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Carlisle, PA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Carlisle, PA: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 55,373. 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 CARLISLE-PA · Carlisle, PA 2 ZIPs · 55,373 pop · #9571/25278 · Cumberland County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-TIGHT · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $79,012
  • RANK-UPPER #9571/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Gardners
  • BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
  • OWN-MID 72% owners
  • POP-SMALL 55,373
  • SPREAD-TIGHT 17013→17015
  • HOME-MID $265,400

Nearest income peer: Gardners, PA ( $1,188 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 Carlisle

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Carlisle 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, Carlisle, PA sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

Top 38%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
55,373
city population (Census)
2
USPS ZIP codes covered
$79,012
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 (2) - lead code 17013 (34,575 residents). Household income $79,012 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (71.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Carlisle as a pure owner town.

Within Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh is the closest lower-income city and Saylorsburg the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 39 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Carlisle.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Carlisle differ

The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Carlisle: $71,042 in ZIP 17013 to $86,981 in 17015. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.2×

17013 to 17015

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.3×

17013 to 17015

Poverty-rate spread
4 points

17015 to 17013

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Lead ZIP 17013 skews compact Carlisle

In this 2-ZIP cluster, 17013 covers about 62% of Carlisle's 55,373 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Employer-heavy short list in Carlisle

Citywide ZBP: 1,407 establishments, 36,272 employees , annual payroll $1,824,019k (~25 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 17013 (951 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (195) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Carlisle, PA

These ZIP codes sit in Cumberland County, which covers 19 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Carlisle. See the Cumberland County roll-up →

Carlisle sits in the lower half of Cumberland County on income: Mechanicsburg, Camp Hill and Enola report more, Shippensburg, Newville and Lemoyne report less. Boiling Springs marks the far end of that range at $117,130, 48% above Carlisle.

Side-by-side: Compare 17013 vs 17015 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
17013 34,575 $71,042 951 311
17015 20,798 $86,981 456 71
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Carlisle 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 Carlisle, .