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Lykens, PA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Lykens, PA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 4,046. 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 LYKENS-PA · Lykens, PA 1 ZIPs · 4,046 pop · #11517/25278 · Dauphin County

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

  • INC-MID $73,993
  • RANK-MID #11517/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Middletown
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 68% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 4,046
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $144,200

Nearest income peer: Middletown, PA ( $586 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 Lykens

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

Top 46%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
4,046
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$73,993
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 17048 (4,046 residents). Household income $73,993 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (68.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Lykens as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 17048, is all of Lykens

There is no split to weigh here: 17048 holds every one of Lykens's 4,046 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 Lykens's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 68 establishments, 434 employees , annual payroll $15,506k (~17 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 17048 (68 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (12) · also Other services (except public administration) · Manufacturing .

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ZIP Codes in Lykens, PA

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

Lykens 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, 56% above Lykens.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
17048 4,046 $73,993 68 45
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Lykens 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 Lykens, .