ZIP 17257 · Shippensburg
Who lives in ZIP code 17257 (Shippensburg, PA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Shippensburg, PA · Cumberland County
uszips 2026
People29,204
Median age34.0
Household income$71,181
Home value$225,159
Median rent$1,046/mo
Poverty10.7%
College degree+23.2%
Commute23 min
Place
- Metro area
- Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
- Wider region
- Harrisburg-York-Lebanon, PA
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 98 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 10,786
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
16.8% are 65 or older; 77.5% are adults.
Household income
32.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $35,086.
Education (adults 25+)
45.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 48.2%
- Never married
- 35.9%
- Divorced
- 10.9%
- Widowed
- 5.0%
- Family size
- 3.09
- Dual-income families
- 50.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 67.5%
- Rent burden
- 27.1%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 64.4%
- Unemployment
- 4.7%
- Self-employed
- 8.8%
- Farmers
- 2.8%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 17.0%
- Veterans
- 8.7%
- With a disability
- 12.8%
- No health insurance
- 8.8%
- Limited English
- 2.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.