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ZIP Code 17109: Harrisburg, PA

ZIP code 17109 uses the postal name Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and lies entirely in Dauphin County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 27,000 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024), the 3rd most populous of Harrisburg's 10 residential ZIP codes. Median household income is $71,833 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, its land lies in Colonial Park (45%) and Progress (41%), and 1% in smaller places; 13% is outside any Census place.

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
  • FHFA2025
  • ZBP2023
  • IRS2022
1national area: Pennsylvania, Delaware and New York
171sectional center: Harrisburg, PA (SCF 170)
09delivery area within it
Town
Harrisburg · 10 residential ZIPs
Census places
Colonial Park (45%) census-designated place; Progress (41%) census-designated place
Neighborhoods
Bloomburg Village, Catalina, Colonial Park Farms, Colonial Wood, David Manor, Hassler Meadows and 8 more GeoNames
Metro area
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
House district
PA-10 119th Congress
Time zone
Eastern
Land area
7.0 sq mi · 3,941 people per sq mi
PO Box ZIPs
16 more ZIP codes use the name Harrisburg for PO boxes or single organizations

Where is ZIP code 17109?

17109 centers on 40.290°, -76.824° and covers 7.0 square miles of land. It borders 4 ZIP codes: 17103, 17111, 17110, 17112.

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Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 17109 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 17109, open its center on OpenStreetMap.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0); neighborhoods from the GeoNames gazetteer (CC BY 4.0), placed in this ZIP code by PlainZIP.

How does 17109 compare with the rest of Harrisburg?

Rank of 17109 among the residential ZIP codes of its town, county and state (1 = the most; income and home value among ZIP codes of 1,000+ people living in households)
Measure17109In HarrisburgIn Dauphin CountyIn PA
People (ACS 2020-2024)27,4663rd of 104th of 31134th of 1,833
Median household income$72k4th of 815th of 23536th of 1,015
Median home value$216k4th of 812th of 22546th of 1,069

Its median household income is higher than in 50% of U.S. residential ZIP codes, and it is denser than 92% of all U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).

How many people live in 17109?

The 2020 Census counted 25,232 people in 17109; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 27,466. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew 9.1% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).

People, ACS 2020-2024
27,466
2020 Census count
25,232+9.1% since 2010 (23,131)
Households
10,960
Median age
35.2

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).

Who lives in 17109?

Of the 27,466 people the ACS estimates in 17109, 26.7% are under 18 and 16.9% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (45.5%), then Black (not Hispanic) (22.7%).

  • Under 1826.7%
  • 18 to 6456.4%
  • 65 and older16.9%
Age of the people of 17109 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • White, not Hispanic45.5%
  • Black, not Hispanic22.7%
  • Hispanic or Latino13.7%
  • Asian, not Hispanic11.0%
  • Other or two or more7.2%
Race and Hispanic origin in 17109 (ACS 2020-2024, B03002); each person counted once

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.

What do households in 17109 earn?

Median household income is $71,833 (ACS 2020-2024), the 15th highest of the 23 ranked ZIP codes in Dauphin County. It is not measurably different from 2015-2019 ($64,891 in 2024 dollars): the change is within the surveys' margins of error.

Median household income
$71,833
Income per person
$33,311
Below the poverty line
10.8%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
3.7%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
26.9%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
$53,49813,100 returns; wages 77% of AGI (IRS)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 and 2015-2019 5-year estimates (B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003; 2015-2019 dollars converted with the BLS CPI-U, 1.22699); IRS Statistics of Income, ZIP code data, tax year 2022 (adjusted gross income per return, filed under the address on the return).

What are homes worth in 17109?

FHFA's house price index for 17109, built from repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, rose 88% from 2015 to 2025 and rose 56% from 2020 to 2025, and moved +9.1% in 2025.

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$215,900
Median gross rent
$1,328
Homes owned by their occupants
52.0%
Housing units
11,623
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Index = 100 in 1979, the first year FHFA reports for 17109; 2025: 543.8. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001); FHFA House Price Index, annual five-digit ZIP, updated 2026-03-31.

What businesses are in 17109?

625 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 30 fewer than in 2018; the most are in health care and social assistance (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

  • Health care and social assistance136
  • Retail trade109
  • Other services (except public administration)90
  • Accommodation and food services65
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services39
  • Finance and insurance34

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments with paid employees, by the business's ZIP code).

Which ZIP codes are next to 17109?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 17109, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
17103Harrisburg13,115$40k2.3 mi
17111Harrisburg36,744$86k2.7 mi
17110Harrisburg27,364$81k4.1 mi
17112Harrisburg38,502$104k6.5 mi
17104Harrisburg18,541$47k3.3 mi (near)
17120Harrisburg0–3.5 mi (near)
17113Harrisburg11,724$68k4.1 mi (near)
17101Harrisburg2,722$51k4.2 mi (near)
17102Harrisburg8,118$55k4.4 mi (near)

Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.