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Hershey, PA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Hershey, PA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 16,972. 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 HERSHEY-PA · Hershey, PA 1 ZIPs · 16,972 pop · #12004/25278 · Dauphin County

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

  • INC-MID $72,945
  • RANK-MID #12004/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Middletown
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 51% owners
  • POP-TOWN 16,972
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $384,100

Nearest income peer: Middletown, PA (+ $462 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 Hershey

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

Top 47%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
16,972
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$72,945
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 17033 (16,972 residents). Household income $72,945 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (50.8%) for this income tier, rent $1,330 may matter more than the home-value average.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 17033, is all of Hershey

There is no split to weigh here: 17033 holds every one of Hershey's 16,972 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 Hershey's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 555 establishments, 27,365 employees , annual payroll $2,330,120k (~33 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 17033 (555 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (104) · also Retail trade · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Hershey, PA

These ZIP codes sit in Dauphin County, which covers 25 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Hershey. See the Dauphin County roll-up →

Hershey sits in the upper half of Dauphin County on income: Harrisburg, Millersburg and Grantville report less, while Hummelstown, Halifax and Elizabethville report more. Hummelstown marks the far end of that range at $115,533, 58% above Hershey.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
17033 16,972 $72,945 555 255
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Hershey 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 Hershey, .