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Ephrata, PA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Ephrata, PA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 32,483. 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 EPHRATA-PA · Ephrata, PA 1 ZIPs · 32,483 pop · #11175/25278 · Lancaster County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $74,828
  • RANK-MID #11175/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Quarryville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 65% owners
  • POP-SMALL 32,483
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $285,200

Nearest income peer: Quarryville, PA (+ $3,280 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 Ephrata

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Ephrata 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, Ephrata, PA sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 44%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
32,483
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$74,828
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 17522 (32,483 residents). Household income $74,828 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (64.5%) for this income tier, rent $1,240 may matter more than the home-value average.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 17522, is all of Ephrata

There is no split to weigh here: 17522 holds every one of Ephrata's 32,483 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Ephrata's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 950 establishments, 15,910 employees , annual payroll $854,045k (~29 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 17522 (950 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (148) · also Retail trade · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Ephrata, PA

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

Ephrata sits in the lower half of Lancaster County on income: Lancaster, Lititz and Elizabethtown report more, Columbia and Millersville report less. Willow Street marks the far end of that range at $108,723, 45% above Ephrata.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
17522 32,483 $74,828 950 287
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Ephrata 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 Ephrata, .