A zip like 17055 is a real pleasure to visit any time of year.
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With 17055 having such a large population you'll never feel lonely, the large population is what makes this place so great. This area has an average number of married people. A large part of the population has a college degree. Military service is a common thing in Mechanicsburg. People living below the poverty line is an unusual occurrence in the 17055 zip of Mechanicsburg. An average number of married couples with kids live here. An average number of foreign borns live here. Mostly high income people live here. Schools here are full of students. Most of the population in the 17055 zip of Mechanicsburg is urban. An average number of people
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Morning commutes in the 17055 zip are pretty mild. Unemployment is low here.
The average age for homes in Mechanicsburg is average. There's roughly the same number of houses as apartments here. There is a variety of household |
types here. Many homes here are very large with many rooms. Most housing units are in urban areas. The average house here is not cheap. Most houses and apartments here are occupied so if you want to move here you might have a hard time finding a place. There are both home owners and renters here. A lot of people that live here lived somewhere else 5 years ago. Renters here pay high rents. Apartment rents in the 17055 zip of Mechanicsburg tend to consume an average part of renters incomes. Lots of money is spent by homeowners on monthly home owner costs. Home owners here spend an average percentage of their income on housing costs.
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STATISTICS
Latitude: 40.220305
Longitude: -76.999799
Elevation: 451 feet
Persons per household: 2.66
Population: 59235
Households: 23458
Income per household: 135% of national average
Average house value: 129% of national average
Urban vs Rural population: 88.8%
Married couples with children: 60.5%
Married: 61.6%
Speak only English: 94.1%
From out of state: 71.2%
Foreign born: 3.4%
Moved in the last 5 years: 42.1%
Work at home: 3.1%
Average travel time to work: 21 minutes
People enrolled in school (to gr 12): 27.6%
People with a Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.2%
People in the military + veterans: 19.1%
Unemployment: 2.1%
People below poverty line: 5.9%
Number of vacant housing units: 3.9%
Urban vs rural housing: 89.9%
Homes owned by occupant: 76.6%
Rooms per home: 6.2
Detached homes: 63.2%
Median year structures were built: 1976
Median rent: 165% of national average
Rent of income: 23.6%
Median home owner cost: 115% of national average
Home owner cost of income: 20.6%
---Source: US Govt. Census 2000
This zip code is part of the Harrisburg-Carlisle Metropolitan Area
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Other zip codes near Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania 17055:
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania 17050, 1 miles away
Camp Hill, Pennsylvania 17012, 2 miles away
New Kingstown, Pennsylvania 17072, 3 miles away
Bowmansdale, Pennsylvania 17008, 3 miles away
Grantham, Pennsylvania 17027, 3 miles away
Enola, Pennsylvania 17025, 4 miles away
Camp Hill, Pennsylvania 17011, 5 miles away
Camp Hill, Pennsylvania 17089, 5 miles away
* Distances listed are direct linear distances from the center of the zip to the center of the other zips.
Outdoors Recreation Around Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania 17055
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National Parks near Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania:
Catoctin Mountain Park, Thurmont - MD, 44 miles away
Greenbelt Park, Greenbelt - MD, 65 miles away
Glen Echo Park, McLean - VA, 66 miles away
Great Falls Park, McLean - VA, 69 miles away
Wolf Trap Farm Park, Vienna - VA, 70 miles away
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Campgrounds near Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania:
Mount Oliver Campgrounds, York County, 5 miles away
Dillsburg Koa Kampground, Dillsburg, 6 miles away
Riverfront Campground, Duncannon, 10 miles away
Hershey's Fur Center, York Springs, 13 miles away
Harrisburg East Campground, Harrisburg, 14 miles away
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Ski Areas Near Colonial Motor Hotel, Bakersfield, California:
Ski Roundtop, Pennsylvania, 8 miles away
600 vertical feet
Ski Liberty, Pennsylvania, 35 miles away
650 vertical feet
Tussey Mountain, Pennsylvania, 59 miles away
520 vertical feet
Blue Marsh, Pennsylvania, 63 miles away
315 vertical feet
Ski Sawmill, Pennsylvania, 72 miles away
515 vertical feet
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Paddling Rivers Near Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania:
Bermudian Creek, Adams / York , 11 miles away
Class I-II - 13.1 miles long (Pennsylvania Route 94 to Conewago Creek)
Beaver Creek, York , 12 miles away
Class III-IV - 1.5 miles long (Alpine Road to Bull Road)
Conewago Creek - East, Lancaster/ Dauphin , 25 miles away
Class I-III - 6.2 miles long (Aberdeen Mills to Hillsdale Road)
Codorus Creek, York , 25 miles away
Class II(III) - 4.4 miles long (Pennsylvania Route 24 to Codorus Furnace Road)
Conewago Creek - West, Adams , 26 miles away
Class III-V - 2 miles long (Buchanan Valley to Bridgeport)
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