17568 ZIP Code
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ZIP code 17568 covers Refton, Pennsylvania, with a population of about 0.
- Population
- 0
- Time zone
- Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
- Businesses
- 6
Where 17568 is
Refton, 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
| Population | 0 |
|---|
Health
CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.
| Colorectal screening | 70.8% 6.5 pts above the national average of 64.3% |
|---|---|
| Visited a dentist | 69.4% 8.1 pts above the national average of 61.3% |
| Mammography use | 78.8% 2.9 pts above the national average of 75.9% |
| Sleeps under 7 hours | 33.6% 2.8 pts below the national average of 36.4% |
| All natural teeth lost | 12.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 13% |
Business and employment
Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022
| Business establishments | 6 |
|---|---|
| People employed | 45 |
| Annual payroll | $1,981,000 |
Natural hazard risk
FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.
| Overall risk | Higher than 84.9% of US census tracts |
|---|---|
| FEMA rating | Relatively High |
| Expected annual loss | 80.7 out of 100 |
| Community resilience | 58.7 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 weather | 96.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code |
|---|---|
| Drought | 94.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code |
| River flooding | 94.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Hurricane | 89.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Landslide | 84Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Lightning | 83.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Earthquake | 76.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Heat wave | 74.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Hail | 73.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Strong wind | 72.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Cold wave | 72Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Ice storm | 63.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Wildfire | 56.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Tornado | 49.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
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 ZIP | Pennsylvania | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | — | $76,081 | $78,538 |
| Income per person | — | $43,104 | $43,289 |
| Poverty rate | — | 11.8% | 12.4% |
| Median home value | — | $240,500 | $303,400 |
| Median gross rent | — | $1,162 | $1,348 |
| Homeownership | — | 69.3% | 65% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | — | 34.5% | 35% |
| Unemployment rate | — | 5.2% | 5.2% |
| Works from home | — | 13.8% | 13.5% |
| Born outside the US | — | 7.4% | 13.9% |
| Median age | — | 40.9 | 38.7 |
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 station | LANCASTER 2NE FLTR PLT, PA US12 km away |
|---|---|
| Rain in a year | 44 in |
| Snow in a year | 21 in |
Average high and low by month
| January | 39.9°F / 22.2°F3.01 in rain, 6.1 in snow |
|---|---|
| February | 42.8°F / 23.6°F2.52 in rain, 7.4 in snow |
| March | 52°F / 30.9°F3.5 in rain, 3.4 in snow |
| April | 64.6°F / 40.5°F3.54 in rain, 0.2 in snow |
| May | 74.5°F / 50.4°F3.65 in rain |
| June | 82.7°F / 59.7°F4.09 in rain |
| July | 87°F / 64.7°F4.51 in rain |
| August | 85.1°F / 63°F3.6 in rain |
| September | 78.2°F / 55.6°F4.82 in rain |
| October | 66.4°F / 43.7°F4.18 in rain, 0.3 in snow |
| November | 54.8°F / 34°F3.26 in rain, 0.6 in snow |
| December | 44.4°F / 27.1°F3.47 in rain, 3.4 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 supermarket | None of this ZIP code |
|---|---|
| Far from a supermarket | None of this ZIP code |
| No vehicle and far from a supermarket | 100% 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%.
| Lampeter-Strasburg School District | 100% 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 vulnerability | 38more vulnerable than 38% of US census tracts |
|---|---|
| Socioeconomic status | 38more vulnerable than 38% of US census tracts |
| Household characteristics | 73more vulnerable than 73% of US census tracts |
| Racial and ethnic minority status | 5more vulnerable than 5% of US census tracts |
| Housing type and transport | 34more vulnerable than 34% of US census tracts |
| Walkability | 6 out of 20Below average |
Nearby ZIP codes
The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.
| 17560 New Providence, PA | 4.2 km away |
|---|---|
| 17584 Willow Street, PA | 4.3 km away |
| 17537 Lampeter, PA | 4.7 km away |
| 17579 Strasburg, PA | 4.8 km away |
| 17583 West Willow, PA | 5.5 km away |
| 17565 Pequea, PA | 8.8 km away |
| 17566 Quarryville, PA | 9.3 km away |
| 17503 Bart, PA | 9.7 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.
| Lancaster County | 100% of this ZIP code's land area |
|---|---|
| Time zone | Eastern (UTC-05:00 standard) |
| Daylight saving time | Observed |
| Land area | 0.07 sq mi |
| Latitude, longitude | 39.9469, -76.2322 |
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.