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Rutherford ZIP codes, Pennsylvania

No ZIP code is named for Rutherford, PA; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. 2 ZIP codes cover it: 17111 and 17036. Its area codes are 717 and 223.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
2 more
Population
6,890
Area codes
717, 223

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

Rutherford in numbers

About 6,890 people live in Rutherford, in 2,441 households. The median household income is $83,636 a year, 7% above the Pennsylvania median of $77,971 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $214,200 (16% below the Pennsylvania median), and median gross rent is $1,155 a month. The median age is 34.8; 22.6% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.2% across Pennsylvania); the average commute takes 20 minutes.

Population6,890Rutherford6,890
Households2,441Rutherford2,441
Median age34.8Rutherford34.8Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$83,636Rutherford$83,636Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$214,200Rutherford$214,200Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,155Rutherford$1,155Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.6%Rutherford22.6%Pennsylvania35.2%US 35.7%
Mean commute20.1 minRutherford20.1 minPennsylvania26.3 minUS 26.4 min
Population density5,556 / sq miRutherford5,556 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Rutherford

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

ZIP codes overlapping Rutherford
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
17036 Hummelstown , PA Standard 23,520 $115,533 $349,700
17111 Harrisburg , PA Standard 36,744 $86,385 $235,500

Map of Rutherford ZIP codes

1703617111

The ZIP codes of Rutherford, 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 Rutherford

The nearest larger towns are Colonial Park (18,032 people, 2.9 mi), Progress (11,017 people, 4.0 mi) and Middletown (9,632 people, 5.2 mi).

Towns near Rutherford
TownPopulationDistance
Lawnton 4,765 1.6 mi
Colonial Park 18,032 2.9 mi
Hummelstown 4,527 2.9 mi
Paxtonia 4,074 3.4 mi
Progress 11,017 4.0 mi
Penbrook 3,266 4.3 mi
Steelton 6,296 4.3 mi
Highspire 2,732 4.3 mi
Middletown 9,632 5.2 mi
Skyline View 4,704 5.2 mi
Linglestown 6,957 5.4 mi
Harrisburg 50,287 6.2 mi
New Cumberland 7,580 6.5 mi
Hershey 14,242 6.5 mi

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