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17550 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 17550 covers Maytown, Pennsylvania.

Median age
6526.3 points above the US average
Poverty rate
7.1%5.3 points below the US average
Typical home value
$318,916up 32.7% in five years
Degree or higher
7.2%27.8 points below the US average
Homeownership
87.7%22.7 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
12

Where 17550 is

Maytown, 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 age65
Family households73.3%
Born outside the US4.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)98.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans37.8%
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

Income per person$46,624
Poverty rate7.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance0%

Household income distribution

Under $10k14.4%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k42.5%
$60–75k0.0%
$75–100k0.0%
$100–125k7.5%
$125–150k8.9%
$150–200k12.3%
$200k or more14.4%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Owner-occupied87.7%
Vacant homes0%
Median year built1955

What the homes are

Detached house87.7%
5 to 19 units12.3%
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$318,916as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 32.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 82.8%
Typical home value since 2000
201320192026$318,916$160,381

$160,381 in 2013 to $318,916 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher7.2%
High school diploma or higher100%
Works from home11.9%
Drives to work alone88.1%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more11.5%
Health

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

Colorectal screening67.9% 3.6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist71% 9.7 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use76.6% 0.7 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours37.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost12.8% same as the national average of 13%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments12
People employed111
Annual payroll$3,079,000
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 33.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low
Expected annual loss33.4 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 weather92.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought89.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane82.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning67.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake57.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave57.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave56.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire54.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind53Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide51.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding46.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail45.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm44.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado38.3Relatively 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$46,624$43,104$43,289
Poverty rate7.1%11.8%12.4%
Median home value$240,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,162$1,348
Homeownership87.7%69.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher7.2%34.5%35%
Unemployment rate0%5.2%5.2%
Works from home11.9%13.8%13.5%
Born outside the US4.1%7.4%13.9%
Median age6540.938.7
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 stationLANDISVILLE 2 NW, PA US14.1 km away
Rain in a year45 in
Snow in a year23 in

Average high and low by month

January37.4°F / 19.4°F3.06 in rain, 7.1 in snow
February40.6°F / 20.4°F2.44 in rain, 6.7 in snow
March50°F / 27.9°F3.61 in rain, 4.5 in snow
April63°F / 37.3°F3.56 in rain, 0.3 in snow
May72.6°F / 48.2°F3.87 in rain
June80.6°F / 57.6°F4.33 in rain
July84.5°F / 61.3°F4.84 in rain
August82.7°F / 59.2°F4.04 in rain
September76.4°F / 52.4°F4.68 in rain
October64.8°F / 40.9°F4.17 in rain
November52.7°F / 31.6°F3.24 in rain, 0.7 in snow
December41.7°F / 24.2°F3.33 in rain, 3.9 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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%.

Donegal 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 vulnerability27more vulnerable than 27% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status22more vulnerable than 22% of US census tracts
Household characteristics16more vulnerable than 16% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status27more vulnerable than 27% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport59more vulnerable than 59% of US census tracts
Walkability5.9 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

17547 Marietta, PA1.8 km away
17570 Rheems, PA6.2 km away
17552 Mount Joy, PA7.1 km away
17405 York, PA7.5 km away
17406 York, PA7.9 km away
17502 Bainbridge, PA8.5 km away
17022 Elizabethtown, PA9.1 km away
17512 Columbia, PA9.1 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 area0.16 sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.0754, -76.5822

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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