Estimated zip code population in 2022: 8,163 Zip code population in 2010: 8,910 Zip code population in 2000: 7,642
Houses and condos: 3,564 Renter-occupied apartments: 786
% of renters here:
24%
State:
31%
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 17842: 92.2 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 82.9 sq. mi. Water area: 0.6 sq. mi.
Population density: 98 people per square mile
(very low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
This zip code:
1.1% ($2,248)
Pennsylvania:
1.3% ($3,094)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,310 (1.2%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,172 (1.1%)
Estimated median house/condo value in 2022: $200,785
17842:
$200,785
Pennsylvania:
$245,500
According to our research of Pennsylvania and other state lists, there were 9 registered sex offenders living in 17842 zip code as of April 27, 2024. The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in zip code 17842 is 968 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:
44.5 years
Pennsylvania median age:
40.9 years
Average household size:
This zip code:
2.4 people
Pennsylvania:
2.4 people
Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 17842, filed in 2021:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $53,747 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$53,747
State:
$75,707
Salary/wage: $43,793 (reported on 79.4% of returns)
Here:
$43,793
State:
$62,806
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1193.1% for AGIs below $25k, 3656.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6484.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9136.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15069.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 41445.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,102 (reported on 31.3% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,102
Pennsylvania:
$1,633
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 23.2% for AGIs below $25k, 31.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 52.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 37.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 113.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1670.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Ordinary dividends: $3,610 (reported on 17.7% of returns)
Here:
$3,610
State:
$7,382
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 31.9% for AGIs below $25k, 37.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 69.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 96.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 192.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 4850.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$6,664 (reported on 14.8% of returns)
Here:
+$6,664
State:
+$23,522
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 23.2% for AGIs below $25k, 18.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 86.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 122.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 544.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 7995.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$13,395 (reported on 15.8% of returns)
Here:
+$13,395
State:
+$16,274
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 127.9% for AGIs below $25k, 161.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 415.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 451.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1219.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $10,035 (reported on 10.4% of returns)
17842:
$10,035
Pennsylvania:
$18,583
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 98.6% for AGIs below $25k, 113.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 150.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 213.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 489.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Total itemized deductions: $32,464 (reported on 3.4% of returns)
Here:
$32,464
State:
$34,850
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 93.0% for AGIs below $25k, 224.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 509.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 7295.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Charity contributions: $18,430 (reported on 2.4% of returns)
Here:
$18,430
State:
$12,392
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 60.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 235.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 4880.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxes paid: $6,815 (reported on 3.2% of returns)
17842:
$6,815
State:
$8,200
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.5% for AGIs below $25k, 47.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 129.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1335.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Earned income credit: $2,127 (reported on 14.3% of returns)
Here:
$2,127
State:
$2,100
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 81.1% for AGIs below $25k, 70.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 94.2%
Here:
94%
State:
92%
(% for various income ranges: 93.6% for AGIs below $25k, 95.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 94.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 95.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 92.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 85.7% for AGIs over 200k)
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 17842, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $41,104 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$41,104
State:
$61,346
Salary/wage: $36,979 (reported on 81.3% of returns)
Here:
$36,979
State:
$51,902
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 67.8% for AGIs below $25k, 77.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 78.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 78.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 66.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 39.3% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,046 (reported on 31.9% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,046
Pennsylvania:
$1,588
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.1% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.8% for AGIs over 200k)
Ordinary dividends: $2,413 (reported on 17.9% of returns)
Here:
$2,413
State:
$5,827
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$4,222 (reported on 11.7% of returns)
Here:
+$4,222
State:
+$14,495
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$9,173 (reported on 16.6% of returns)
Here:
+$9,173
State:
+$16,268
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.4% for AGIs below $25k, 4.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $9,511 (reported on 9.1% of returns)
17842:
$9,511
Pennsylvania:
$14,550
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Total itemized deductions: $17,010 (22% of AGI, reported on 21.0% of returns)
Here:
$17,010
State:
$23,538
Here:
21.9% of AGI
State:
18.4% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.9% for AGIs below $25k, 6.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 13.4% for AGIs over 200k)
Charity contributions: $4,158 (reported on 14.2% of returns)
Here:
$4,158
State:
$4,025
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.7% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxes paid: $6,356 (reported on 21.0% of returns)
17842:
$6,356
State:
$9,982
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 6.1% for AGIs over 200k)
Earned income credit: $2,017 (reported on 17.9% of returns)
Here:
$2,017
State:
$2,106
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.7% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 63.5%
Here:
63%
State:
53%
(% for various income ranges: 59.2% for AGIs below $25k, 64.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 67.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 68.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 65.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 17842, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $34,894 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$34,894
State:
$48,049
Salary/wage: $31,991 (reported on 84.8% of returns)
Here:
$31,991
State:
$42,646
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 124.0% for AGIs below $10k, 71.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 82.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 84.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 81.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 43.1% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,078 (reported on 46.4% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,078
Pennsylvania:
$1,657
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.1% for AGIs below $10k, 2.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.6% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $1,511 (reported on 21.0% of returns)
Here:
$1,511
State:
$3,566
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.5% for AGIs below $10k, 1.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.2% for AGIs over 100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$4,653 (reported on 15.0% of returns)
Here:
+$4,653
State:
+$9,716
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs below $10k, 1.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.2% for AGIs over 100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$9,967 (reported on 17.5% of returns)
Here:
+$9,967
State:
+$14,267
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.3% for AGIs below $10k, 5.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.8% for AGIs over 100k)
Profit/loss from farming: +$233 (reported on 3.8% of returns)
Here:
+$233
State:
+$274
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -16.8% for AGIs below $10k, -1.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k)
IRA payment deduction: $2,815 (reported on 3.4% of returns)
17842:
$2,815
Pennsylvania:
$2,903
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Self-employed pension: $6,188 (reported on 0.5% of returns)
Here:
$6,188
Pennsylvania:
$14,674
Total itemized deductions: $14,431 (22% of AGI, reported on 21.3% of returns)
Here:
$14,431
State:
$18,804
Here:
22.3% of AGI
State:
19.5% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 10.9% for AGIs over 100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $2,836 (4% of AGI, reported on 17.0% of returns)
Here:
$2,836
State:
$3,337
Here:
4.3% of AGI
State:
3.3% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.4% for AGIs over 100k)
Total tax: $4,061 (reported on 75.8% of returns)
17842:
$4,061
State:
$8,008
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.1% for AGIs below $10k, 4.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 20.7% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $1,475 (reported on 13.8% of returns)
Here:
$1,475
State:
$1,643
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 64.8%
Here:
65%
State:
56%
(% for various income ranges: 58.4% for AGIs below $10k, 64.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 65.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 68.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 65.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 80.0% for AGIs over 100k)
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 407 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 2,932
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 53 (49 now married, 6 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 1,648 (843 now married, 798 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 17842 with a mortgage: 1,333 (194 second mortgage, 10 home equity loan, 165 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 84
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,230 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $516
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:
10.9%
Whole state:
11.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:
7.3%
Whole state:
6.1%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.4
State:
6.8
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
5.3
State:
4.3
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Notable locations in zip code 17842: Middleswarth (A), Kreamer Volunteer Fire Company Station 120 (B), Penns Creek Volunteer Fire Company (C), Reliance Hose Company 1 Station 50 (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 17842 include: Port Ann Church (A), Hassingers Church (B), Gods Missionary Church (C), Saint Lukes Church (D), Saint Pauls Church (E), Salem Church (F), Hummel Church (G), Zion Church (H), Boyer Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Evergreen Cemetery (1), Fairview Cemetery (2), Glendale Cemetery (3), Globe Mills Cemetery (4), Boyer Cemetery (5), Emmanuel Cemetery (6), Saint Pauls Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
In group quarters: 17 (-1 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,071 2-persons, 519 3-persons, 389 4-persons, 165 5-persons, 41 6-persons, 40 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 889 1-person, 222 2-persons, 4 3-persons
1,267 married couples with children.
280 single-parent households (118 men, 162 women).
96.3% of residents of 17842 zip code speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% very well, 16% well, 21% not well).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (91% very well, 9% well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (36% very well, 64% not well).
Foreign born population: 43 (0.5%) (62.9% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
0.5%
Whole state:
7.5%
28%Thailand
12%Honduras
7%Japan
7%Peru
2%North Macedonia (Macedonia)
60%German
11%American
8%English
4%Irish
2%European
1%Pennsylvania German
1%Polish
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
72010 or later
192000 to 2009
171990 to 1999
55Before 1990
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
ARCHITECTURAL PRECAST MFG (PATTONVILLE ROAD in MIDDLEBURG, PA)
STATE MASTER (Pennsylvania database) - PCS-PAR214824, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: CONCRETE PRODUCTS, EXCEPT BLOCK AND BRICK Alternative names: ARCHITECTURAL PRECAST INC, ARCHITECTURAL PRECAST LLC
BEAVERTOWN BLOCK INC (RR 1 PAXTONVILLE RD in MIDDLEBURG, PA)
STATE MASTER (Pennsylvania database) - PCS-PAR214813, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit, RCRIS-PAR000514679, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
APEX HOMES/MIDDLECREEK (247 US HIGHWAY 522 N in MIDDLEBURG, PA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: GENERAL CONTRACTORS-SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSES; MOBILE HOMES
ADAM'S AUTOBODY (RR2 BOX 290B in MIDDLEBURG, PA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business NAICS classification: AUTOMOTIVE BODY, PAINT, AND INTERIOR REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE.
ADVANCED CONCRETE SYSTEMS (RR 2 BOX 147A in MIDDLEBURG, PA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: CONCRETE BLOCK AND BRICK Alternative names: ADVANCE CONCRETE SYSTEMS
BENDIX HOME SYSTEMS (56 CREAMERY ROAD in MIDDLEBURG, PA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Business SIC classification: TRAVEL TRAILERS AND CAMPERS
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.8% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.9%
41.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
28.1%Electricity
11.5%Wood
7.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
6.7%Utility gas
3.7%Coal or coke
0.5%Other fuel
Population in 1990: 6,546. Population change in the 1990s: +1,096 (+16.7%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 7,247
Northeast: 325
Midwest: 90
South: 228
West: 105
72% of the 17842 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Pennsylvania.
95% of the 17842 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 70% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 28% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 5% moved from different state.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 114
Here:
17.2%
Pennsylvania:
15.7%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 126
Here:
20.2%
Pennsylvania:
13.4%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 62
Here:
35.9%
Pennsylvania:
39.8%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
76,613Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
76,547Life, physical, and social science occupations
69,559Management occupations
68,889Law enforcement workers including supervisors
62,321Business and financial operations occupations
51,507Transportation occupations
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Landscaping Services (20-49 employees: 2 establishments, 10-19 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (10-19: 2, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (20-49: 1, 1-4: 1)
People in group quarters in 2010:
13 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
4 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
Fatal accident statistics in 2013:
Fatal accident count: 2
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 2
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
Fatalities: 2
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 2
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
Fatal accident statistics in 2012:
Fatal accident count: 2
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 3
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
Fatalities: 2
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 8
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Most common first names in zip code 17842 among deceased individuals
Name
Count
Lived (average)
John
49
75.0 years
Mary
40
77.4 years
William
35
77.0 years
Charles
31
74.3 years
George
25
76.8 years
Robert
22
70.8 years
James
21
73.8 years
Paul
21
76.3 years
Dorothy
18
80.4 years
Helen
17
73.1 years
Most common last names in zip code 17842 among deceased individuals
Last name
Count
Lived (average)
Walter
58
76.7 years
Hackenberg
40
73.7 years
Bowersox
30
77.3 years
Hummel
27
80.4 years
Kratzer
26
77.4 years
Moyer
26
72.1 years
Smith
23
74.3 years
Shambach
22
80.6 years
Keister
19
71.8 years
Hassinger
19
78.5 years
Businesses in zip code 17842
Name
Count
Name
Count
Curves
1
Subway
1
FedEx
1
True Value
1
MasterBrand Cabinets
1
U-Haul
1
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