ZIP 17055 · Mechanicsburg
Who lives in ZIP code 17055 (Mechanicsburg, PA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Mechanicsburg, PA · Cumberland County
uszips 2026
People42,006
Median age41.4
Household income$99,077
Home value$285,310
Median rent$1,446/mo
Poverty4.8%
College degree+48.3%
Commute22 min
Place
- Metro area
- Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
- Wider region
- Harrisburg-York-Lebanon, PA
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 414 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 18,318
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
22.7% are 65 or older; 80.1% are adults.
Household income
49.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $53,478.
Education (adults 25+)
41.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 55.8%
- Never married
- 25.3%
- Divorced
- 10.2%
- Widowed
- 8.7%
- Family size
- 2.86
- Dual-income families
- 58.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 70.8%
- Rent burden
- 28.0%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 65.1%
- Unemployment
- 2.2%
- Self-employed
- 10.3%
- Farmers
- 0.2%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 30.6%
- Veterans
- 9.9%
- With a disability
- 14.4%
- No health insurance
- 3.8%
- Limited English
- 1.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.