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Columbia ZIP code, Pennsylvania

The ZIP code for Columbia, PA is 17512, and its area codes are 223 and 717.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
10,278
Area codes
223, 717

Columbia in numbers

About 10,278 people live in Columbia, in 4,568 households. The median household income is $54,437 a year, 30% below the Pennsylvania median of $77,971 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $196,500 (23% below the Pennsylvania median), and median gross rent is $1,075 a month. The median age is 41.8; 17.4% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.2% across Pennsylvania); the average commute takes 24 minutes.

Population10,278Columbia10,278
Households4,568Columbia4,568
Median age41.8Columbia41.8Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$54,437Columbia$54,437Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$196,500Columbia$196,500Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,075Columbia$1,075Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.4%Columbia17.4%Pennsylvania35.2%US 35.7%
Mean commute23.7 minColumbia23.7 minPennsylvania26.3 minUS 26.4 min
Population density4,258 / sq miColumbia4,258 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place Columbia borough. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes addressed as Columbia

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Columbia
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
17512 Columbia , PA Standard 18,148 $66,684 $245,200

Map of Columbia ZIP codes

17512

The ZIP codes of Columbia, PA, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Columbia

The nearest larger towns are Elizabethtown (11,925 people, 9.8 mi), Lancaster (57,719 people, 10 mi) and York (44,938 people, 13 mi).

Towns near Columbia
TownPopulationDistance
Mountville 3,004 3.3 mi
Marietta 2,886 3.3 mi
Maytown 4,443 5.0 mi
Mount Joy 8,344 5.3 mi
Salunga 3,355 5.4 mi
Hallam 2,788 6.2 mi
Millersville 8,982 7.9 mi
Stonybrook 3,483 8.0 mi
East Petersburg 4,591 9.1 mi
Elizabethtown 11,925 9.8 mi
Lancaster 57,719 10.3 mi
Manheim 5,027 10.3 mi
East York 9,388 10.5 mi
Red Lion 6,516 11.1 mi

More nearby: every ZIP code in Lancaster County · Pennsylvania ZIP codes

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