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Shippensburg University ZIP codes, Pennsylvania

No ZIP code is named for Shippensburg University, PA; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 17257. Its area codes are 717 and 223.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
2,071
Area codes
717, 223

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

Shippensburg University in numbers

About 2,071 people live in Shippensburg University, in 16 households. The median age is 19.8; 43.3% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.2% across Pennsylvania); the average commute takes 12 minutes.

Population2,071Shippensburg University2,071
Households16Shippensburg University16
Median age19.8Shippensburg University19.8Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Bachelor's degree or higher43.3%Shippensburg University43.3%Pennsylvania35.2%US 35.7%
Mean commute11.6 minShippensburg University11.6 minPennsylvania26.3 minUS 26.4 min
Population density7,423 / sq miShippensburg University7,423 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Shippensburg University

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

ZIP codes overlapping Shippensburg University
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
17257 Shippensburg , PA Standard 29,204 $71,181 $227,900

Map of Shippensburg University ZIP codes

17257

The ZIP codes of Shippensburg University, 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 Shippensburg University

The nearest larger towns are Shippensburg (5,620 people, 0.9 mi), Fayetteville (2,593 people, 11 mi) and Guilford (3,919 people, 11 mi).

Towns near Shippensburg University
TownPopulationDistance
Shippensburg 5,620 0.9 mi
Fayetteville 2,593 10.6 mi
Guilford 3,919 10.8 mi
Chambersburg 22,319 11.4 mi
Carlisle 21,852 19.4 mi
Boiling Springs 3,334 21.3 mi
Waynesboro 11,047 21.6 mi
Greencastle 4,222 21.6 mi
Schlusser 5,402 21.8 mi
Wayne Heights 3,293 21.9 mi
Gettysburg 8,254 22.1 mi
Carroll Valley 3,992 22.7 mi
Lake Heritage 2,997 25.1 mi
State Line 3,111 25.1 mi

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