Estimated zip code population in 2019: 4,473 Zip code population in 2010: 4,307 Zip code population in 2000: 4,524
Houses and condos: 1,903 Renter-occupied apartments: 901
% of renters here:
49%
State:
32%
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 17501: 96.1 (near average, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 1.4 sq. mi. Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 3,215 people per square mile
(average).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2019:
This zip code:
1.6% ($3,470)
Pennsylvania:
1.5% ($2,887)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $3,490 (1.7%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $3,434 (1.6%)
Business Search- 14 Million verified businesses
Males: 2,236
(50.0%)
Females: 2,236
(50.0%)
For population 25 years and over in 17501:
High school or higher: 92.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 6.0%
Unemployed: 6.5%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.6 minutes
For population 15 years and over in 17501:
Never married: 29.0%
Now married: 55.6%
Separated: 1.3%
Widowed: 5.0%
Divorced: 9.0%
Zip code 17501 compared to state average:
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Estimated median house/condo value in 2019: $211,529
17501:
$211,529
Pennsylvania:
$192,600
According to our research of Pennsylvania and other state lists, there were 5 registered sex offenders living in 17501 zip code as of January 27, 2023. The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in zip code 17501 is 855 to 1. The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this zip code is lower than the state average.
Median resident age:
This zip code:
36.2 years
Pennsylvania median age:
40.8 years
Average household size:
This zip code:
2.5 people
Pennsylvania:
2.4 people
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 17501, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $47,497 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$47,497
State:
$61,346
Salary/wage: $41,513 (reported on 83.0% of returns)
Here:
$41,513
State:
$51,902
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 67.0% for AGIs below $25k, 83.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 79.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 88.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,306 (reported on 36.1% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,306
Pennsylvania:
$1,588
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.0% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $2,813 (reported on 22.6% of returns)
Here:
$2,813
State:
$5,827
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$3,727 (reported on 13.0% of returns)
Here:
+$3,727
State:
+$14,495
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$10,828 (reported on 13.9% of returns)
Here:
+$10,828
State:
+$16,268
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $10,074 (reported on 15.2% of returns)
17501:
$10,074
Pennsylvania:
$14,550
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Total itemized deductions: $18,736 (22% of AGI, reported on 31.7% of returns)
Here:
$18,736
State:
$23,538
Here:
22.4% of AGI
State:
18.4% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.6% for AGIs below $25k, 10.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 10.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Charity contributions: $4,957 (reported on 26.1% of returns)
Here:
$4,957
State:
$4,025
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.3% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxes paid: $6,634 (reported on 30.9% of returns)
17501:
$6,634
State:
$9,982
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs below $25k, 3.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.8% for AGIs over 200k)
Earned income credit: $1,872 (reported on 12.6% of returns)
Here:
$1,872
State:
$2,106
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 56.5%
Here:
57%
State:
53%
(% for various income ranges: 50.6% for AGIs below $25k, 53.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 65.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 63.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 76.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 17501, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $39,739 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$39,739
State:
$48,049
Salary/wage: $36,273 (reported on 86.6% of returns)
Here:
$36,273
State:
$42,646
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 88.4% for AGIs below $10k, 74.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 82.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 84.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 82.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 60.9% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,580 (reported on 51.5% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,580
Pennsylvania:
$1,657
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.3% for AGIs below $10k, 3.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.6% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $1,691 (reported on 29.3% of returns)
Here:
$1,691
State:
$3,566
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.4% for AGIs below $10k, 2.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.2% for AGIs over 100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$2,246 (reported on 19.1% of returns)
Here:
+$2,246
State:
+$9,716
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.8% for AGIs below $10k, 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.1% for AGIs over 100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$11,926 (reported on 13.4% of returns)
Here:
+$11,926
State:
+$14,267
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.6% for AGIs below $10k, 3.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.2% for AGIs over 100k)
IRA payment deduction: $2,957 (reported on 4.2% of returns)
17501:
$2,957
Pennsylvania:
$2,903
Self-employed pension: $6,364 (reported on 0.5% of returns)
Here:
$6,364
Pennsylvania:
$14,674
Total itemized deductions: $15,064 (23% of AGI, reported on 33.1% of returns)
Here:
$15,064
State:
$18,804
Here:
23.2% of AGI
State:
19.5% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.6% for AGIs below $10k, 8.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 10.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 14.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.7% for AGIs over 100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $3,667 (5% of AGI, reported on 28.8% of returns)
Here:
$3,667
State:
$3,337
Here:
5.4% of AGI
State:
3.3% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.4% for AGIs over 100k)
Total tax: $4,722 (reported on 78.9% of returns)
17501:
$4,722
State:
$8,008
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.8% for AGIs below $10k, 4.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.5% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $1,378 (reported on 8.0% of returns)
Here:
$1,378
State:
$1,643
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 58.4%
Here:
58%
State:
56%
(% for various income ranges: 51.5% for AGIs below $10k, 57.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 60.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 61.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 55.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 76.9% for AGIs over 100k)
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 108 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,727
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 73 (27 now married, 45 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 823 (447 now married, 372 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 17501 with a mortgage: 615 (8 second mortgage, 76 home equity loan, 12 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 307
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,486 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $640
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2019:
This zip code:
10.7%
Whole state:
12.0%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2019:
This zip code:
3.5%
Whole state:
6.6%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.7
State:
6.7
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.2
State:
4.4
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
In group quarters: 10 (-1 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 610 2-persons, 196 3-persons, 225 4-persons, 100 5-persons, 20 6-persons, 51 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 551 1-person, 61 2-persons, 9 3-persons
514 married couples with children.
387 single-parent households (135 men, 252 women).
90.4% of residents of 17501 zip code speak English at home.
7.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (28% very well, 54% well, 18% not well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (85% very well, 15% not well).
Foreign born population: 296 (6.6%) (46.1% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
6.6%
Whole state:
7.0%
21%Honduras
20%El Salvador
17%Barbados
12%Guatemala
11%Bangladesh
6%Israel
4%Chile
37%German
20%American
4%Polish
2%English
2%European
2%Italian
1%Irish
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
32010 or later
1922000 to 2009
841990 to 1999
81Before 1990
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
AKRON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ( in EPHRATA, PA)
(Geographic Names Information System) (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-2564 Organizations: EPHRATA AREA SD (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
Alternative names: AKRON EL SCH
BERKLEY PRODUCTS CO (405 S. 7TH ST. in AKRON, PA)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: PAINTS, VARNISHES, LACQUERS, ENAMELS, AND ALLIED PRODUCTS Business NAICS classification: PAINT AND COATING MANUFACTURING. Organizations: TOM HENRY (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: BERKLEY PRODS. CO.130130
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.3% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.8%
46.4%Electricity
39.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
8.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
2.3%Utility gas
1.7%Other fuel
0.9%Wood
Population in 1990: 4,286. Population change in the 1990s: +238 (+5.6%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 3,464
Northeast: 301
Midwest: 97
South: 161
West: 58
59% of the 17501 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 82% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Pennsylvania.
87% of the 17501 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 78% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 6% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 13% moved from different state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 2% moved from abroad.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 43
Here:
8.2%
Pennsylvania:
13.5%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school):
Here:
0.0%
Pennsylvania:
13.5%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 13
Here:
13.3%
Pennsylvania:
38.5%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
77,050Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
76,635Architecture and engineering occupations
63,708Construction and extraction occupations
62,287Transportation occupations
54,712Management occupations
52,184Health technologists and technicians
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (100-249 employees: 1 establishment, 10-19 employees: 1 establishment, 5-9 employees: 5 establishments, 1-4 employees: 3 establishments)
Health Care and Social Assistance: Emergency and Other Relief Services (100-249: 1)
Construction: Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (100-249: 1)
Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249: 1)
Management of Companies and Enterprises: Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices (50-99: 1, 20-49: 1)
Other Services (except Public Administration): Other Grantmaking and Giving Services (50-99: 1)
Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (20-49: 1, 5-9: 1)
Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (20-49: 1)
People in group quarters in 2010:
4 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
People in group quarters in 2000:
110 people in nursing homes
15 people in other group homes
8 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
2 people in homes for the mentally ill
Most common first names in zip code 17501 among deceased individuals
Name
Count
Lived (average)
John
33
74.9 years
Mary
27
78.8 years
Robert
27
71.2 years
Anna
26
81.3 years
Paul
23
75.5 years
Charles
21
79.6 years
Margaret
19
79.8 years
William
18
77.0 years
Helen
18
81.8 years
Harry
15
77.6 years
Most common last names in zip code 17501 among deceased individuals
Last name
Count
Lived (average)
Smith
22
78.4 years
Sweigart
18
75.6 years
Miller
15
78.2 years
Martin
14
74.8 years
Wolf
14
74.4 years
Adams
9
79.6 years
Weaver
9
71.7 years
Burkholder
9
82.3 years
Wenger
9
81.2 years
Hess
8
72.6 years
Businesses in zip code 17501
Kroger: 1
Penske: 1
Rodeway Inn: 1
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