ZIP 17048 · Lykens
Who lives in ZIP code 17048 (Lykens, PA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Lykens, PA · Dauphin County
uszips 2026
People3,870
Median age39.9
Household income$73,993
Home value$146,079
Median rent$788/mo
Poverty16.6%
College degree+12.5%
Commute29 min
Place
- Metro area
- Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
- Wider region
- Harrisburg-York-Lebanon, PA
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 44 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,554
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
18.4% are 65 or older; 74.6% are adults.
Household income
32.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $40,930.
Education (adults 25+)
45.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
1.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 49.7%
- Never married
- 32.0%
- Divorced
- 12.0%
- Widowed
- 6.3%
- Family size
- 3.23
- Dual-income families
- 54.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 68.2%
- Rent burden
- 16.3%
- Men / women
- 52% / 48%
Work
- In labor force
- 60.2%
- Unemployment
- 4.2%
- Self-employed
- 7.7%
- Farmers
- 3.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 9.3%
- Veterans
- 9.5%
- With a disability
- 15.5%
- No health insurance
- 14.8%
- Limited English
- 0.6%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.