Postal Codes

17361 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 17361 covers Shrewsbury, Pennsylvania, with a population of about 6,262 and a median household income of $100,368.

Population
6,2622,054 per square mile
Median age
51.512.8 points above the US average
Median household income
$100,3681.3× the Pennsylvania median
Poverty rate
3.6%8.8 points below the US average
Typical home value
$360,365up 22.7% in five years
Median rent
$1,121about the Pennsylvania median
Degree or higher
39.7%4.7 points above the US average
Homeownership
80.9%15.9 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
216

Where 17361 is

Shrewsbury, 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

Population6,262
Median age51.5
Family households70.3%
Born outside the US0.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home3.1%
White (non-Hispanic)84.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)4.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino3.7%
Veterans7.7%
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$100,368
Income per person$48,278
Poverty rate3.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance7.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.6%
$10–15k1.0%
$15–20k0.5%
$20–25k1.7%
$25–30k4.8%
$30–35k5.1%
$35–40k3.1%
$40–45k5.6%
$45–50k3.1%
$50–60k3.1%
$60–75k6.9%
$75–100k10.1%
$100–125k17.2%
$125–150k7.8%
$150–200k10.6%
$200k or more14.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed3,080
Mean adjusted gross income$85,660
Returns declaring $200,000 or more7.8%
Returns, under $25k24.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k16.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k25.0%
Returns, $200k or more7.8%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$292,300
Median gross rent$1,121
Rent as a share of household income32.7%
Owner-occupied80.9%
Vacant homes4.1%
Median year built1989

What the homes are

Detached house69.4%
Attached house15.2%
2 to 4 units2.2%
5 to 19 units2.5%
20 or more units8.4%
Mobile home2.3%
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$360,365as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 22.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 59.6%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$360,365$156,272

$156,272 in 2000 to $360,365 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher39.7%
High school diploma or higher90.7%
Works from home15.4%
Drives to work alone73.2%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more27.6%
Health

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

Colorectal screening70.8% 6.5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist69.5% 8.2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use75.7% same as the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours36.5% same as the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost11% 2 pts below the national average of 13%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments216
People employed2,877
Annual payroll$110,364,000
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 21.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss22 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.

Drought84.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather82.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane80.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide61.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind61.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning55.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire54.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake53.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave44.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave34.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding33.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado24.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm24.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail10.4Very 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$100,368$76,081$78,538
Income per person$48,278$43,104$43,289
Poverty rate3.6%11.8%12.4%
Median home value$292,300$240,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,121$1,162$1,348
Homeownership80.9%69.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher39.7%34.5%35%
Unemployment rate4.6%5.2%5.2%
Works from home15.4%13.8%13.5%
Born outside the US0.7%7.4%13.9%
Median age51.540.938.7
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 stationMILLERS 4 NE, MD US11.8 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 supermarket91% 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%.

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 vulnerability32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status25more vulnerable than 25% of US census tracts
Household characteristics43more vulnerable than 43% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status20more vulnerable than 20% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport50more vulnerable than 50% of US census tracts
Walkability8.2 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

17355 Railroad, PA2.1 km away
17349 New Freedom, PA2.1 km away
21105 Maryland Line, MD5.6 km away
17327 Glen Rock, PA6.7 km away
17363 Stewartstown, PA6.8 km away
21053 Freeland, MD8.4 km away
17342 Loganville, PA10.8 km away
17322 Felton, PA10.9 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 area3.05 sq mi
Population density2,054 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.7601, -76.6748

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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