17235 ZIP Code — Marion, PA

ZIP code 17235 covers Marion, Pennsylvania.

Median age: 2315.7 points below the US average
Poverty rate: 20.8%8.4 points above the US average
Median home value: $249,100about the Pennsylvania median
Degree or higher: 34.4%0.6 points below the US average
Homeownership: 75.1%10.1 points above the US average
Time zone: Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses: 14

Where 17235 is

Marion, 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

Median age	23
Family households	93.5%
Born outside the US	0%
Speaks a language other than English at home	0%
White (non-Hispanic)	100%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0%
Hispanic or Latino	0%
Veterans	2.3%

Population by age

Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Income per person	$18,221
Poverty rate	20.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance	0%

Household income distribution

Under $10k	0.0%
$10–15k	20.7%
$15–20k	5.9%
$20–25k	0.0%
$25–30k	0.0%
$30–35k	9.5%
$35–40k	0.0%
$40–45k	10.7%
$45–50k	0.0%
$50–60k	24.3%
$60–75k	0.0%
$75–100k	0.0%
$100–125k	4.7%
$125–150k	8.3%
$150–200k	16.0%
$200k or more	0.0%

Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value	$249,100
Owner-occupied	75.1%
Vacant homes	0%
Median year built	1954

What the homes are

Detached house	90.5%
2 to 4 units	9.5%

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate	0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.4%
High school diploma or higher	89%
Works from home	12.5%
Drives to work alone	73.8%
Takes public transport	0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more	0%

Health

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

Colorectal screening	67.2% 2.9 pts above the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist	61.1% same as the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use	73.9% 2 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours	37% 0.6 pts above the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost	16.4% 3.4 pts above the national average of 13%

Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments	14
People employed	51
Annual payroll	$2,876,000

Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall risk	Higher than 43.7% of US census tracts
FEMA rating	Relatively Low
Expected annual loss	37.4 out of 100
Community resilience	51.4 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.

Drought	93.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane	83.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind	73.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide	70.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather	69.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail	68Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake	64.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding	63.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire	55.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado	45.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning	43.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave	35.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm	27.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave	22.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code

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 ZIP	Pennsylvania	United States
Median household income	—	$76,081	$78,538
Income per person	$18,221	$43,104	$43,289
Poverty rate	20.8%	11.8%	12.4%
Median home value	$249,100	$240,500	$303,400
Median gross rent	—	$1,162	$1,348
Homeownership	75.1%	69.3%	65%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.4%	34.5%	35%
Unemployment rate	0%	5.2%	5.2%
Works from home	12.5%	13.8%	13.5%
Born outside the US	0%	7.4%	13.9%
Median age	23	40.9	38.7

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 station	CHAMBERSBURG 1 ESE, PA US9.9 km away
Rain in a year	44 in
Snow in a year	31 in

Average high and low by month

January	37.4°F / 22.9°F3.21 in rain, 10 in snow
February	40.9°F / 24.6°F2.61 in rain, 8 in snow
March	50.4°F / 31.9°F3.61 in rain, 6 in snow
April	63.2°F / 41.6°F3.98 in rain, 0.3 in snow
May	72.6°F / 51.5°F4.13 in rain
June	80.8°F / 60.6°F4.1 in rain
July	84.9°F / 64.7°F3.83 in rain
August	82.9°F / 63°F3.82 in rain
September	75.6°F / 55.7°F4.14 in rain
October	64°F / 44.6°F3.53 in rain
November	52.1°F / 34.9°F3.12 in rain, 1 in snow
December	41.4°F / 27.4°F3.45 in rain, 5.5 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 supermarket	None of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket	None of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket	99% 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%.

Chambersburg Area School District	100% 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 vulnerability	77more vulnerable than 77% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status	77more vulnerable than 77% of US census tracts
Household characteristics	46more vulnerable than 46% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status	3more vulnerable than 3% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport	96more vulnerable than 96% of US census tracts
Walkability	4.7 out of 20Least walkable

Nearby ZIP codes

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

17202 Chambersburg, PA	7.6 km away
17256 Shady Grove, PA	8.6 km away
17201 Chambersburg, PA	8.8 km away
17225 Greencastle, PA	9.5 km away
17252 Saint Thomas, PA	10.7 km away
17272 Zullinger, PA	11.5 km away
17247 Quincy, PA	12 km away
17237 Mont Alto, PA	12.5 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.

Franklin County	100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zone	Eastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving time	Observed
Land area	0.57 sq mi
Latitude, longitude	39.8587, -77.6981

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.