Postal Codes

17355 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 17355 covers Railroad, Pennsylvania, with a population of about 286.

Population
286464 per square mile
Median age
32.16.6 points below the US average
Poverty rate
16.4%4 points above the US average
Median home value
$211,40012% below the Pennsylvania median
Median rent
$1,02612% below the Pennsylvania median
Degree or higher
16.6%18.4 points below the US average
Homeownership
39.2%25.8 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time

Where 17355 is

Railroad, Pennsylvania — the point the Postal Service gives for this ZIP code. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes rather than an area, so this marks its centre, not its boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population286
Median age32.1
Family households57.6%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.1%
White (non-Hispanic)99.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0.7%
Veterans3.7%
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

Income per person$37,216
Poverty rate16.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance10.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.8%
$10–15k3.2%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k1.6%
$25–30k8.0%
$30–35k0.8%
$35–40k29.6%
$40–45k7.2%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k4.0%
$60–75k10.4%
$75–100k16.8%
$100–125k8.8%
$125–150k2.4%
$150–200k0.0%
$200k or more6.4%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$211,400
Median gross rent$1,026
Rent as a share of household income28%
Owner-occupied39.2%
Vacant homes11.3%
Median year built1938

What the homes are

Detached house36.2%
Attached house9.9%
2 to 4 units21.3%
5 to 19 units29.8%
Mobile home2.8%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher16.6%
High school diploma or higher95.2%
Works from home6.4%
Drives to work alone84.3%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more18.6%
Health

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

Colorectal screening71.2% 6.9 pts above the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist67.3% 6 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use78.5% 2.6 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours36.8% same as the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost6.4% 6.6 pts below the national average of 13%
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 43.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low
Expected annual loss48.7 out of 100
Community resilience75.7 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 weather90.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought88.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane82.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind71.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide71.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning68.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding66Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake63.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave58.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire52.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave41.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm33.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado29.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail12.9Very 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$76,081$78,538
Income per person$37,216$43,104$43,289
Poverty rate16.4%11.8%12.4%
Median home value$211,400$240,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,026$1,162$1,348
Homeownership39.2%69.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher16.6%34.5%35%
Unemployment rate2.2%5.2%5.2%
Works from home6.4%13.8%13.5%
Born outside the US0%7.4%13.9%
Median age32.140.938.7
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 stationMILLERS 4 NE, MD US9.8 km away
Rain in a year48 in
Snow in a year34 in

Average high and low by month

January39.5°F / 23.7°F3.58 in rain, 9.7 in snow
February42.9°F / 25.3°F2.94 in rain, 10.8 in snow
March51.8°F / 31.9°F4.14 in rain, 6.3 in snow
April64.5°F / 41.8°F3.84 in rain, 0.5 in snow
May73.2°F / 51.3°F3.96 in rain
June80.8°F / 60°F3.8 in rain
July84.9°F / 64.4°F4.73 in rain
August83.1°F / 62.6°F4.19 in rain
September76.7°F / 56.3°F5.11 in rain
October65.4°F / 45.4°F4.19 in rain, 0.2 in snow
November53.9°F / 35.9°F3.36 in rain, 1 in snow
December43.7°F / 28.4°F4.04 in rain, 5.6 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket100% 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%.

Southern York County School District100% 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 vulnerability25more vulnerable than 25% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status12more vulnerable than 12% of US census tracts
Household characteristics55more vulnerable than 55% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status7more vulnerable than 7% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport49more vulnerable than 49% 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.

17349 New Freedom, PA2.1 km away
17361 Shrewsbury, PA2.1 km away
17327 Glen Rock, PA4.9 km away
21105 Maryland Line, MD6.1 km away
21053 Freeland, MD7.3 km away
17363 Stewartstown, PA8.9 km away
17329 Glenville, PA9.9 km away
17342 Loganville, PA10.7 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.

York County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area0.62 sq mi
Population density464 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.7573, -76.6994

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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