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Adams County · Pennsylvania

ZIP code 17372

Population, income, housing costs and the sales tax rate charged on purchases inside ZIP 17372 — Census 2019-2023 ACS 5-year, no modelled estimates.
Population
3,845

ZCTA residents

Median income
$74,314

Household, past 12 months

Median home
$248,000

Owner-occupied value

Sales tax
6%

Pennsylvania state rate

Quick answer

ZIP 17372 sits in Adams County, Pennsylvania and is home to 3,845 people. Median household income is $74,314, the median home is worth $248,000 and median gross rent is $1,114. 81.8% of households own their home, and purchases are taxed at 6% (Pennsylvania state rate).

County
Adams County

FIPS 42001

State
Pennsylvania (PA)

1,833 ZIPs covered

Area codes
Not published

No NANPA match for this ZIP

Metro area
Outside covered metros

Rate jurisdiction used for tax

The numbers for 17372

American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates for this ZCTA.

Population
3,845ZIP 17372 residents
Median household income
$74,314Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$248,000Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,114Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
44.4 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
81.8%Owner-occupied households

ZIP 17372 in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

ZIP 17372 is a small town in Adams County, Pennsylvania, with 3,845 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #715 of 1,833 ranked by population — larger than 61% of them. The median age here is 44.4 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in ZIP 17372 earn a median of $74,314 a year, 5.4% below the national figure of $78,538. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 7.8% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in ZIP 17372 is valued at $248,000, 18.3% below the national figure, while median gross rent runs $1,114 a month, 20.8% below the national figure, or roughly $13,368 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 18% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.3×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 81.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, an owner-dominated market where rental listings are scarce and rent medians rest on a thin sample. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

Reading ZIP 17372 in context

How 17372 sits inside Adams County and Pennsylvania.

ZIP 17372 is tabulated inside Adams County, Pennsylvania, one of 14 ZIP areas the Census publishes for that county and 1,833 across Pennsylvania. Population sits in the small-town band, typically one main street plus the addresses that feed into it. County assignment on this page follows the largest share of the ZIP's land area, which matters where a delivery route crosses a county line: mail addressed to 17372 can be handled by a post office in a neighbouring county even though the tabulation area is filed here.

Against its own county, 17372 reports a median household income of $74,314, 7% below the $80,274 county median, and 6% above the $70,000 typical PA ZIP. Owner-occupied homes are valued at a median of $248,000, close to the county figure and 32% above the statewide ZIP median. Rent is reported gross — the contract amount plus tenant-paid utilities — at $1,114 a month, which is why it reads higher than the advertised rent on a listing for the same unit.

Pennsylvania charges 6% statewide, and local governments overlapping 17372 may add county, city or special-district levies on top. We publish the state floor for this ZIP rather than guessing a combined figure, because ZIP boundaries and taxing-district boundaries were drawn for different purposes and do not line up.

Everything above comes from the Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates for this ZIP Code Tabulation Area, with sales tax rates traced to the state revenue agency. Five-year estimates pool sixty months of responses, so they are stable enough to compare 17372 with its neighbours but always trail the current year, and any value the Census suppressed for sample size is shown as unpublished rather than filled in with a model.

Sales tax in 17372

What a purchase inside this ZIP costs at checkout.

Rate applied
6%State base rate only
Tax on $100
$6Rounded to the dollar
Tax on $1,000
$60Before any exemptions

Pennsylvania levies 6% statewide, and counties, cities and special districts inside this ZIP can add their own local rate on top. Check the county page for the local component before you quote a price.

Affordability in this ZIP

Derived from the Census medians above — indicative, not an offer.

Rent burden
18%Median rent ÷ median income
Price-to-income
3.3×Home value ÷ household income
Est. mortgage
$1,287/mo20% down, 30-yr at 6.75%
Poverty rate
7.8%Residents below poverty line

A rent burden above 30% is the federal threshold for cost-burdened households, and a price-to-income multiple above 4× is generally considered a stretched housing market. The mortgage figure is principal and interest only — taxes, insurance and HOA dues are extra.

How 17372 compares

ZIP 17372 against the median ZIP in Adams County and across Pennsylvania.

MeasureZIP 17372County medianState medianvs state
Median household income$74,314$80,274$70,000+6%
Median home value$248,000$247,800$187,400+32%
Median gross rent$1,114$1,114$953+17%
Population3,8453,9842,230+72%

Medians are computed across the 14 ZIP areas in Adams County and the 1833 ZIP areas in Pennsylvania.

Statewide rank

Where this ZIP places among all 1833 Pennsylvania ZIP areas.

Income

richer than 59% of 1,668 state ZIPs

#686
Home value

above 74% of 1,672 state ZIPs

#432
Population

larger than 61% of 1,833 state ZIPs

#715

Comparable ZIP codes

Pennsylvania ZIP areas with almost the same household income.

ZIPCountyIncomeHome valueRent
16053Butler County$74,342$283,200$1,288
17963Schuylkill County$74,261$203,300$882
15312Washington County$74,375$206,200$914
15311Washington County$74,167$261,600—
18851Bradford County$74,167$213,100$975
18641Luzerne County$74,469$142,500$956

Nearby ZIP codes

Other ZIP codes filed under Adams County.

Adjacent ZIP Codes

Other ZIP codes in Adams County, Pennsylvania.

ZIP 17372 questions

Common questions about this ZIP code.

Where is ZIP code 17372?
ZIP 17372 lies mostly in Adams County, Pennsylvania. County assignment follows the largest share of land area, so a ZIP straddling a county line is filed under its dominant county.
What sales tax do I pay in 17372?
Pennsylvania charges 6% statewide, plus any county, city or district rate that applies locally.
Is 17372 expensive to live in?
Median rent runs $1,114 a month, about 18% of median household income, and the median home is worth $248,000 — +32% against the typical Pennsylvania ZIP.
Is a ZCTA the same as a postal ZIP code?
Not exactly. The Census builds ZIP Code Tabulation Areas from the ZIP codes of addresses inside each census block, so a ZCTA can differ slightly from the USPS delivery route of the same number, and PO-box-only ZIPs have no ZCTA at all.

Related pages for this area.

Sources & transparency

Every figure on this page is a published estimate for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 17372, except the affordability ratios and mortgage estimate, which we derive from those medians and label as estimates.

Last reviewed December 2024. Figures are published for reference and can change; verify with the source agency before filing or contracting. How we build and check this data.