ZIP Code Tabulation Area · Pennsylvania

ZIP Code 17841: Mifflin County, PA

ZIP Code 17841 (Mifflin County, Pennsylvania) has an estimated 4,896 residents in 1,850 households. The median household income is $63,269, the median home value is $165,700 and the median gross rent is $750/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

Total population

4,896

Margin of error ±257

Median household income

$63,269

Margin of error ±$9,692

Median home value

$165,700

Margin of error ±$14,222

Median gross rent

$750/mo

Margin of error ±$186

Median age

42.8 yrs

Margin of error ±4.3 yrs

Mean travel time to work

29.4 min

Margin of error ±4.4 min

How ZIP 17841 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 1784142.8 yrsPennsylvania40.9 yrsUnited States38.9 yrs

Median household income

ZIP 17841$63,269Pennsylvania$77,971United States$80,734

Per capita income

ZIP 17841$28,619Pennsylvania$44,355United States$44,673

Poverty rate

ZIP 1784117.9%Pennsylvania11.7%United States12.5%

Unemployment rate

ZIP 178412.8%Pennsylvania5.3%United States5.2%

Bachelor's degree or higher

ZIP 178416.6%Pennsylvania35.2%United States35.7%

Median home value

ZIP 17841$165,700Pennsylvania$254,500United States$332,700

Median gross rent

ZIP 17841$750/moPennsylvania$1,209/moUnited States$1,413/mo

Owner-occupied homes

ZIP 1784186.3%Pennsylvania69.3%United States65.2%

Mean travel time to work

ZIP 1784129.4 minPennsylvania26.3 minUnited States26.4 min

Worked from home

ZIP 178417.1%Pennsylvania15.6%United States15.1%

All figures for ZIP 17841

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 17841 — ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates
MeasureZIP 17841Margin of errorPennsylvaniaUnited States
Total population4,896±25713,018,639334,922,499
Median age42.8 yrs±4.3 yrs40.9 yrs38.9 yrs
Households1,850±1095,274,853129,227,496
Median household income$63,269±$9,692$77,971$80,734
Per capita income$28,619±$2,736$44,355$44,673
Poverty rate17.9%±6.6 pts11.7%12.5%
Unemployment rate2.8%±1.6 pts5.3%5.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher6.6%±1.7 pts35.2%35.7%
Median home value$165,700±$14,222$254,500$332,700
Median gross rent$750/mo±$186$1,209/mo$1,413/mo
Owner-occupied homes86.3%±2.8 pts69.3%65.2%
Mean travel time to work29.4 min±4.4 min26.3 min26.4 min
Worked from home7.1%±3.1 pts15.6%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 17841
GroupZIP 17841PennsylvaniaUnited States
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino98.2%73.0%57.4%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino0.1%10.3%11.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic or Latino0.0%0.1%0.5%
Asian alone, not Hispanic or Latino0.0%3.8%5.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic or Latino0.0%0.0%0.2%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic or Latino0.4%0.5%0.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic or Latino0.7%3.6%4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)0.6%8.7%19.3%

Where ZIP 17841 is

State
Pennsylvania
Main county
Mifflin County— also overlaps Snyder County
Largest overlapping place
McClure (5% of the ZIP's land area)
Land area
73.32 sq mi· about 67 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 Mifflin County

17004 Mifflin County, PA17009 Burnham, PA17029 Granville, PA17044 Mifflin County, PA17051 Mifflin County, PA17054 Mattawana, PA17063 Mifflin County, PA17075 Newton Hamilton, PA17084 Mifflin County, PA17099 Yeagertown, 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.