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ZIP Code 17581: Terre Hill, PA

ZIP code 17581 uses the postal name Terre Hill, Pennsylvania and lies entirely in Lancaster County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 180 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, 15% of its land lies in Terre Hill; 85% is outside any Census place.

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
  • FHFA2022
  • ZBP2023
  • IRS2022
1national area: Pennsylvania, Delaware and New York
175sectional center: Harrisburg, PA (SCF 170)
81delivery area within it
Town
Terre Hill · its only residential ZIP
Census places
Terre Hill
Metro area
Lancaster, PA
House district
PA-11 119th Congress
Time zone
Eastern
Land area
0.4 sq mi · 479 people per sq mi

Where is ZIP code 17581?

17581 centers on 40.156°, -76.055° and covers 0.4 square miles of land plus 0.0 of water. It borders 2 ZIP codes: 17519, 17557.

17519 · East Earl17557 · New Holland17581 · Terre Hill (this ZIP)175811751917519 · East Earl17557 · New Holland17581 · Terre Hill (this ZIP)175811751917519 · East Earl17557 · New Holland17581 · Terre Hill (this ZIP)1758117519
Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 17581 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 17581, 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).

How does 17581 compare with the rest of Lancaster County?

Rank of 17581 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)
Measure17581In Lancaster CountyIn PA
People (ACS 2020-2024)18054th of 601,610th of 1,833
Median household income–not rankednot ranked
Median home value$285knot rankednot ranked

17581's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (180). Rankings use ZIP codes of 1,000 or more people living in households, with margins at most 25% of the figure.

It is denser than 72% of 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 17581?

The 2020 Census counted 233 people in 17581; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 180. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.

People, ACS 2020-2024
180±118 (90% margin)
2020 Census count
233
Households
73
Median age
68.3

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 17581?

Of the 180 people the ACS estimates in 17581, 14.4% are under 18 and 61.1% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (88.3%), then Other or two or more (11.7%).

  • Under 1814.4%
  • 18 to 6424.4%
  • 65 and older61.1%
Age of the people of 17581 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • White, not Hispanic88.3%
  • Other or two or more11.7%
  • Hispanic or Latino0.0%
  • Black, not Hispanic0.0%
  • Asian, not Hispanic0.0%
Race and Hispanic origin in 17581 (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 are homes worth in 17581?

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$285,200
Median gross rent
$842
Homes owned by their occupants
52.1%
Housing units
73
0 50 100 150 200 250 1993200020102022 0 50 100 150 200 250 1993200020102022 0 50 100 150 200 250 1993200020102022
Index = 100 in 1993, the first year FHFA reports for 17581; 2022: 238.5. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental. FHFA's series for 17581 stops in 2022: it publishes no ZIP index for a year with too few repeat sales.

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 17581?

26 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 2 fewer than in 2018; the most are in construction (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

  • Construction5
  • Manufacturing5
  • Other services (except public administration)4
  • Wholesale trade3

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 17581?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 17581, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
17519East Earl7,127$96k1.9 mi
17557New Holland15,055$83k3.8 mi
17506Blue Ball469–2.7 mi (near)
17507Bowmansville64–3.6 mi (near)
17555Narvon7,251$116k5.6 mi (near)
19501Adamstown823$110k6.2 mi (near)
17522Ephrata33,852$75k6.2 mi (near)
19540Mohnton11,957$100k7.3 mi (near)

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