ZIP code · Mercersburg · Pennsylvania · United States

ZIP code 17236 — Mercersburg

ZIP code 17236 serves Mercersburg, Pennsylvania.

Postal code
17236
Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
City
Mercersburg
County
Franklin FIPS 42055
State
Pennsylvania
Country
United States
Coordinates
39.8195, -77.9073 — precision precise (locality)
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Population
8,875 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Population density
71 / sq mi
Land area
125.7 sq mi (325.5 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Median household income
$81,074
Per-capita income
$39,478
Median age
41.6
Households
3,339
Housing units
3,741
Median home value
$250,100
Median gross rent
$986 / month
Congressional district
PA-13 (119th Congress)
USDA hardiness zone
7a (0 to 5 °F)
Planting / growing zone from the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: average annual extreme minimum temperature, 1991–2020.
Time zone
America/New_York (UTC−5 / UTC−4 DST)
Area codes
717, 223 (from the nearest rate centre)
Telephone area codes serving this ZIP (NANPA central-office assignments). A ZIP and an area code are different boundaries; at a border both codes may apply.

Climate — monthly normals

Warmest month Jul (avg high 87°F), coldest Jan (avg low 25°F).

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high °F414453657483878578665444
Avg low °F252734445564686659473730
Precip in2.52.03.03.33.53.42.92.93.82.82.62.8

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: HAGERSTOWN WASHINGTON CO AP (12.2 mi) · NOAA NCEI

Places in ZIP 17236

Places mapped inside this ZIP’s ZCTA area in OpenStreetMap. OSM is community-maintained: counts reflect what has been mapped, and completeness varies by area — treat them as at-least figures. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Methodology

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US ZIP codes have five digits. They are postal routing areas, not administrative boundaries: a ZIP can span more than one city or county, and the city shown is the primary USPS name for that code.

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