17236 Zip Code Detailed Profile

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Back to All US cities. City: Mercersburg, PA Franklin County, PA Zip code population (2000): 7,899 Estimated zip code population in 2007: 8,124 Home Value Estimate Address: Unit (optional): City State AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY Zip Recent Home Sales Address: City State AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY Zip Min Price (optional) Max Price (optional) Prioritization: Sale Date Distance General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Houses and condos: 3,274 Renter-occupied apartments: 748 % of renters here:   24% State:   29% 2008 cost of living index in zip code 17236: 86.2 (less than average, U.S. average is 100) Land area: 126.5 sq. mi. Water area: 0.0 sq. mi. Population density: 64 people per square mile   (very low). Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2007: This zip code:   1.9% ($1,304) Pennsylvania:   2.3% ($1,552) Put your B&M business profile right here for free. 20,000 businesses already created their profiles! Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses Search for:  near:   Males: 3,956   (50.1%) Females: 3,943   (49.9%) Recent posts about zip code 17236 area on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users: What area of Chambersburg PA to move to and what schools?  (3 replies) Relocating to Chambersburg PA  (28 replies) Moving to South PA (near Hagerstown, MD)  (21 replies) What do I need to know about moving to SouthCentral PA  (12 replies) HELP!! Possible move to the area.  (4 replies) Thinking of relocating to Franklin County, PA  (5 replies) 100% rural population. Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $159,088 17236:   $159,088 Pennsylvania:   $155,000 According to our research of public records there were 5 registered sex offenders living in 17236 zip code in early 2007. The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this zip code is smaller than the state average. Median resident age:   38.6 years Pennsylvania median age:   38.0 years Average household size: This zip code:   2.6 people Pennsylvania:   2.5 people Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 17236, filed in 2005: Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $40,941 (Individual Income Tax Returns) Here:   $40,941 State:   $48,049 Salary/wage: $36,620 (reported on 84.8% of returns) Here:   $36,620 State:   $42,646 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 113.0% for AGIs below $10k, 74.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 82.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 84.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 53.5% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable interest for individuals: $1,683 (reported on 46.4% of returns) This zip code:   $1,683 Pennsylvania:   $1,657 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.4% for AGIs below $10k, 2.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.1% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable dividends: $2,969 (reported on 21.2% of returns) Here:   $2,969 State:   $3,566 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.7% for AGIs below $10k, 1.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.8% for AGIs over 100k) Net capital gain/loss: +$11,614 (reported on 16.4% of returns) Here:   +$11,614 State:   +$9,716 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $10k, 1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.7% for AGIs over 100k) Profit/loss from business: +$9,593 (reported on 14.3% of returns) Here:   +$9,593 State:   +$14,267 (% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.9% for AGIs below $10k, 5.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.7% for AGIs over 100k) IRA payment deduction: $3,106 (reported on 2.9% of returns) 17236:   $3,106 Pennsylvania:   $2,903 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs over 100k) Self-employed pension: $6,545 (reported on 0.3% of returns) Here:   $6,545 Pennsylvania:   $14,674 Total itemized deductions: $15,068 (1% of AGI, reported on 25.1% of returns) Here:   $15,068 State:   $18,804 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.7% for AGIs below $10k, 5.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 9.5% for AGIs over 100k) Charity contributions deductions: $3,243 (4.0% of AGI, reported on 20.2% of returns) Here:   $3,243 Pennsylvania:   $3,337 Here:   4.0% of AGI State:   3.3% of AGI (% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.4% for AGIs over 100k) Total tax: $5,401 (reported on 76.9% of returns) 17236:   $5,401 State:   $8,008 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.9% for AGIs below $10k, 4.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18.2% for AGIs over 100k) Earned income credit: $1,563 (reported on 12.4% of returns) Here:   $1,563 State:   $1,643 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.8% for AGIs below $10k, 3.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k) Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 68.7% Here:   69% State:   56% (% for various income ranges: 64.7% for AGIs below $10k, 69.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 69.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 70.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 70.4% for AGIs over 100k)

This zip code:	$50,895
Pennsylvania:	$48,576

Nearest zip codes: 17212, 21722, 17270, 17233, 21711, 17224.

Percentage of family households:

This zip code:	76.2%
Whole state:	67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This zip code:	5.3%
Whole state:	5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
• Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Housing units in zip code 17236 with a mortgage: 1,045 (108 second mortgage, 163 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 665

This zip code:	7.8%
Whole state:	11.6%

This zip code:	4.5%
Whole state:	5.1%

Here:	6.3
State:	6.4

Here:	5.3
State:	4.2

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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages: Reservoir: Mercersburg Reservoir (A). Display/hide its location on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Buck Run (A), Johnston Run (B), Blue Spring Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 17236: Less than $10,000: 33 $10,000 to $14,999: 16 $15,000 to $19,999: 12 $20,000 to $24,999: 10 $30,000 to $34,999: 4 $35,000 to $39,999: 9 $40,000 to $49,999: 32 $50,000 to $59,999: 62 $60,000 to $69,999: 17 $70,000 to $79,999: 30 $80,000 to $89,999: 73 $90,000 to $99,999: 79 $100,000 to $124,999: 253 $125,000 to $149,999: 405 $150,000 to $174,999: 336 $175,000 to $199,999: 206 $200,000 to $249,999: 392 $250,000 to $299,999: 149 $300,000 to $399,999: 144 $400,000 to $499,999: 73 $500,000 to $749,999: 35 $750,000 to $999,999: 13 $1,000,000 or more: 13

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 17236: Less than $100: 27 $100 to $149: 15 $150 to $199: 13 $200 to $249: 13 $250 to $299: 30 $300 to $349: 98 $350 to $399: 38 $400 to $449: 27 $450 to $499: 42 $500 to $549: 27 $550 to $599: 32 $600 to $649: 31 $800 to $899: 12 No cash rent: 129

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $116,086.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $158,106
• Black or African American householders: $122,626
• Some other race householders: $138,976
• Two or more races householders: $224,815
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $142,083

17236:	$151,638
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Detached houses: $191,463

Here:	$191,463
State:	$224,371

Townhouses or other attached units: $171,463

Here:	$171,463
State:	$160,289

In 2-unit structures: $191,207

Here:	$191,207
State:	$153,822

Mobile homes: $93,638

Here:	$93,638
State:	$35,442

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,556
• One, attached: 90
• Two: 159
• 3 or 4: 75
• 5 to 9: 27
• 10 to 19: 44
• 20 to 49: 36
• Mobile homes: 320

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 3,354 (80%) Carpooled: 452 (11%) Bus or trolley bus: 16 (0%) Bicycle: 3 (0%) Walked: 158 (4%) Other means: 7 (0%) Worked at home: 226 (5%)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 212 5 to 9 minutes: 471 10 to 14 minutes: 435 15 to 19 minutes: 326 20 to 24 minutes: 622 25 to 29 minutes: 344 30 to 34 minutes: 710 35 to 39 minutes: 176 40 to 44 minutes: 250 45 to 59 minutes: 219 60 to 89 minutes: 114 90 or more minutes: 111

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 67.9%

Household type by relationship
Households: 7,822

• In family households: 7,024 (1,976 male householders, 356 female householders)

  2,003 spouses, 2,306 children (2,097 natural, 52 adopted, 157 stepchildren), 120 grandchildren, 20 brothers or sisters, 35 parents, 29 other relatives, 179 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 798 (383 male householders (337 living alone)), 324 female householders (291 living alone)), 91 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 3 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 1,021 2-persons, 651 3-persons, 414 4-persons, 156 5-persons, 70 6-persons, 20 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 628 1-person, 65 2-persons, 7 3-persons, 7 4-persons.

1,454 married couples with children.
312 single-parent households (124 men, 188 women).

96.8% of residents of 17236 zip code speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (85% very well, 12% well, 2% not well, 1% not at all).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% very well, 15% well, 6% not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).

Foreign born population: 71 (0.9%)
(69.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:	0.9%
Whole state:	4.1%

First ancestries reported:

German: 2134

United States or American: 1222

Other groups: 608

English: 363

Irish: 291

Scottish: 154

Swiss: 104

French (except Basque): 81

Scotch-Irish: 73

Italian: 72

European: 54

Welsh: 52

Polish: 47

Danish: 44

Slovak: 32

Swedish: 30

Dutch: 23

Ukrainian: 23

Hungarian: 16

Greek: 14

Norwegian: 12

Scandinavian: 8

British: 7

Subsaharan African:: 5

Nigerian: 5

Czechoslovakian: 4

Lithuanian: 4

Russian: 3

French Canadian: 3

Canadian: 3

Austrian: 2

Finnish: 2

Armenian: 2

Portuguese: 2

Lebanese: 1

Arab:: 1

Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• APPALACHIAN MILL WOODWORKING PLT (11427 CHURCH HILL RD in MERCERSBURG, PA)

  AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Pennsylvania database) - AFS-15-1741304-1, AIR PROGRAM
  Business SIC classification: WOOD KITCHEN CABINETS
  

• AGRONOMY INC (PO BOX 210 in MERCERSBURG, PA)

  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  

Median worth of mobile homes: $65,426

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 5378
• Northeast: 287
• Midwest: 177
• South: 1714
• West: 133

68% of the 17236 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 72% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 34% lived in Pennsylvania.

Population in 1990: 7,735. Population change in the 1990s: +164 (+2.1%).

Here:	12.6%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

Here:	12.3%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Here:	31.5%
Pennsylvania:	37.3%

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• MUSSER MECHANICAL INC (9100GARNES RD in MERCERSBURG, PA; small business)

  $397,250 with Army for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Warehouse Buildings. Signed on 2001-09-26. Completion date: 2002-03-25.

• REESE SERVICES INC (9486 BUCHANAN TRAIL WEST in MERCERSBURG, PA; small business)

  $29,280 with Army for Aerial Fertilization/Spraying Services. Signed on 2006-03-28. Completion date: 2006-08-25.

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Skiing Facilities (500-999 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: Site Preparation Contractors (100-249: 1)
• Educational Services: Elementary and Secondary Schools (100-249: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 2)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 2)

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