Which ZIP code in Dauphin County has the highest median household income?

17036 (Hummelstown), at $115,533 (±$7,950), 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.

Richest ZIP codes in Dauphin County, PA

These are the 24 ZIP codes in Dauphin County with the highest median household income, out of 24 with at least 1,000 residents. 17036 (Hummelstown, $115,533), 17112 (Harrisburg, $103,876) and 17078 (Palmyra, $93,135) 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.

Richest ZIP codes in Dauphin County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Median household income	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	17036	Hummelstown	$115,533 ±$7,950	23,520	9,862	10,238
2	17112	Harrisburg	$103,876 ±$8,129	38,502	15,960	16,081
3	17078	Palmyra	$93,135 ±$8,202	23,840	9,603	9,890
4	17022	Elizabethtown	$86,767 ±$7,097	31,908	12,477	13,054
5	17111	Harrisburg	$86,385 ±$5,018	36,744	14,538	—
6	17017	Dalmatia	$82,396 ±$12,160	1,509	683	749
7	17032	Halifax	$81,250 ±$10,652	7,551	3,228	3,066
8	17110	Harrisburg	$80,699 ±$5,041	27,364	11,741	13,075
9	17023	Elizabethville	$79,435 ±$7,216	3,489	1,348	1,061
10	17048	Lykens	$73,993 ±$8,174	3,870	1,554	1,746
11	17057	Middletown	$73,407 ±$3,704	23,560	10,216	9,676
12	17033	Hershey	$72,945 ±$7,687	16,481	6,469	7,291
13	17018	Dauphin	$72,188 ±$10,949	3,902	1,877	1,753
14	17109	Harrisburg	$71,833 ±$6,790	27,466	10,960	10,584
15	17980	Tower City	$71,210 ±$1,861	3,342	1,282	1,389
16	17113	Harrisburg	$68,244 ±$10,046	11,724	4,631	—
17	17098	Williamstown	$63,041 ±$4,022	2,618	1,130	1,079
18	17028	Grantville	$59,554 ±$15,070	3,563	1,456	1,388
19	17061	Millersburg	$55,611 ±$8,090	6,842	2,981	2,917
20	17102	Harrisburg	$54,573 ±$8,131	8,118	4,657	4,360
21	17034	Highspire	$52,700 ±$5,910	3,071	1,459	1,309
22	17101	Harrisburg	$50,878 ±$20,275	2,722	1,914	2,106
23	17104	Harrisburg	$46,510 ±$8,291	18,541	7,522	7,681
24	17103	Harrisburg	$39,825 ±$7,117	13,115	4,999	5,051

How we ranked them

Ranked by median household income (ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024). The Census Bureau caps published medians at $250,000; ZIP codes at the cap are shown as $250,000+ and ordered by population. ZIP codes need at least 1,000 residents to be ranked; 24 of 30 qualify.

Which of these to mail, and why

Higher-income ZIP codes suit offers with a bigger ticket: remodeling, pools, roofing, financial planning, private schools, premium dining. A median describes the middle household, not every door, so the routes inside each ZIP still vary.

The top five ZIP codes on this list hold 62,440 households. 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 median household income?: 17036 (Hummelstown), at $115,533 (±$7,950), among 24 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.
How is this ranking calculated?: Ranked by median household income (ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024). The Census Bureau caps published medians at $250,000; ZIP codes at the cap are shown as $250,000+ and ordered by population.
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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