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Akron, PA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Akron, PA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 4,307. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet AKRON-PA · Akron, PA 1 ZIPs · 4,307 pop · #9911/25278 · Lancaster County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $78,182
  • RANK-UPPER #9911/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Quarryville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 67% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 4,307
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $258,900

Nearest income peer: Quarryville, PA ( $74 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Akron

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Akron on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Akron, PA sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 39%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
4,307
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$78,182
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 17501 (4,307 residents). Household income $78,182 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (66.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Akron as a pure owner town.

Within Pennsylvania, Quarryville is the closest lower-income city and Shermans Dale the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Akron.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 17501, is all of Akron

There is no split to weigh here: 17501 holds every one of Akron's 4,307 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Akron's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 97 establishments, 935 employees , annual payroll $41,260k (~23 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 17501 (97 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (22) · also Construction · Manufacturing .

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ZIP Codes in Akron, PA

These ZIP codes sit in Lancaster County, which covers 49 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Akron. See the Lancaster County roll-up →

Akron sits in the lower half of Lancaster County on income: Lancaster, Lititz and Elizabethtown report more, Ephrata, Columbia and Millersville report less. Denver marks the far end of that range at $99,202, 27% above Akron.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
17501 4,307 $78,182 97 1,195
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Akron roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Akron, .