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Mont Alto, PA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Mont Alto, PA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,917. 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 MONT-ALTO-PA · Mont Alto, PA 1 ZIPs · 1,917 pop · #8945/25278 · Franklin County

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

  • INC-HIGH $80,903
  • RANK-UPPER #8945/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Fayetteville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 73% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,917
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $193,600

Nearest income peer: Fayetteville, PA ( $903 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 Mont Alto

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

Top 35%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,917
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$80,903
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 17237 (1,917 residents). Household income $80,903 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (72.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Mont Alto as a pure owner town.

Within Pennsylvania, Ronks is the closest lower-income city and Marsteller the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Mont Alto.

Population concentration

Mont Alto's single ZIP 17237 carries the town

Mont Alto is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 17237 is the entire residential footprint (1,917 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Mont Alto

Citywide ZBP: 16 establishments, 147 employees , annual payroll $6,385k (~8 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 17237 (16 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (4) · also Construction · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Mont Alto, PA

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

Mont Alto sits in the upper half of Franklin County on income: Chambersburg, Waynesboro and Saint Thomas report less, while Greencastle, Fort Loudon and Spring Run report more. Fort Loudon marks the far end of that range at $114,779, 42% above Mont Alto.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
17237 1,917 $80,903 16 254
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Mont Alto 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 Mont Alto, .