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McKnightstown ZIP codes, Pennsylvania

No ZIP code is named for McKnightstown, PA; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. 2 ZIP codes cover it: 17307 and 17343. Its area codes are 223 and 717.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
2 more
Population
695
Area codes
223, 717

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for McKnightstown itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Biglerville (0.0 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

McKnightstown in numbers

About 695 people live in McKnightstown, in 236 households. The median household income is $116,250 a year, 49% above the Pennsylvania median of $77,971 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $185,400 (27% below the Pennsylvania median). The median age is 40.3; 26.8% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.2% across Pennsylvania).

Population695McKnightstown695
Households236McKnightstown236
Median age40.3McKnightstown40.3Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$116,250McKnightstown$116,250Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$185,400McKnightstown$185,400Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher26.8%McKnightstown26.8%Pennsylvania35.2%US 35.7%
Population density481 / sq miMcKnightstown481 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering McKnightstown

These ZIP codes cover part of McKnightstown but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping McKnightstown
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
17307 Biglerville , PA Standard 5,467 $88,571 $258,200
17343 Mc Knightstown , PA Standard 31 — —

Map of McKnightstown ZIP codes

1730717343

The ZIP codes of McKnightstown, 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 McKnightstown

The nearest larger towns are Arendtsville (841 people, 3.8 mi), Biglerville (1,070 people, 5.9 mi) and Gettysburg (8,254 people, 5.9 mi).

Towns near McKnightstown
TownPopulationDistance
Gettysburg 8,254 5.9 mi
Lake Heritage 2,997 9.0 mi
Carroll Valley 3,992 9.0 mi
Emmitsburg, MD 2,845 11.6 mi
Fayetteville 2,593 12.7 mi
Wayne Heights 3,293 14.4 mi
Guilford 3,919 14.6 mi
Littlestown 4,850 15.7 mi
Waynesboro 11,047 15.8 mi
Shippensburg 5,620 15.8 mi
McSherrystown 3,114 17.2 mi
Taneytown, MD 7,932 17.2 mi
Chambersburg 22,319 17.7 mi
Thurmont, MD 6,254 18.0 mi

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