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Lewistown, PA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Lewistown, PA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 21,209. 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 LEWISTOWN-PA · Lewistown, PA 1 ZIPs · 21,209 pop · #17890/25278 · Mifflin County

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

  • INC-MID $59,935
  • RANK-LOWER #17890/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Yeagertown
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 61% owners
  • POP-TOWN 21,209
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $142,600

Nearest income peer: Yeagertown, PA (+ $2,315 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 Lewistown

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

29th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
21,209
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$59,935
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 $59,935 and poverty 19.4% concentrate in 17044.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (61.4%) for this income tier, rent $814 may matter more than the home-value average.

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

Population concentration

Lewistown's single ZIP 17044 carries the town

Lewistown is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 17044 is the entire residential footprint (21,209 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Lewistown's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 485 establishments, 8,534 employees , annual payroll $412,666k (~23 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 17044 (485 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (90) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Lewistown, PA

These ZIP codes sit in Mifflin County, which covers 11 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Lewistown. See the Mifflin County roll-up →

Every one of the 10 cities sharing Mifflin County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Lewistown, Belleville, Mc Clure and Mc Veytown among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Reedsville marks the far end of that range at $80,197, 34% above Lewistown.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
17044 21,209 $59,935 485 84
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Lewistown 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 Lewistown, .