units10.8%
20 or more units6.4%
Mobile home1.7%
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$135,379as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 4.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 49.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 228.7%
Typical asking rent$1,193as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 1.3%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$135,379$37,693

$37,693 in 2000 to $135,379 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
202220242026$1,193$1,005

$1,005 in 2022 to $1,193 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate12.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher17.4%
High school diploma or higher80.3%
Works from home8.9%
Drives to work alone64.2%
Takes public transport7.4%
Commutes 45 minutes or more6.6%
Health

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

Colorectal screening58.3% 6 pts below the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist46.2% 15.1 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use76.3% same as the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours49.8% 13.4 pts above the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost26.5% 13.5 pts above the national average of 13%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments294
People employed6,552
Annual payroll$381,654,000
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 53.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 6 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss45.3 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 weather95.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind78.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane78.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding73.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning71.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake70.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave61.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide55.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado53.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave43.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire29.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm24Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail23.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought16.1Very 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$42,113$76,081$78,538
Income per person$22,618$43,104$43,289
Poverty rate30.5%11.8%12.4%
Median home value$102,200$240,500$303,400
Median gross rent$953$1,162$1,348
Homeownership40.4%69.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher17.4%34.5%35%
Unemployment rate12.1%5.2%5.2%
Works from home8.9%13.8%13.5%
Born outside the US10.4%7.4%13.9%
Median age34.540.938.7
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 US2.6 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 supermarket50% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket50% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket77% 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%.

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

Harrisburg City School District77.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Central Dauphin School District22.7% 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 vulnerability82more vulnerable than 82% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status75more vulnerable than 75% of US census tracts
Household characteristics82more vulnerable than 82% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status82more vulnerable than 82% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport77more vulnerable than 77% of US census tracts
Walkability15.3 out of 20Most walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

17103 Harrisburg, PA1.4 km away
17122 Harrisburg, PA1.5 km away
17126 Harrisburg, PA1.8 km away
17127 Harrisburg, PA1.8 km away
17129 Harrisburg, PA1.8 km away
17101 Harrisburg, PA2 km away
17120 Harrisburg, PA2.1 km away
17125 Harrisburg, PA2.1 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 area3.36 sq mi
Water area3.14 sq mi
Population density5,780 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.2597, -76.8594

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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