ZIP Code 17331

With a median household income of $79,488 and per-capita income of $39,956, ZIP code 17331, centered near Abbottstown, sits in middle-income territory rather than among Pennsylvania's wealthier enclaves. Homes here carry a median value of $240,800, and the county-level property tax rate of 1.61% means owners pay a meaningful share of that value each year. Add the 6.00% combined sales tax on purchases, and the overall tax load reflects a working- and middle-class area where earnings stretch to cover housing costs, daily expenses, and local levies without the cushion found in higher-income communities.