Postal Codes

17225 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 17225 covers Greencastle, Pennsylvania, with a population of about 20,335 and a median household income of $87,245.

Population
20,335249 per square mile
Median age
41.93.2 points above the US average
Median household income
$87,2451.1× the Pennsylvania median
Poverty rate
5.8%6.6 points below the US average
Typical home value
$332,948up 22.3% in five years
Median rent
$96917% below the Pennsylvania median
Degree or higher
25.3%9.7 points below the US average
Homeownership
85.3%20.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
389

Where 17225 is

Greencastle, 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

Population20,335
Median age41.9
Family households74.6%
Born outside the US4.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home4.3%
White (non-Hispanic)89.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)2.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.5%
Hispanic or Latino1.3%
Veterans7.3%
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$87,245
Income per person$46,760
Poverty rate5.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance6.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.5%
$10–15k2.5%
$15–20k1.9%
$20–25k4.1%
$25–30k2.3%
$30–35k2.5%
$35–40k2.7%
$40–45k4.0%
$45–50k4.7%
$50–60k5.4%
$60–75k10.4%
$75–100k15.7%
$100–125k15.1%
$125–150k9.3%
$150–200k9.4%
$200k or more8.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed10,050
Mean adjusted gross income$80,347
Returns declaring $200,000 or more5.2%
Returns, under $25k26.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k21.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k20.5%
Returns, $200k or more5.2%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$266,100
Median gross rent$969
Rent as a share of household income21.5%
Owner-occupied85.3%
Vacant homes3.7%
Median year built1981

What the homes are

Detached house80.4%
Attached house6.9%
2 to 4 units5.6%
5 to 19 units1.8%
20 or more units1%
Mobile home4.2%
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$332,948as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 4.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 22.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 60.9%
Typical asking rent$1,587as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200120132026$332,948$138,447

$138,447 in 2001 to $332,948 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher25.3%
High school diploma or higher92.3%
Works from home8.9%
Drives to work alone81.2%
Takes public transport0.3%
Commutes 45 minutes or more11.3%
Health

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

Colorectal screening67% 2.7 pts above the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist67.2% 5.9 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use78% 2.1 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours36.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost11.8% 1.2 pts below the national average of 13%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments389
People employed6,442
Annual payroll$268,910,000
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 52.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 8 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss52.5 out of 100
Community resilience51.4 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.

Drought93.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane83.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind82.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide79.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather78.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding72.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail65.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire61.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning53.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake52.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave49.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado42.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche36.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm26.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave25.2Relatively 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$87,245$76,081$78,538
Income per person$46,760$43,104$43,289
Poverty rate5.8%11.8%12.4%
Median home value$266,100$240,500$303,400
Median gross rent$969$1,162$1,348
Homeownership85.3%69.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher25.3%34.5%35%
Unemployment rate2.4%5.2%5.2%
Works from home8.9%13.8%13.5%
Born outside the US4.2%7.4%13.9%
Median age41.940.938.7
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 US8.4 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 supermarket5% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket13% 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.

Greencastle-Antrim School District69.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Tuscarora School District29.7% 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 vulnerability24more vulnerable than 24% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Household characteristics45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status15more vulnerable than 15% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Walkability4.8 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

17256 Shady Grove, PA6.2 km away
17263 State Line, PA6.8 km away
21767 Maugansville, MD9.1 km away
17235 Marion, PA9.5 km away
17272 Zullinger, PA10.3 km away
17231 Lemasters, PA12.8 km away
17247 Quincy, PA14.3 km away
17236 Mercersburg, PA14.3 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.

Franklin County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area81.76 sq mi
Water area0.14 sq mi
Population density249 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.7818, -77.7470

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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