Which ZIP code in Dauphin County has the highest share of owner-occupied homes?

17018 (Dauphin), at 87.1% (±6.5%), among 24 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.

Why are some ZIP codes missing?

ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out because their survey estimates swing too much to rank, and so are ZIP codes where the Census Bureau did not publish this figure.

ZIP codes with the highest homeownership in Dauphin County, PA

These are the 24 ZIP codes in Dauphin County with the highest share of owner-occupied homes, out of 24 with at least 1,000 residents. 17018 (Dauphin, 87.1%), 17032 (Halifax, 84.8%) and 17028 (Grantville, 84.3%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Dauphin County; the right one depends on who you want to reach, so the same ZIP codes are ranked several ways below.

ZIP codes with the highest homeownership in Dauphin County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Owner-occupied homes	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	17018	Dauphin	87.1% ±6.5%	3,902	1,877	1,753
2	17032	Halifax	84.8% ±2.9%	7,551	3,228	3,066
3	17028	Grantville	84.3% ±8.2%	3,563	1,456	1,388
4	17112	Harrisburg	83.1% ±3.0%	38,502	15,960	16,081
5	17980	Tower City	78.9% ±4.7%	3,342	1,282	1,389
6	17017	Dalmatia	78.9% ±5.6%	1,509	683	749
7	17023	Elizabethville	78.4% ±5.1%	3,489	1,348	1,061
8	17036	Hummelstown	75.0% ±4.0%	23,520	9,862	10,238
9	17098	Williamstown	74.5% ±5.3%	2,618	1,130	1,079
10	17061	Millersburg	73.1% ±4.7%	6,842	2,981	2,917
11	17078	Palmyra	72.1% ±3.6%	23,840	9,603	9,890
12	17022	Elizabethtown	68.2% ±3.4%	31,908	12,477	13,054
13	17048	Lykens	68.2% ±8.5%	3,870	1,554	1,746
14	17057	Middletown	66.6% ±3.3%	23,560	10,216	9,676
15	17111	Harrisburg	66.5% ±3.2%	36,744	14,538	—
16	17113	Harrisburg	62.4% ±5.6%	11,724	4,631	—
17	17110	Harrisburg	58.4% ±3.8%	27,364	11,741	13,075
18	17109	Harrisburg	52.0% ±3.9%	27,466	10,960	10,584
19	17033	Hershey	50.8% ±4.0%	16,481	6,469	7,291
20	17104	Harrisburg	45.6% ±6.7%	18,541	7,522	7,681
21	17034	Highspire	43.8% ±12.2%	3,071	1,459	1,309
22	17103	Harrisburg	41.2% ±6.0%	13,115	4,999	5,051
23	17102	Harrisburg	31.5% ±4.7%	8,118	4,657	4,360
24	17101	Harrisburg	1.6% ±1.9%	2,722	1,914	2,106

How we ranked them

Ranked by the share of occupied homes that are owner-occupied (ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024). ZIP codes need at least 1,000 residents to be ranked; 24 of 30 qualify.

Which of these to mail, and why

Homeowners make the decisions about roofs, HVAC, lawns, solar and insurance. A high owner share means fewer pieces wasted on renters who can't hire the work.

The top five ZIP codes on this list hold 23,803 households, on 46 carrier routes with 23,677 residential mailboxes. Open any of them on the route map to see each carrier route's own figures before you choose.

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Frequently asked questions

Which ZIP code in Dauphin County has the highest share of owner-occupied homes?: 17018 (Dauphin), at 87.1% (±6.5%), among 24 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.
How is this ranking calculated?: Ranked by the share of occupied homes that are owner-occupied (ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024).
Why are some ZIP codes missing?: ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out because their survey estimates swing too much to rank, and so are ZIP codes where the Census Bureau did not publish this figure.

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