York, PA
York County · Pennsylvania · United States
Home to 18,102 people across 1.486 square miles.
At a glance
17401 by the numbers
Every figure below comes from the 2019–2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, the Census Gazetteer, or is computed from those. Margins of error are shown where they matter.
Location
Where 17401 is
| Coordinates | 39.958779, -76.733219 |
|---|---|
| Time zone | America/New_York |
| County | York County |
| State | Pennsylvania (PA) |
| Land area | 1.486 mi² |
| Coordinate source | Census ZCTA internal point |
Local time
America/New_York
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Distance to major cities
Straight-line, computed from coordinates
| Philadelphia, PA | 83.0 mi |
|---|---|
| New York, NY | 152.8 mi |
| Boston, MA | 338.5 mi |
| Chicago, IL | 583.7 mi |
People
Who lives in 17401
18,102 residents in 7,408 households, averaging 2.44 people per household. The largest age group is under 18 at 22.4% of residents, and 41.1% of households are a single person living alone.
Age distribution
Share of residents by age band
Households
Composition and size
| Total households | 7,408 |
|---|---|
| Average household size | 2.44 |
| Family households | 49.9% |
| Living alone | 41.1% |
| Median age | 32.5 years |
| Households with internet | 82.3% |
Race & ethnicity
Census race categories. Hispanic or Latino origin is asked separately and overlaps these groups.
Income & work
What people earn in 17401
The median household here earns $41,569 a year, below the US median of $70,109, which puts 17401 ahead of 7% of American ZIP codes. 25.2% of residents live below the poverty line.
Compared to the US
This ZIP against the national median
| Median household income | $41,569 ±$2,825 |
|---|---|
| Per capita income | $22,199 |
| Poverty rate | 25.2% |
| Unemployment rate | 12.5% |
| Labor force participation | 66.7% |
Household income distribution
Share of households in each bracket
Educational attainment among residents 25 and older: 15.6% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 79.9% finished high school.
Housing
Homes and rent in 17401
A typical home is valued at $84,500, and median rent runs $940 a month. This is a renter-majority area — 66.0% of occupied homes are rented, and the typical building went up in 1938.
Costs
Typical values
| Median home value | $84,500 |
|---|---|
| Median gross rent | $940/mo |
| Median year built | 1938 |
| Housing units | 8,202 |
| Vacancy rate | 9.7% |
Own vs. rent
Of 7,408 occupied units
| Owner households | 2,518 |
|---|---|
| Renter households | 4,890 |
Building types
Units by structure size
Getting to work
How 17401 commutes
65.5% of workers drove alone, and the average one-way trip takes 25.3 minutes.
Mode of transport
Workers 16 and older
Travel time
Mean commute 25.3 minutes
Overview
Understanding ZIP code 17401
ZIP code 17401 is assigned to York, PA, and falls within York County. Like every US postal code, it began as a mail-routing device rather than a geographic boundary — the US Postal Service groups delivery routes under a single code so carriers and sorting equipment can process mail efficiently. Today it also serves as a practical shorthand for the area itself: roughly 18,102 people live inside it.
At 12,182 residents per square mile spread over 1.486 square miles, 17401 reads as a dense urban area. It is a mid-sized postal code by population, and density shapes almost everything else on this page — how people get to work, whether they own or rent, and what housing costs.
Household earnings are well below the national median. At $41,569, 17401 ranks among the lower-income postal codes, ahead of 7% of them. The US median for comparison is $70,109. Bear in mind that median income describes the midpoint household, not the average — it is not pulled upward by a handful of very high earners the way a mean would be.
Living here
What life in York looks like
Housing in 17401 costs well below the national median. A typical home is valued at $84,500 against a US median of $207,500, and median gross rent runs $940 a month. This is firmly renter territory — 66.0% of occupied homes are rented, a pattern typical of city centres, student areas and neighbourhoods with a lot of apartment stock.
The building stock is dominated by detached single-family houses, which account for 52.5% of housing units here. The median construction year is 1938, making the housing here largely pre-war.
The population skews younger than the country as a whole, with a median age of 32.5 against 42 nationally. The average household holds 2.44 people, and 49.9% are family households.
Getting to work takes 25.3 minutes on average one way. The dominant mode is drove alone at 65.5% of workers.
Where to stay
Where to stay in York, PA
York sits in a densely built environment, and accommodation in and around 17401 tends to reflect that — full-service hotels, boutique properties and serviced apartments packed close together, usually within walking distance of transit. Rates in dense urban codes move sharply with the calendar: midweek business demand and weekend leisure demand can price very differently.
Median rent in 17401 is $940 a month, which sits in the middle of the national range; accommodation pricing locally tends to be similarly mid-market. For reference, Philadelphia, PA is about 83.0 miles away in a straight line, which is worth factoring in if you are comparing a stay here against one closer to the city centre.
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Practical uses
What ZIP code 17401 is used for
Beyond addressing mail, 17401 does a lot of quiet administrative work. Retailers use it to calculate shipping and sales tax at checkout. Insurers use it to set premiums, since risk profiles vary geographically. Employers and marketers use it to define service areas. Government agencies use it to route benefits and organise reporting. If you have ever been asked for a postal code by a form that clearly does not intend to send you anything, this is why.
For anyone weighing a move, 17401 offers a compact profile of York: 18,102 residents, a median household income of $41,569, 15.6% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and an unemployment rate of 12.5%. A handful of figures like these answer more relocation questions than most neighbourhood guides do.
One caution worth repeating: a postal code is not a neighbourhood. 17401 may cover parts of several distinct areas, and a single neighbourhood in York may be split across more than one code. Boundaries also shift as USPS adjusts delivery routes. Treat the figures here as describing a delivery area, which is what they actually measure.
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ZIP codes near 17401
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Methodology
Where this data comes from
- Postal geography — GeoNames open postal code database (CC BY 4.0), cross-checked against the US Census Gazetteer.
- Demographics, income, housing, commute — US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates, ZIP Code Tabulation Area 17401. Tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B02001, B03003, B08301, B08303, B11001, B15003, B17001, B19001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25024, B25035, B25064, B25077, B28002.
- Land and water area — US Census Bureau 2023 Gazetteer Files.
- Weather — NOAA National Weather Service, fetched live in your browser.
- Map — OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).