PlainZIP

Columbia, PA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Columbia, PA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 17,836. 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 COLUMBIA-PA · Columbia, PA 1 ZIPs · 17,836 pop · #14629/25278 · Lancaster County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $66,684
  • RANK-MID #14629/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Millersville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 65% owners
  • POP-TOWN 17,836
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $245,200

Nearest income peer: Millersville, PA (+ $1,977 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 Columbia

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Columbia 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, Columbia, PA sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

42nd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
17,836
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$66,684
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.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $66,684 and poverty 13.3% concentrate in 17512.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (65.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Columbia as a pure owner town.

Within Pennsylvania, Olyphant is the closest lower-income city and Coolspring the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Columbia.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 17512, is all of Columbia

There is no split to weigh here: 17512 holds every one of Columbia's 17,836 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 Columbia's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 309 establishments, 4,099 employees , annual payroll $189,911k (~17 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 17512 (309 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (56) · also Retail trade · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Columbia, PA

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

Every one of the 12 cities sharing Lancaster County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Columbia, Lancaster, Lititz and Ephrata among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Willow Street marks the far end of that range at $108,723, 63% above Columbia.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
17512 17,836 $66,684 309 423
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Columbia 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 Columbia, .