17512 Zip Code Detailed Profile

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Back to All US cities. City: Columbia, PA Lancaster County, PA Zip code population (2000): 17,333 Estimated zip code population in 2007: 16,867 Home Value Estimate Address: Unit (optional): City State AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY Zip Recent Home Sales Address: City State AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY Zip Min Price (optional) Max Price (optional) Prioritization: Sale Date Distance Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 17512 General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Houses and condos: 7,199 Renter-occupied apartments: 2,245 % of renters here:   33% State:   29% 2008 cost of living index in zip code 17512: 88.2 (less than average, U.S. average is 100) Land area: 16.5 sq. mi. Water area: 0.0 sq. mi. Population density: 1023 people per square mile   (low). Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2007: This zip code:   2.4% ($1,533) Pennsylvania:   2.3% ($1,552) List your B&M business here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Males: 8,217   (47.4%) Females: 9,116   (52.6%) Recent posts about zip code 17512 area on our local forum with over 400,000 registered users: Why did we vote him in/My Fear  (72 replies) If things are so bad in NEPA, why do people stay?  (204 replies) where the rich live in Philly?  (74 replies) What National Chain Would You Most Like to See Come to NEPA in 2008?  (133 replies) Let's go Detroit Red wings!  (57 replies) Pittsburgh's real problems  (184 replies) Urban population: 15,894 Rural population: 1,439 Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $146,334 17512:   $146,334 Pennsylvania:   $155,000 According to our research of public records there were 11 registered sex offenders living in 17512 zip code in early 2007. The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this zip code is smaller than the state average. Median resident age:   37.0 years Pennsylvania median age:   38.0 years Average household size: This zip code:   2.5 people Pennsylvania:   2.5 people Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 17512, filed in 2005: Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $37,913 (Individual Income Tax Returns) Here:   $37,913 State:   $48,049 Salary/wage: $34,832 (reported on 88.1% of returns) Here:   $34,832 State:   $42,646 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 83.0% for AGIs below $10k, 78.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 86.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 85.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 85.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 64.7% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable interest for individuals: $1,080 (reported on 38.5% of returns) This zip code:   $1,080 Pennsylvania:   $1,657 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.8% for AGIs below $10k, 2.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.0% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable dividends: $1,911 (reported on 20.5% of returns) Here:   $1,911 State:   $3,566 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.5% for AGIs below $10k, 1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.1% for AGIs over 100k) Net capital gain/loss: +$3,832 (reported on 13.4% of returns) Here:   +$3,832 State:   +$9,716 (% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.8% for AGIs below $10k, 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.6% for AGIs over 100k) Profit/loss from business: +$12,303 (reported on 9.4% of returns) Here:   +$12,303 State:   +$14,267 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.5% for AGIs below $10k, 3.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.0% for AGIs over 100k) IRA payment deduction: $2,551 (reported on 2.1% of returns) 17512:   $2,551 Pennsylvania:   $2,903 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.1% for AGIs over 100k) Self-employed pension: $9,179 (reported on 0.5% of returns) Here:   $9,179 Pennsylvania:   $14,674 Total itemized deductions: $14,678 (1% of AGI, reported on 27.6% of returns) Here:   $14,678 State:   $18,804 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.4% for AGIs below $10k, 5.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 8.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.6% for AGIs over 100k) Charity contributions deductions: $2,514 (3.3% of AGI, reported on 22.3% of returns) Here:   $2,514 Pennsylvania:   $3,337 Here:   3.3% of AGI State:   3.3% of AGI (% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $10k, 0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.7% for AGIs over 100k) Total tax: $4,995 (reported on 73.8% of returns) 17512:   $4,995 State:   $8,008 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs below $10k, 4.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.6% for AGIs over 100k) Earned income credit: $1,642 (reported on 15.4% of returns) Here:   $1,642 State:   $1,643 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.3% for AGIs below $10k, 4.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k) Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 58.4% Here:   58% State:   56% (% for various income ranges: 50.3% for AGIs below $10k, 58.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 58.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 63.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 62.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 68.7% for AGIs over 100k)

This zip code:	$46,735
Pennsylvania:	$48,576

Nearest zip codes: 17368, 17582, 17554, 17317, 17552, 17547.

Percentage of family households:

This zip code:	66.8%
Whole state:	67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This zip code:	7.8%
Whole state:	5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
• Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Housing units in zip code 17512 with a mortgage: 2,734 (212 second mortgage, 439 home equity loan, 10 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,344

This zip code:	11.2%
Whole state:	11.6%

This zip code:	4.8%
Whole state:	5.1%

Here:	6.5
State:	6.4

Here:	3.9
State:	4.2

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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages: Notable locations in zip code 17512: Cordelia Station (A), Saint Anne Home (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in zip code 17512 include: Chestnut Hill Church (A), Concordia Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Creeks: Donegal Creek (A), Chiques Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 17512: Less than $10,000: 10 $10,000 to $14,999: 5 $15,000 to $19,999: 37 $20,000 to $24,999: 46 $25,000 to $29,999: 15 $30,000 to $34,999: 11 $35,000 to $39,999: 6 $40,000 to $49,999: 38 $50,000 to $59,999: 42 $60,000 to $69,999: 71 $70,000 to $79,999: 109 $80,000 to $89,999: 192 $90,000 to $99,999: 225 $100,000 to $124,999: 796 $125,000 to $149,999: 708 $150,000 to $174,999: 504 $175,000 to $199,999: 380 $200,000 to $249,999: 513 $250,000 to $299,999: 254 $300,000 to $399,999: 319 $400,000 to $499,999: 96 $500,000 to $749,999: 43 $750,000 to $999,999: 15 $1,000,000 or more: 9

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 17512: Less than $100: 46 $100 to $149: 23 $150 to $199: 77 $200 to $249: 89 $250 to $299: 82 $300 to $349: 129 $350 to $399: 186 $400 to $449: 222 $450 to $499: 187 $500 to $549: 257 $550 to $599: 112 $600 to $649: 135 $650 to $699: 23 $700 to $749: 82 $750 to $799: 57 $800 to $899: 30 $900 to $999: 57 $1,000 to $1,249: 19 No cash rent: 108

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $135,379.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $147,642
• Black or African American householders: $121,645
• Asian householders: $155,327
• Some other race householders: $140,284
• Two or more races householders: $128,839
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $136,524

17512:	$148,276
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Detached houses: $228,012

Here:	$228,012
State:	$224,371

Townhouses or other attached units: $144,446

Here:	$144,446
State:	$160,289

In 2-unit structures: $271,723

Here:	$271,723
State:	$153,822

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $181,374

Here:	$181,374
State:	$204,155

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $271,093

Here:	$271,093
State:	$211,072

Mobile homes: $24,578

Here:	$24,578
State:	$35,442

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,842
• One, attached: 2,342
• Two: 388
• 3 or 4: 417
• 5 to 9: 515
• 10 to 19: 66
• 20 to 49: 25
• 50 or more: 380
• Mobile homes: 237

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 6,426 (77%) Carpooled: 1,173 (14%) Bus or trolley bus: 79 (1%) Railroad: 4 (0%) Motorcycle: 4 (0%) Bicycle: 17 (0%) Walked: 413 (5%) Other means: 20 (0%) Worked at home: 182 (2%)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 284 5 to 9 minutes: 947 10 to 14 minutes: 1284 15 to 19 minutes: 1847 20 to 24 minutes: 1628 25 to 29 minutes: 608 30 to 34 minutes: 723 35 to 39 minutes: 86 40 to 44 minutes: 229 45 to 59 minutes: 240 60 to 89 minutes: 169 90 or more minutes: 91

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 88.3%

Household type by relationship
Households: 16,949

• In family households: 14,188 (3,513 male householders, 1,096 female householders)

  3,405 spouses, 5,198 children (4,790 natural, 103 adopted, 305 stepchildren), 237 grandchildren, 67 brothers or sisters, 150 parents, 108 other relatives, 414 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,761 (978 male householders (715 living alone)), 1,261 female householders (1,126 living alone)), 522 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 454 (207 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,960 2-persons, 1,089 3-persons, 924 4-persons, 444 5-persons, 162 6-persons, 30 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,841 1-person, 321 2-persons, 51 3-persons, 18 4-persons, 2 5-persons, 6 6-persons.

2,707 married couples with children.
1,313 single-parent households (314 men, 999 women).

93.0% of residents of 17512 zip code speak English at home.
4.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% very well, 23% well, 14% not well, 1% not at all).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% very well, 15% well, 3% not well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (53% very well, 18% well, 29% not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (86% very well, 14% not well).

Foreign born population: 288 (1.7%)
(57.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:	1.7%
Whole state:	4.1%

First ancestries reported:

German: 5955

United States or American: 1620

Other groups: 1562

Irish: 1097

English: 724

Italian: 477

Polish: 249

Scotch-Irish: 188

French (except Basque): 162

Swiss: 150

Dutch: 147

Scottish: 134

Welsh: 120

Arab:: 80

Lebanese: 69

Pennsylvania German: 59

African: 50

Subsaharan African:: 50

European: 48

Norwegian: 42

Lithuanian: 37

Hungarian: 31

Swedish: 23

Ukrainian: 23

French Canadian: 21

British: 20

Croatian: 20

Russian: 19

Slovak: 17

Canadian: 12

Finnish: 11

Egyptian: 11

Portuguese: 8

Australian: 7

Romanian: 7

Serbian: 7

Scandinavian: 6

Median worth of mobile homes: $19,250

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 14892
• Northeast: 688
• Midwest: 257
• South: 714
• West: 155

58% of the 17512 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 84% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 53% lived in Pennsylvania.

Population in 1990: 17,454. Population change in the 1990s: -121 (-0.7%).

Here:	16.3%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

Here:	11.9%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Here:	28.4%
Pennsylvania:	37.3%

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (COLUMBIA, PA):

• COLONIAL METALS COMPANY (217 LINDEN STREET; small business): $850,215 in 30 contracts from 2000 to 2006

  Contracts for Bars and Rods, Nonferrous Base Metal, Bars and Rods, Nonferrous Base Metal Refinery and Intermediate Forms, Installation of Equipment -- Metal Bars, Sheets, and Shapes, and more by Navy, Army
  Signed by year: 2000: $144,833; 2001: $100,725; 2002: $172,994; 2003: $218,973; 2004: $48,570; 2005: $137,770; 2006: $26,350.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $157,500 with Navy for Bars and Rods, Nonferrous Base Metal. Signed on 2003-06-12. Completion date: 2004-06-11.
  $57,343 with Navy for Bars and Rods. Signed on 2001-05-03. Completion date: 2001-06-03.
  $51,858, same as above. Signed on 2000-02-28. Completion date: 2000-03-28.
  $50,967, same as above. Signed on 2000-08-30. Completion date: 2000-09-30.
  

• WILMAC CORPORATION (745 CHIQUES HILL RD; small business): $120,000 in 10 contracts from 1999 to 2002

  Contracts for Nursing Home Care Contracts by Department of Veterans Affairs
  Signed by year: 2000: $48,000; 2001: $50,000; 2002: $11,000; 2003: $0; 2004: $0; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $16,000 with Department of Veterans Affairs for Nursing Home Care Contracts. Signed on 2001-03-15. Completion date: 2002-02-15.
  $15,000, same as above. Signed on 2000-12-15. Completion date: 2002-02-15.
  $12,000, same as above. Signed on 2001-12-15. Completion date: 2002-02-15.
  $11,000, same as above. Signed on 2002-03-15. Completion date: 2003-02-15.
  

• LANCASTER COMPOSITE, INC (1000 HOUSTON ST; small business)

  $56,702 with Navy for Electron Tubes and Associated Hardware. Signed on 2004-02-19. Completion date: 2004-02-15.

• PEERLESS HARDWARE MFG CO INC (210 CHESTNUT ST; small business)

  $4,930 with Defense Logistics Agency for Hardware, Commercial. Signed on 2005-12-12. Completion date: 2006-04-11.

• EX-ACTMARKETING INC (121 WALNUT STREET; small business): $-88 in 2 contracts in 2002

  $0 with Army for Athletic and Sporting Equipment. Signed on 2002-10-09. Completion date: 2002-09-09.
  $-88, same as above. Signed on 2002-10-09. Completion date: 2002-09-09.
  

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249 employees: 2 establishments)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 4, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 3)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 3, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 3)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 5, 1-4: 7)
• Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (20-49: 1, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 5)

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