ZIP 17050 · Mechanicsburg
Who lives in ZIP code 17050 (Mechanicsburg, PA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Mechanicsburg, PA · Cumberland County
uszips 2026
People43,571
Median age41.7
Household income$113,720
Home value$372,950
Median rent$1,462/mo
Poverty4.4%
College degree+54.0%
Commute22 min
Place
- Metro area
- Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
- Wider region
- Harrisburg-York-Lebanon, PA
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 481 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 16,923
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
17.8% are 65 or older; 76.5% are adults.
Household income
57.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $56,549.
Education (adults 25+)
50.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
4.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 62.6%
- Never married
- 21.7%
- Divorced
- 9.8%
- Widowed
- 5.9%
- Family size
- 3.06
- Dual-income families
- 58.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 78.6%
- Rent burden
- 21.9%
- Men / women
- 50% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 65.0%
- Unemployment
- 3.1%
- Self-employed
- 10.8%
- Farmers
- 0.2%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 36.2%
- Veterans
- 6.9%
- With a disability
- 10.6%
- No health insurance
- 3.9%
- Limited English
- 1.4%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.