Mechanicsburg, PA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Mechanicsburg, PA: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 67,052. 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 MECHANICSBURG-PA · Mechanicsburg, PA 2 ZIPs · 67,052 pop · #3508/25278 · Cumberland County

INC-HIGH · RANK-TOP · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-TIGHT · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $106,399
  • RANK-TOP #3508/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Boiling Springs
  • BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
  • OWN-MID 75% owners
  • POP-SMALL 67,052
  • SPREAD-TIGHT 17055→17050
  • HOME-MID $328,700

Nearest income peer: Boiling Springs, PA (+ $10,731 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 Mechanicsburg

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Mechanicsburg 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, Mechanicsburg, PA sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

Top 14%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
67,052
city population (Census)
2
USPS ZIP codes covered
$106,399
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.

High-income footprint on only 2 ZIPs: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $106,399 and home value $328,700 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 51.1%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (74.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Mechanicsburg as a pure owner town.

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

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Mechanicsburg differ

The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Mechanicsburg: $99,077 in ZIP 17055 to $113,720 in 17050. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.1×

17055 to 17050

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.3×

17055 to 17050

Poverty-rate spread
0.4 points

17050 to 17055

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Lead ZIP 17055 skews compact Mechanicsburg

In this 2-ZIP cluster, 17055 covers about 51% of Mechanicsburg's 67,052 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Employer-heavy short list in Mechanicsburg

Citywide ZBP: 2,204 establishments, 42,030 employees , annual payroll $2,587,776k (~33 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 17050 (1,163 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (351) · also Retail trade · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Mechanicsburg, PA

These ZIP codes sit in Cumberland County, which covers 19 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Mechanicsburg. See the Cumberland County roll-up →

Mechanicsburg sits in the upper half of Cumberland County on income: Carlisle, Camp Hill and Shippensburg report less, while Boiling Springs reports more. Lemoyne marks the far end of that range at $61,173, 43% below Mechanicsburg.

Side-by-side: Compare 17055 vs 17050 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
17055 34,237 $99,077 1,041 317
17050 32,815 $113,720 1,163 395

Mechanicsburg 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 Mechanicsburg, .