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Mercersburg, PA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Mercersburg, PA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 8,895. 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 MERCERSBURG-PA · Mercersburg, PA 1 ZIPs · 8,895 pop · #9500/25278 · Franklin County

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

  • INC-HIGH $79,271
  • RANK-UPPER #9500/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Chambersburg
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 77% owners
  • POP-TOWN 8,895
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $239,600

Nearest income peer: Chambersburg, PA ( $495 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 Mercersburg

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

Top 38%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
8,895
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$79,271
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 17236 (8,895 residents). Household income $79,271 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (76.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Mercersburg as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Mercersburg's single ZIP 17236 carries the town

Mercersburg is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 17236 is the entire residential footprint (8,895 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 Mercersburg's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 152 establishments, 2,146 employees , annual payroll $83,817k (~17 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 17236 (152 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (24) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Mercersburg, PA

These ZIP codes sit in Franklin County, which covers 29 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Mercersburg. See the Franklin County roll-up →

Mercersburg lands mid-pack among the 11 cities sharing Franklin County: Greencastle, Fort Loudon and Spring Run earn more and Waynesboro, Saint Thomas and Orrstown earn less. Fort Loudon marks the far end of that range at $114,779, 45% above Mercersburg.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
17236 8,895 $79,271 152 28
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Mercersburg 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 Mercersburg, .