Postal Codes

17508 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 17508 covers Brownstown, Pennsylvania, with a population of about 1,027 and a median household income of $110,500.

Population
1,0273,613 per square mile
Median age
37.41.3 points below the US average
Median household income
$110,5001.5× the Pennsylvania median
Poverty rate
2.3%10.1 points below the US average
Typical home value
$411,674up 36.4% in five years
Degree or higher
36.1%1.1 points above the US average
Homeownership
93.6%28.6 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
30

Where 17508 is

Brownstown, 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

Population1,027
Median age37.4
Family households77.5%
Born outside the US16%
Speaks a language other than English at home28.6%
White (non-Hispanic)62.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)18.8%
Hispanic or Latino16.8%
Veterans1.8%
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$110,500
Income per person$40,126
Poverty rate2.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance7.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k7.0%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k11.4%
$25–30k2.3%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k5.0%
$60–75k5.0%
$75–100k10.5%
$100–125k21.3%
$125–150k15.5%
$150–200k12.9%
$200k or more9.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$328,200
Owner-occupied93.6%
Vacant homes0%
Median year built1982

What the homes are

Detached house88.6%
Attached house11.4%
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$411,674as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 4.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 36.4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 87%
Typical home value since 2000
200320142026$411,674$156,700

$156,700 in 2003 to $411,674 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate6.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher36.1%
High school diploma or higher83.7%
Works from home10%
Drives to work alone86%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more11.9%
Health

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

Colorectal screening69.9% 5.6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist67.1% 5.8 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use74.6% 1.3 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours38% 1.6 pts above the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost9% 4 pts below the national average of 13%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments30
People employed558
Annual payroll$41,659,000
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 50.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low
Expected annual loss70.1 out of 100
Community resilience58.7 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 weather86.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought84.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane79.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding79.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide56.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake53.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning51Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire47.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave45.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind41.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave40.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail35Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm33.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado33Relatively 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$110,500$76,081$78,538
Income per person$40,126$43,104$43,289
Poverty rate2.3%11.8%12.4%
Median home value$328,200$240,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,162$1,348
Homeownership93.6%69.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher36.1%34.5%35%
Unemployment rate6.4%5.2%5.2%
Works from home10%13.8%13.5%
Born outside the US16%7.4%13.9%
Median age37.440.938.7
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 stationLANCASTER AP, PA US6.5 km away
Rain in a year42 in

Average high and low by month

January39.6°F / 21.7°F2.59 in rain
February42.3°F / 23.2°F2.2 in rain
March51.6°F / 30.6°F3.33 in rain
April63.5°F / 40°F3.34 in rain
May73.7°F / 50.4°F3.44 in rain
June82.3°F / 60.1°F4.78 in rain
July86.2°F / 64.6°F4.2 in rain
August84.6°F / 62.5°F3.52 in rain
September77.8°F / 55.5°F4.69 in rain
October66°F / 43.8°F3.78 in rain
November54.4°F / 33.9°F3.06 in rain
December44.1°F / 26.7°F3.13 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket100% 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%.

Conestoga Valley 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 vulnerability47more vulnerable than 47% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status38more vulnerable than 38% of US census tracts
Household characteristics36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport69more vulnerable than 69% of US census tracts
Walkability7 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

17580 Talmage, PA0.9 km away
17540 Leola, PA3.8 km away
17501 Akron, PA3.9 km away
17522 Ephrata, PA6.5 km away
17606 Lancaster, PA7.6 km away
17505 Bird In Hand, PA8.1 km away
17585 Witmer, PA8.4 km away
17601 Lancaster, PA9.5 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.

Lancaster County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area0.28 sq mi
Population density3,613 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.1240, -76.2176

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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