Postal Codes

17212 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 17212 covers Big Cove Tannery, Pennsylvania, with a population of about 750 and a median household income of $82,434.

Population
75020 per square mile
Median age
42.53.8 points above the US average
Median household income
$82,4341.1× the Pennsylvania median
Poverty rate
1.5%10.9 points below the US average
Typical home value
$266,854
Degree or higher
22.8%12.2 points below the US average
Homeownership
89.4%24.4 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
4

Where 17212 is

Big Cove Tannery, 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

Population750
Median age42.5
Family households72.5%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)93.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino5.3%
Veterans2.7%
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$82,434
Income per person$51,805
Poverty rate1.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance6.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.2%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k5.9%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k3.1%
$30–35k3.1%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k6.7%
$45–50k1.2%
$50–60k7.5%
$60–75k8.2%
$75–100k27.8%
$100–125k7.8%
$125–150k2.4%
$150–200k14.5%
$200k or more10.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed330
Mean adjusted gross income$64,282
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k30.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k21.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k21.2%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$226,200
Owner-occupied89.4%
Vacant homes4.9%
Median year built1981

What the homes are

Detached house89.9%
Mobile home10.1%
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$266,854as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.4%
Typical home value since 2000
202220242026$284,387$258,065

$269,702 in 2022 to $266,854 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher22.8%
High school diploma or higher92.3%
Works from home12.9%
Drives to work alone65.2%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more25.4%
Health

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

Colorectal screening65.9% 1.6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist64% 2.7 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use76.7% 0.8 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours38.3% 1.9 pts above the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost16.3% 3.3 pts above the national average of 13%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments4
People employed4
Annual payroll$185,000
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 49.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 2 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss46 out of 100
Community resilience52.6 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.

Landslide96.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind92.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane84.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire73.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather73.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail70.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding68.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning55.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake53.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought51Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado47.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave25.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm25.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave23.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche9.4Very 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$82,434$76,081$78,538
Income per person$51,805$43,104$43,289
Poverty rate1.5%11.8%12.4%
Median home value$226,200$240,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,162$1,348
Homeownership89.4%69.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher22.8%34.5%35%
Unemployment rate3.9%5.2%5.2%
Works from home12.9%13.8%13.5%
Born outside the US0%7.4%13.9%
Median age42.540.938.7
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 stationHAGERSTOWN WASHINGTON CO AP, MD US30.9 km away
Rain in a year36 in

Average high and low by month

January40.5°F / 25.3°F2.46 in rain
February43.6°F / 27.3°F1.97 in rain
March52.8°F / 34°F3.04 in rain
April64.9°F / 44.3°F3.33 in rain
May74.4°F / 54.5°F3.55 in rain
June82.6°F / 63.7°F3.36 in rain
July87.3°F / 67.9°F2.94 in rain
August84.9°F / 65.7°F2.9 in rain
September77.8°F / 58.9°F3.83 in rain
October66°F / 47.4°F2.76 in rain
November54.4°F / 37.4°F2.63 in rain
December44°F / 29.8°F2.83 in rain
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 supermarket43% 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.

Southern Fulton School District56.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Central Fulton School District43.3% 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 vulnerability39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Household characteristics51more vulnerable than 51% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status10more vulnerable than 10% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Walkability5.5 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

17238 Needmore, PA9.4 km away
17267 Warfordsburg, PA12.4 km away
17236 Mercersburg, PA13.4 km away
21750 Hancock, MD15.8 km away
17233 Mc Connellsburg, PA16 km away
15536 Crystal Spring, PA18.2 km away
17228 Harrisonville, PA18.2 km away
17231 Lemasters, PA18.4 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.

Fulton County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area37.02 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq mi
Population density20 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.8127, -78.0645

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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