17255 Zip Code (Shade Gap, PA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,105
Zip code population in 2010: 1,125
Zip code population in 2000: 1,043

Houses and condos: 563
Renter-occupied apartments: 41
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 17255: 91.7 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 30.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 37 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,401 (1.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,522 (0.7%)

For population 25 years and over in 17255:

• High school or higher: 81.2%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.8%
• Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
• Unemployed: 5.1%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 43.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 17255:

• Never married: 26.1%
• Now married: 57.3%
• Separated: 0.9%
• Widowed: 7.8%
• Divorced: 7.8%

• 
• • 1,07897.7%White
  • 232.1%Two or more races
  • 20.2%Asian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 17255, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $63,158 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$63,158
State:	$75,707

Salary/wage: $49,521 (reported on 79.2% of returns)

Here:	$49,521
State:	$62,806

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1114.4% for AGIs below $25k, 3485.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5910.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10073.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15736.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $529 (reported on 29.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$529
Pennsylvania:	$1,633

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 15.6% for AGIs below $25k, 16.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 41.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 36.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $360 (reported on 10.4% of returns)

Here:	$360
State:	$7,382

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.9% for AGIs below $25k, 14.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$16,400 (reported on 8.3% of returns)

Here:	+$16,400
State:	+$23,522

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2186.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$9,529 (reported on 14.6% of returns)

Here:	+$9,529
State:	+$16,274

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 356.7% for AGIs below $25k, 1153.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $12,550 (reported on 8.3% of returns)

17255:	$12,550
Pennsylvania:	$18,583

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 627.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Earned income credit: $2,150 (reported on 12.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,150
State:	$2,100

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 65.6% for AGIs below $25k, 87.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 93.8%

Here:	94%
State:	92%

(% for various income ranges: 86.7% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 90.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 17255, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $48,730 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$48,730
State:	$61,346

Salary/wage: $43,482 (reported on 85.1% of returns)

Here:	$43,482
State:	$51,902

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 58.1% for AGIs below $25k, 88.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 82.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 64.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $584 (reported on 40.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$584
Pennsylvania:	$1,588

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $440 (reported on 10.6% of returns)

Here:	$440
State:	$5,827

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$2,000 (reported on 6.4% of returns)

Here:	+$2,000
State:	+$14,495

Profit/loss from business: +$5,571 (reported on 14.9% of returns)

Here:	+$5,571
State:	+$16,268

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $5,833 (reported on 6.4% of returns)

17255:	$5,833
Pennsylvania:	$14,550

Total itemized deductions: $17,433 (20% of AGI, reported on 25.5% of returns)

Here:	$17,433
State:	$23,538

Here:	19.9% of AGI
State:	18.4% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 10.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $2,544 (reported on 19.1% of returns)

Here:	$2,544
State:	$4,025

Taxes paid: $5,442 (reported on 25.5% of returns)

17255:	$5,442
State:	$9,982

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $1,633 (reported on 12.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,633
State:	$2,106

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.8% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 72.3%

Here:	72%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 70.6% for AGIs below $25k, 66.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 83.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 75.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 17255, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $36,867 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$36,867
State:	$48,049

Salary/wage: $34,140 (reported on 83.0% of returns)

Here:	$34,140
State:	$42,646

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 126.7% for AGIs below $10k, 66.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 85.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 85.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 117.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $686 (reported on 46.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$686
Pennsylvania:	$1,657

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.2% for AGIs below $10k, 1.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $339 (reported on 12.2% of returns)

Here:	$339
State:	$3,566

Net capital gain/loss: +$3,396 (reported on 10.0% of returns)

Here:	+$3,396
State:	+$9,716

Profit/loss from business: +$5,947 (reported on 11.8% of returns)

Here:	+$5,947
State:	+$14,267

Profit/loss from farming: +$2,786 (reported on 2.9% of returns)

Here:	+$2,786
State:	+$274

Total itemized deductions: $13,141 (20% of AGI, reported on 19.1% of returns)

Here:	$13,141
State:	$18,804

Here:	20.3% of AGI
State:	19.5% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $2,471 (3% of AGI, reported on 14.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,471
State:	$3,337

Here:	3.5% of AGI
State:	3.3% of AGI

Total tax: $4,412 (reported on 77.0% of returns)

17255:	$4,412
State:	$8,008

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.3% for AGIs below $10k, 4.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 20.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,733 (reported on 12.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,733
State:	$1,643

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 72.0%

Here:	72%
State:	56%

(% for various income ranges: 70.6% for AGIs below $10k, 69.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 74.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 64.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 87.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 90.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 17239, 17271, 17249, 17215, 17221, 17223.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 69
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 362

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 7 (7 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 226 (103 now married, 123 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 17255 with a mortgage: 191 (26 second mortgage, 3 home equity loan, 17 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 9

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,120
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $493

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 17255 household income distribution in 2022

• 30Less than $10,000
• 29$10,000 to $14,999
• 10$15,000 to $19,999
• 31$20,000 to $24,999
• 17$25,000 to $29,999
• 25$30,000 to $34,999
• 7$35,000 to $39,999
• 9$40,000 to $44,999
• 15$45,000 to $49,999
• 46$50,000 to $59,999
• 53$60,000 to $74,999
• 44$75,000 to $99,999
• 36$100,000 to $124,999
• 33$125,000 to $149,999
• 27$150,000 to $199,999
• 13$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 17255

• 2$25,000 to $29,999
• 4$35,000 to $39,999
• 2$40,000 to $49,999
• 17$50,000 to $59,999
• 2$60,000 to $69,999
• 6$70,000 to $79,999
• 45$80,000 to $89,999
• 12$90,000 to $99,999
• 50$100,000 to $124,999
• 15$125,000 to $149,999
• 29$150,000 to $174,999
• 9$175,000 to $199,999
• 37$200,000 to $249,999
• 28$250,000 to $299,999
• 35$300,000 to $399,999
• 17$400,000 to $499,999
• 41$500,000 to $749,999
• 11$750,000 to $999,999
• 3$2,000,000 or more

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 17255

• 2$550 to $599
• 3$700 to $749
• 3$750 to $799
• 2$1,250 to $1,499
• 29No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $792.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $310,980.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $168,660

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $170,287 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $104,244 - $314,312

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $312,906

Here:	$312,906
State:	$317,202

Mobile homes: $267,033

Here:	$267,033
State:	$92,414

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 474
• Mobile homes: 85

Unemployment: 5.1%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 17255

• 72.2%347Drove a car alone
• 6.2%30Carpooled
• 2.5%12Walked
• 2.7%13Other means
• 17.1%82Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 17255

• 11Less than 5 minutes
• 185 to 9 minutes
• 1310 to 14 minutes
• 4415 to 19 minutes
• 2720 to 24 minutes
• 6325 to 29 minutes
• 2830 to 34 minutes
• 935 to 39 minutes
• 1940 to 44 minutes
• 6745 to 59 minutes
• 6160 to 89 minutes
• 3590 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 53.1%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,105

• Male householders: 167 (24 living alone), Female householders: 265 (75 living alone)

• 233 spouses (233 opposite-sex spouses), 21 unmarried partners, (21 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 278 children (264 natural, 10 adopted, 3 stepchildren), 24 grandchildren, 31 brothers or sisters, 18 parents, 0 foster children, 36 other relatives, 27 non-relatives

Size of family households: 176 2-persons, 52 3-persons, 31 4-persons, 32 5-persons, 17 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 99 1-person, 7 2-persons, 5 3-persons

134 married couples with children.
25 single-parent households (2 men, 23 women).

99.0% of residents of 17255 zip code speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4.5%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4.7%

Population in 1990: 416. Population change in the 1990s: +627 (+150.7%).

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

• This state: 984
• Northeast: 14
• Midwest: 10
• South: 77
• West: 6

78% of the 17255 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 69% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Pennsylvania.

92% of the 17255 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 8% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 8
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3 Students in private undergraduate colleges:

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

• Construction: Electrical Contractors (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
• Utilities: Other Electric Power Generation (10-19: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (5-9: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (5-9: 1)
• Construction: Oil and Gas Pipeline and Related Structures Construction (5-9: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies (Hydronics) Merchant Wholesalers (5-9: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 17255 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Mary	12	76.7 years
William	9	80.7 years
Robert	5	66.6 years
Ralph	5	79.6 years
Charles	4	80.0 years
Richard	3	67.7 years
Russell	3	69.0 years
Dorothy	3	69.7 years
Edward	3	56.0 years
Frank	3	72.7 years

Most common last names in zip code 17255 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Miller	13	76.0 years
Snyder	12	76.3 years
Locke	10	69.2 years
Price	8	71.9 years
Appleby	6	63.5 years
Shoop	6	75.0 years
Murphy	5	78.6 years
Mills	5	75.2 years
Naugle	4	72.8 years
Yohn	4	87.5 years

Businesses in zip code 17255

• AT&T: 1