Postal Codes

17301 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 17301 covers Abbottstown, Pennsylvania, with a population of about 4,122 and a median household income of $81,726.

Population
4,122347 per square mile
Median age
44.25.5 points above the US average
Median household income
$81,7261.1× the Pennsylvania median
Poverty rate
6.1%6.3 points below the US average
Typical home value
$334,574up 28.2% in five years
Median rent
$1,1035% below the Pennsylvania median
Degree or higher
16.3%18.7 points below the US average
Homeownership
84.4%19.4 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
61

Where 17301 is

Abbottstown, 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

Population4,122
Median age44.2
Family households71.4%
Born outside the US2.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home4.2%
White (non-Hispanic)91.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.9%
Hispanic or Latino4.4%
Veterans5%
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$81,726
Income per person$39,438
Poverty rate6.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance9.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.6%
$10–15k4.7%
$15–20k3.4%
$20–25k2.4%
$25–30k3.2%
$30–35k3.6%
$35–40k1.8%
$40–45k1.8%
$45–50k3.7%
$50–60k9.1%
$60–75k8.1%
$75–100k15.7%
$100–125k6.3%
$125–150k9.7%
$150–200k15.0%
$200k or more9.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed2,260
Mean adjusted gross income$73,320
Returns declaring $200,000 or more4.4%
Returns, under $25k26.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k22.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.9%
Returns, $100k–$200k18.1%
Returns, $200k or more4.4%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$235,100
Median gross rent$1,103
Rent as a share of household income28.3%
Owner-occupied84.4%
Vacant homes4.7%
Median year built1990

What the homes are

Detached house73.7%
Attached house6.9%
2 to 4 units4%
5 to 19 units0.7%
Mobile home14.8%
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$334,574as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 28.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 72.8%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$334,574$116,032

$116,032 in 2000 to $334,574 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher16.3%
High school diploma or higher91.2%
Works from home4.9%
Drives to work alone87.6%
Takes public transport0.1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more20.1%
Health

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

Colorectal screening69% 4.7 pts above the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist65.8% 4.5 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use76% same as the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours38.4% 2 pts above the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost13.1% same as the national average of 13%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments61
People employed1,130
Annual payroll$40,315,000
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 20.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss24.4 out of 100
Community resilience63.3 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.

Drought92.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane77Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather68.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind61.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide52.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire50.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning44.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake41.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding38.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave37.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail36.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado29.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave27.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm21.7Very 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$81,726$76,081$78,538
Income per person$39,438$43,104$43,289
Poverty rate6.1%11.8%12.4%
Median home value$235,100$240,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,103$1,162$1,348
Homeownership84.4%69.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher16.3%34.5%35%
Unemployment rate2.3%5.2%5.2%
Works from home4.9%13.8%13.5%
Born outside the US2.5%7.4%13.9%
Median age44.240.938.7
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 stationYORK AP, PA US10.7 km away
Rain in a year42 in

Average high and low by month

January39.4°F / 20.8°F2.61 in rain
February42.3°F / 21.8°F2.48 in rain
March51.3°F / 29.3°F3.66 in rain
April63.3°F / 39°F3.35 in rain
May72.6°F / 49.6°F4.17 in rain
June81.1°F / 59.3°F3.22 in rain
July85.2°F / 63.1°F4.32 in rain
August83.5°F / 60.9°F3.76 in rain
September77°F / 53.6°F4.8 in rain
October65.7°F / 42.1°F3.59 in rain
November54.2°F / 32.7°F3.1 in rain
December43.8°F / 25.2°F3.06 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 supermarket60% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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.

Conewago Valley School District60.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Spring Grove Area School District39.5% 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 vulnerability32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status31more vulnerable than 31% of US census tracts
Household characteristics65more vulnerable than 65% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status10more vulnerable than 10% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport33more vulnerable than 33% of US census tracts
Walkability6.7 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

17350 New Oxford, PA6.2 km away
17335 Hanover, PA8.2 km away
17316 East Berlin, PA8.6 km away
17334 Hanover, PA9.4 km away
17332 Hanover, PA9.8 km away
17333 Hanover, PA9.8 km away
17344 Mc Sherrystown, PA10 km away
17362 Spring Grove, PA10.5 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.

Adams County60.5% of this ZIP code's land area
York County39.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area11.88 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq mi
Population density347 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.8881, -76.9931

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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