ZIP 17236 · Mercersburg
Who lives in ZIP code 17236 (Mercersburg, PA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Mercersburg, PA · Franklin County
uszips 2026
People8,845
Median age45.0
Household income$79,271
Home value$234,069
Median rent$1,143/mo
Poverty10.9%
College degree+21.0%
Commute33 min
Place
- Metro area
- Chambersburg, PA
- Wider region
- Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 27 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 3,492
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
18.6% are 65 or older; 80.9% are adults.
Household income
39.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $40,699.
Education (adults 25+)
34.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
1.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 53.6%
- Never married
- 26.8%
- Divorced
- 13.2%
- Widowed
- 6.4%
- Family size
- 2.93
- Dual-income families
- 61.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 76.8%
- Rent burden
- 28.6%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 68.1%
- Unemployment
- 4.1%
- Self-employed
- 10.0%
- Farmers
- 4.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 17.9%
- Veterans
- 7.1%
- With a disability
- 14.4%
- No health insurance
- 7.7%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.