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Railroad ZIP code, Pennsylvania

The ZIP code for Railroad, PA is 17355, and its area codes are 717 and 223.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
335
Area codes
717, 223

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Railroad itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Glen Rock (3.4 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to Railroad uses the ZIP code above. 1 more ZIP code covers part of the city but is addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

Railroad in numbers

About 335 people live in Railroad, in 133 households. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $239,300 (6% below the Pennsylvania median), and median gross rent is $1,083 a month. The median age is 30.7; 11.2% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.2% across Pennsylvania); the average commute takes 28 minutes.

Population335Railroad335
Households133Railroad133
Median age30.7Railroad30.7Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median home value$239,300Railroad$239,300Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,083Railroad$1,083Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher11.2%Railroad11.2%Pennsylvania35.2%US 35.7%
Mean commute27.6 minRailroad27.6 minPennsylvania26.3 minUS 26.4 min
Population density525 / sq miRailroad525 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Railroad

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Railroad
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
17355 Railroad , PA Standard 322 — $221,400

Other ZIP codes overlapping Railroad

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

ZIP codes overlapping Railroad
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
17349 New Freedom , PA Standard 8,254 $120,618 $368,900

Map of Railroad ZIP codes

17355

The ZIP codes of Railroad, 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 Railroad

The nearest larger towns are Shrewsbury (3,878 people, 1.2 mi), New Freedom (5,066 people, 1.7 mi) and Glen Rock (2,108 people, 3.0 mi).

Towns near Railroad
TownPopulationDistance
Shrewsbury 3,878 1.2 mi
New Freedom 5,066 1.7 mi
Dallastown 4,185 10.1 mi
Spry 4,909 10.6 mi
Red Lion 6,516 10.7 mi
Manchester, MD 5,439 12.5 mi
Grantley 4,775 12.6 mi
Hampstead, MD 6,251 13.1 mi
Valley View 2,981 13.1 mi
West York 5,092 13.8 mi
York 44,938 14.3 mi
East York 9,388 14.5 mi
Parkville 8,128 14.6 mi
North York 2,812 15.2 mi

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