17579 Zip Code (Strasburg, PA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 6,400
Zip code population in 2010: 5,935
Zip code population in 2000: 5,679

Houses and condos: 2,369
Renter-occupied apartments: 472
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 17579: 95.7 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 13.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 460 people per square mile

(low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $4,931 (1.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $4,505 (1.5%)

For population 25 years and over in 17579:

• High school or higher: 88.1%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.5%
• Graduate or professional degree: 6.9%
• Unemployed: 1.8%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 17579:

• Never married: 21.3%
• Now married: 64.1%
• Separated: 0.4%
• Widowed: 4.8%
• Divorced: 9.3%

• 
• • 6,10295.4%White
  • 1362.1%Two or more races
  • 1272.0%Hispanic or Latino
  • 320.5%Black

Urban population: 4,117
Rural population: 2,282

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 17579, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $71,562 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$71,562
State:	$75,707

Salary/wage: $56,139 (reported on 77.0% of returns)

Here:	$56,139
State:	$62,806

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1269.0% for AGIs below $25k, 4400.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6879.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9045.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17277.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 73746.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,787 (reported on 34.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,787
Pennsylvania:	$1,633

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 49.8% for AGIs below $25k, 64.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 79.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 237.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1266.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $4,257 (reported on 24.9% of returns)

Here:	$4,257
State:	$7,382

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 33.8% for AGIs below $25k, 69.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 125.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 242.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 433.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2490.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$12,569 (reported on 22.4% of returns)

Here:	+$12,569
State:	+$23,522

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 31.9% for AGIs below $25k, 92.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 152.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 415.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1105.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 12806.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$16,858 (reported on 21.1% of returns)

Here:	+$16,858
State:	+$16,274

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 220.2% for AGIs below $25k, 203.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 475.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 880.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1236.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 8016.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $16,981 (reported on 11.7% of returns)

17579:	$16,981
Pennsylvania:	$18,583

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 110.6% for AGIs below $25k, 152.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 290.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 280.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 707.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5343.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Total itemized deductions: $34,660 (reported on 7.9% of returns)

Here:	$34,660
State:	$34,850

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 238.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 242.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 324.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1220.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 9220.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $17,215 (reported on 6.3% of returns)

Here:	$17,215
State:	$12,392

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 23.3% for AGIs below $25k, 61.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 107.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 471.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5226.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $8,080 (reported on 7.9% of returns)

17579:	$8,080
State:	$8,200

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 48.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 67.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 96.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 335.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1493.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $1,940 (reported on 7.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,940
State:	$2,100

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 60.4% for AGIs below $25k, 47.6% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 93.1%

Here:	93%
State:	92%

(% for various income ranges: 90.6% for AGIs below $25k, 94.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 93.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 94.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 94.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 92.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 17579, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $54,215 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$54,215
State:	$61,346

Salary/wage: $45,973 (reported on 80.5% of returns)

Here:	$45,973
State:	$51,902

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 67.7% for AGIs below $25k, 71.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 71.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 73.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 72.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 50.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,488 (reported on 38.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,488
Pennsylvania:	$1,588

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,810 (reported on 26.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,810
State:	$5,827

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.0% for AGIs below $25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.1% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$5,449 (reported on 19.9% of returns)

Here:	+$5,449
State:	+$14,495

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 6.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$14,745 (reported on 18.9% of returns)

Here:	+$14,745
State:	+$16,268

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.6% for AGIs below $25k, 6.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $11,779 (reported on 13.1% of returns)

17579:	$11,779
Pennsylvania:	$14,550

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.2% for AGIs below $25k, 3.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $21,863 (23% of AGI, reported on 35.4% of returns)

Here:	$21,863
State:	$23,538

Here:	22.5% of AGI
State:	18.4% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.8% for AGIs below $25k, 11.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 14.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 14.9% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $6,034 (reported on 30.0% of returns)

Here:	$6,034
State:	$4,025

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 7.8% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $8,035 (reported on 35.4% of returns)

17579:	$8,035
State:	$9,982

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.4% for AGIs below $25k, 3.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $1,846 (reported on 9.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,846
State:	$2,106

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.0% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 60.3%

Here:	60%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 57.1% for AGIs below $25k, 61.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 63.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 63.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 61.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 57.1% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 17579, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $55,194 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$55,194
State:	$48,049

Salary/wage: $40,177 (reported on 82.3% of returns)

Here:	$40,177
State:	$42,646

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 116.2% for AGIs below $10k, 70.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 73.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 76.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 36.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,640 (reported on 55.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,640
Pennsylvania:	$1,657

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.7% for AGIs below $10k, 4.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $2,554 (reported on 31.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,554
State:	$3,566

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.6% for AGIs below $10k, 1.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$3,284 (reported on 24.7% of returns)

Here:	+$3,284
State:	+$9,716

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -1.6% for AGIs below $10k, 1.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$15,596 (reported on 18.4% of returns)

Here:	+$15,596
State:	+$14,267

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.7% for AGIs below $10k, 7.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from farming: +$12,357 (reported on 4.0% of returns)

Here:	+$12,357
State:	+$274

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.3% for AGIs below $10k, 2.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, -0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

IRA payment deduction: $3,078 (reported on 3.2% of returns)

17579:	$3,078
Pennsylvania:	$2,903

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Self-employed pension: $9,172 (reported on 1.0% of returns)

Here:	$9,172
Pennsylvania:	$14,674

Total itemized deductions: $17,692 (19% of AGI, reported on 35.2% of returns)

Here:	$17,692
State:	$18,804

Here:	18.6% of AGI
State:	19.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 16.9% for AGIs below $10k, 9.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 12.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 13.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $4,677 (5% of AGI, reported on 31.0% of returns)

Here:	$4,677
State:	$3,337

Here:	4.6% of AGI
State:	3.3% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs below $10k, 1.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $8,718 (reported on 77.1% of returns)

17579:	$8,718
State:	$8,008

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.1% for AGIs below $10k, 4.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,737 (reported on 6.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,737
State:	$1,643

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 61.9%

Here:	62%
State:	56%

(% for various income ranges: 54.3% for AGIs below $10k, 62.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 66.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 63.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 58.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 67.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 17572, 17560, 17576, 17584, 17602, 17562.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 124
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 2,181

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 34 (37 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 959 (498 now married, 457 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 17579 with a mortgage: 1,023 (120 second mortgage, 102 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 122

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,584
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $687

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

• Zip code 17579 household income distribution in 2022

• 96Less than $10,000
• 42$10,000 to $14,999
• 92$15,000 to $19,999
• 28$20,000 to $24,999
• 67$25,000 to $29,999
• 18$30,000 to $34,999
• 50$35,000 to $39,999
• 121$40,000 to $44,999
• 69$45,000 to $49,999
• 187$50,000 to $59,999
• 234$60,000 to $74,999
• 371$75,000 to $99,999
• 234$100,000 to $124,999
• 310$125,000 to $149,999
• 205$150,000 to $199,999
• 177$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 17579

• 16$25,000 to $29,999
• 13$50,000 to $59,999
• 28$90,000 to $99,999
• 36$100,000 to $124,999
• 12$125,000 to $149,999
• 67$150,000 to $174,999
• 148$175,000 to $199,999
• 263$200,000 to $249,999
• 307$250,000 to $299,999
• 664$300,000 to $399,999
• 132$400,000 to $499,999
• 188$500,000 to $749,999
• 34$750,000 to $999,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 17579

• 28$200 to $249
• 22$600 to $649
• 4$650 to $699
• 41$700 to $749
• 47$750 to $799
• 18$800 to $899
• 95$900 to $999
• 124$1,000 to $1,249
• 16$1,250 to $1,499
• 33$3,000 to $3,499
• 20No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,171.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $309,425
• Black or African American householders: $177,370
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $314,689
• Asian householders: $32,956
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $314,689

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $319,953 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $238,383 - $399,235

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $330,061

Here:	$330,061
State:	$317,202

Townhouses or other attached units: $195,053

Here:	$195,053
State:	$254,369

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,919
• One, attached: 244
• Two: 15
• 3 or 4: 54
• 5 to 9: 59
• 10 to 19: 6
• 20 to 49: 39
• Mobile homes: 22

Unemployment: 1.8%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 17579

• 73.2%2,114Drove a car alone
• 10.1%293Carpooled
• 0.5%13Bus or trolley bus
• 0.7%20Bicycle
• 0.8%22Walked
• 0.4%11Other means
• 14.6%423Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 17579

• 75Less than 5 minutes
• 2865 to 9 minutes
• 25210 to 14 minutes
• 40415 to 19 minutes
• 48520 to 24 minutes
• 31825 to 29 minutes
• 10530 to 34 minutes
• 7535 to 39 minutes
• 15840 to 44 minutes
• 14445 to 59 minutes
• 7060 to 89 minutes
• 8390 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 88.2%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 6,400

• Male householders: 1,319 (247 living alone), Female householders: 995 (199 living alone)

• 1,502 spouses (1,502 opposite-sex spouses), 64 unmarried partners, (64 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 2,002 children (1,976 natural, 22 adopted, 6 stepchildren), 218 grandchildren, 25 brothers or sisters, 22 parents, 24 foster children, 132 other relatives, 67 non-relatives

Size of family households: 867 2-persons, 314 3-persons, 302 4-persons, 121 5-persons, 109 6-persons, 55 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 446 1-person, 61 2-persons, 29 3-persons

1,376 married couples with children.
155 single-parent households (67 men, 88 women).

84.2% of residents of 17579 zip code speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
15.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (65% very well, 14% well, 12% not well, 8% not at all).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• AMP INCORPORATED (145 PRECISION AVENUE in STRASBURG, PA)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , A M P INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: A M P INC

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.7%

Population in 1990: 5,694.

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

• This state: 5,291
• Northeast: 604
• Midwest: 99
• South: 224
• West: 47

70% of the 17579 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 74% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Pennsylvania.

93% of the 17579 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 85% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 5% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 10% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 312
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 18 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 42

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

• Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters (250-499 employees: 1 establishment, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (50-99: 1, 20-49: 2, 10-19: 1, 1-4: 2)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (50-99: 1, 20-49: 1, 1-4: 2)
• Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Bowling Centers (50-99: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 1)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (20-49: 1, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 3)
• Construction: Masonry Contractors (20-49: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (20-49: 1, 1-4: 1)

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0140.00


Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0140.00

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 37. The highest number of reported fires - 72 took place in 2006, and the least - 17 in 2014. The data has a decreasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (64.7%), and Other (17.2%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 17579
• 41064.7%Structure Fires
• 10917.2%Other
• 8313.1%Outside Fires
• 325.0%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 17579, Pennsylvania

Most common first names in zip code 17579 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	43	73.6 years
Mary	33	82.1 years
Harry	23	77.4 years
William	22	76.6 years
Charles	20	76.1 years
Robert	19	75.5 years
Mabel	15	87.6 years
Dorothy	14	81.6 years
Earl	14	76.5 years
Richard	14	65.8 years

Most common last names in zip code 17579 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Hess	24	79.7 years
Groff	15	81.2 years
Eckman	15	80.7 years
Weaver	14	81.0 years
Eshleman	13	79.1 years
Miller	13	74.4 years
Witmer	13	79.0 years
Lefever	13	76.1 years
Myers	13	80.5 years
Herr	12	77.4 years

Businesses in zip code 17579
Name	Count		Name	Count
Clarion	1		True Value	1
Kroger	1		U-Haul	1
Nike	1