ZIP Code Tabulation Area · Pennsylvania

ZIP Code 17257: Cumberland County, PA

ZIP Code 17257 (Cumberland County, Pennsylvania) has an estimated 29,204 residents in 10,786 households. The median household income is $71,181, the median home value is $227,900 and the median gross rent is $1,046/mo. Figures are U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for the matching ZIP Code Tabulation Area.

American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · Updated Oct 26, 2026

Total population

29,204

Margin of error ±994

Median household income

$71,181

Margin of error ±$5,397

Median home value

$227,900

Margin of error ±$9,771

Median gross rent

$1,046/mo

Margin of error ±$71

Median age

34.0 yrs

Margin of error ±1.2 yrs

Mean travel time to work

23.3 min

Margin of error ±2.8 min

How ZIP 17257 compares with Pennsylvania and the U.S.

State and national figures are the Census Bureau's own estimates for those areas from the same ACS release, not averages of ZIP codes.

Median age

ZIP 1725734.0 yrsPennsylvania40.9 yrsUnited States38.9 yrs

Median household income

ZIP 17257$71,181Pennsylvania$77,971United States$80,734

Per capita income

ZIP 17257$35,673Pennsylvania$44,355United States$44,673

Poverty rate

ZIP 1725710.7%Pennsylvania11.7%United States12.5%

Unemployment rate

ZIP 172574.7%Pennsylvania5.3%United States5.2%

Bachelor's degree or higher

ZIP 1725723.3%Pennsylvania35.2%United States35.7%

Median home value

ZIP 17257$227,900Pennsylvania$254,500United States$332,700

Median gross rent

ZIP 17257$1,046/moPennsylvania$1,209/moUnited States$1,413/mo

Owner-occupied homes

ZIP 1725767.5%Pennsylvania69.3%United States65.2%

Mean travel time to work

ZIP 1725723.3 minPennsylvania26.3 minUnited States26.4 min

Worked from home

ZIP 172579.5%Pennsylvania15.6%United States15.1%

All figures for ZIP 17257

Each estimate has a 90% margin of error: the true value is likely within that range. * marks estimates with a large margin of error (a coefficient of variation above 30%, or ±10 percentage points or more for rates).

ZIP 17257 — ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates
Measure	ZIP 17257	Margin of error	Pennsylvania	United States
Total population	29,204	±994	13,018,639	334,922,499
Median age	34.0 yrs	±1.2 yrs	40.9 yrs	38.9 yrs
Households	10,786	±525	5,274,853	129,227,496
Median household income	$71,181	±$5,397	$77,971	$80,734
Per capita income	$35,673	±$2,914	$44,355	$44,673
Poverty rate	10.7%	±2.6 pts	11.7%	12.5%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	±1.5 pts	5.3%	5.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.3%	±2.8 pts	35.2%	35.7%
Median home value	$227,900	±$9,771	$254,500	$332,700
Median gross rent	$1,046/mo	±$71	$1,209/mo	$1,413/mo
Owner-occupied homes	67.5%	±3.7 pts	69.3%	65.2%
Mean travel time to work	23.3 min	±2.8 min	26.3 min	26.4 min
Worked from home	9.5%	±2.1 pts	15.6%	15.1%

Race and Hispanic or Latino origin

Shares of the total population by the Census Bureau's race and Hispanic or Latino origin categories (table B03002), listed in the Census Bureau's order. People self-identify on the survey.

Population by race and Hispanic or Latino origin, ZIP 17257
Group	ZIP 17257	Pennsylvania	United States
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino	87.0%	73.0%	57.4%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino	4.0%	10.3%	11.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
Asian alone, not Hispanic or Latino	1.4%	3.8%	5.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.2%	0.5%	0.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic or Latino	4.3%	3.6%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	3.1%	8.7%	19.3%

Where ZIP 17257 is

State: Pennsylvania
Main county: Cumberland County— also overlaps Franklin County
Largest overlapping place: Shippensburg (2% of the ZIP's land area)
Land area: 115.17 sq mi· about 254 people per sq mi

County and place names come from the Census Bureau's 2020 ZCTA relationship files. A ZIP code's mailing city, set by the U.S. Postal Service, can differ from these names.

Other ZIP codes in Cumberland County

17007 Cumberland County, PA 17011 Cumberland County, PA 17013 Cumberland County, PA 17015 Cumberland County, PA 17025 Cumberland County, PA 17027 Messiah College, PA 17043 Lemoyne, PA 17050 Cumberland County, PA 17055 Cumberland County, PA 17065 Cumberland County, PA 17081 Plainfield, PA 17093 Enola, PA 17240 Cumberland County, PA 17241 Cumberland County, PA 17266 Cumberland County, PA 17324 Cumberland County, PA

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About ZIP codes and ZCTAs: the Census Bureau publishes statistics for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, which approximate USPS ZIP code delivery areas. Learn how they differ.

Sources

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, detailed tables B01003, B01002, B11001, B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003, B25077, B25064, B25003, B08013, B08303, B08301, B03002 — snapshot Oct 26, 2026.
U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA5 relationship files (county and place).
Data: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (detailed tables) and 2020 Census ZCTA relationship files. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. These agencies do not endorse OpenZIP.