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17006

ZIP 17006 is Blain, Pennsylvania, in Perry County; area codes 717 and 223; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Perry
Population
1,102
Coordinates
40.3356, -77.4921
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Where 17006 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 17006
  • 🔢 Type 17006 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gOOLI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 17,006 = 2 × 11 × 773. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100001001101110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 17005 (Berrysburg, PA, 40 mi away) and 17007 (Boiling Springs, PA, 24 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 17006 becomes 60071 — and that is a real ZIP code: Richmond, IL, 580 miles away.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00617, 00716, 01607, 01760, 06071, 06107, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00716 in Ponce, PR, 1,675 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 59% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 80%.
  • 🎯1,113 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 17006 and you would come out at 40.34°S, 102.51°E — 942 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 03m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 17m.
  • 📏 At 74.4 square miles of land, 17006 is bigger than 70% of ZIP codes — room for about 56 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,102This ZIP1,102
Households354This ZIP354
Housing units521This ZIP521
Median age31.3This ZIP31.3Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$64,722This ZIP$64,722Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$169,500This ZIP$169,500Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,022This ZIP$1,022Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.9%This ZIP13.9%
Mean commute31.6 minThis ZIP31.6 min
Population density14.8 / sq miThis ZIP14.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments32This ZIP32
Employees116This ZIP116
Annual payroll$3,534,000This ZIP$3,534,000
Tax returns filed540This ZIP540
Total adjusted gross income$30,831,000This ZIP$30,831,000

Land area

Land area74.36 sq miThis ZIP74.36 sq mi
Water area0.22 sq miThis ZIP0.22 sq mi

Other place names in 17006

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ZIP codes near 17006

ZIPCityDistance
17047 Loysville, PA 4.9 mi
17035 Honey Grove, PA 6.6 mi
17071 New Germantown, PA 7.0 mi
17037 Ickesburg, PA 7.5 mi
17040 Landisburg, PA 8.5 mi
17021 East Waterford, PA 9.3 mi
17024 Elliottsburg, PA 10.9 mi
17082 Port Royal, PA 11.3 mi
17241 Newville, PA 11.6 mi
17058 Mifflin, PA 11.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 17006?

17006 is in Blain, Pennsylvania, in Perry County, part of the Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.3356, -77.4921.

What county is 17006 in?

17006 lies in Perry County.

What area code is 17006?

Blain uses area codes 717 and 223, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 17006 in?

17006 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 17006?

About 1,102 people live in ZIP code 17006, in 354 households, at 14.8 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 17006?

$64,722 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 17006?

The closest are 17047 (4.9 mi), 17035 (6.6 mi), 17071 (7 mi), 17037 (7.5 mi) and 17040 (8.5 mi).

Is 17006 a PO Box ZIP code?

17006 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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