ZIP Code 17343 — McKnightstown CDP, PA Demographics & Data

ZIP code 17343 covers McKnightstown, PA in Adams County with a population of about 27.

It sits in telephone area codes 223, 717; U.S. House district PA-13; the HARRISBURG - LNCSTR - LEB - YORK media market.

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 0.0%; unemployment rate near 0.0%; 100.0% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 66.3 points above the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Finance and insurance; about 51.9% of workers reporting work-from-home (about 36.7 points above the U.S. share (15.2%)); a mean commute of about 13.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Housing tenure and rents show owner-occupancy near 100.0% (about 34.6 points above the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for McKnightstown CDP, PA as Relatively Low (composite score 67.5), which is near the middle of the national distribution. The strongest component scores on US5 are hurricane (84.1) and flood (76.2). These scores are county-linked NRI values published for planning context — all ZIP codes in the same county share the same composite score on US5. Useful when comparing insurance and disaster exposure across areas, not a substitute for a parcel-level flood or fire determination.

Climate normals for McKnightstown CDP, PA show little to no average snow and around 46.4 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 1 for ZIP 17343 (McKnightstown CDP, PA) on US5’s published series — a signal of people/tax filers moving in relative to those leaving. Inflows often track job growth, housing demand, or lifestyle migration; treat the figure as a directional indicator rather than a precise headcount.