Zip lookup · PA

17236
Mercersburg, Pennsylvania.

Mercersburg, Franklin County, PA · Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA metro · population 8,845

What it costs per month · 17236 $1,543/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$794 (+106%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $3,432 +1%
$290,551$293,983 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $43,999 +18%
$249,984$293,983 since Sep 2021

Monthly payment to buy the typical home

Home value × that month's 30-year mortgage rate, 20% down, principal and interest. This is the line households feel: prices and rates compound each other.

$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 17236 $1,543 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 17236$1,543
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 21 years.

Typical home values in zip 17236 rose 1.2% over the past year — in step with the nation.

This zip spans 2 counties: Franklin County, PA 95% · Fulton County, PA 5%

Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Mercersburg, PA — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.

Typical home value $293,983 as of Sep 2026
+1.2%year on year

Typical home value — 17236

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 17236 $293,983 Chambersburg $289,565 United States $366,157
$200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 17236$293,983
  • Chambersburg$289,565
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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6.8 17212 Big Cove Tannery 750 — $272,239
9.4 21722 Clear Spring 6,721 — $371,969
9.8 21711 Big Pool 929 — $352,731
9.9 17225 Greencastle 20,347 $1,750 $327,995
10.3 17252 Saint Thomas 4,038 — $262,565
10.8 17238 Needmore 1,782 — $272,752
10.9 17233 McConnellsburg 4,961 — $225,631
12.2 17224 Fort Loudon 1,603 — $228,837
12.6 21767 Maugansville 1,031 — $277,500
15.3 25419 Falling Waters 13,201 $1,887 $319,019
15.7 17267 Warfordsburg 2,916 — $286,060
15.8 17228 Harrisonville 1,000 — $244,509
15.9 21740 Hagerstown 64,792 $1,328 $288,533
16.3 21795 Williamsport 10,144 — $342,079
16.3 21750 Hancock 3,417 — $255,154
16.5 17202 Chambersburg 33,566 $1,405 $318,895
17.4 21742 Hagerstown 34,069 $1,587 $344,405
17.6 15536 Crystal Spring 397 — $237,771
18.3 17223 Fort Littleton 326 — $222,999
18.5 21734 Funkstown 1,076 — $273,775
18.8 17265 Upperstrasburg 300 — $230,504
18.9 17201 Chambersburg 27,554 $1,153 $253,678
19.0 17221 Fannettsburg 458 — $225,806
19.6 17229 Hustontown 1,253 — $213,214
19.7 17268 Waynesboro 29,362 $1,385 $276,629
19.9 21733 Fairplay 1,275 — $411,095

Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.