ZIP 17512 · Columbia
Who lives in ZIP code 17512 (Columbia, PA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Columbia, PA · Lancaster County
uszips 2026
People18,148
Median age43.6
Household income$66,684
Home value$245,601
Median rent$1,072/mo
Poverty13.3%
College degree+23.7%
Commute24 min
Place
- Metro area
- Lancaster, PA
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 438 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 7,692
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
24.6% are 65 or older; 81.3% are adults.
Household income
33.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $39,367.
Education (adults 25+)
38.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
16.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 50.3%
- Never married
- 29.6%
- Divorced
- 13.3%
- Widowed
- 6.7%
- Family size
- 2.80
- Dual-income families
- 54.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 65.0%
- Rent burden
- 32.5%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 59.7%
- Unemployment
- 2.1%
- Self-employed
- 8.7%
- Farmers
- 0.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 16.3%
- Veterans
- 8.5%
- With a disability
- 16.2%
- No health insurance
- 3.8%
- Limited English
- 1.7%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.