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17009

ZIP 17009 is Burnham, Pennsylvania, in Mifflin County; area codes 717 and 223; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Mifflin
Metro area
Lewistown, PA
Population
1,765
Coordinates
40.6361, -77.5653
☼ Live from 17009 — Burnham, PA

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Where 17009 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 17009
  • 🔢 Type 17009 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GOOLI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 17,009 = 73 × 233. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100001001110001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 17007 (Boiling Springs, PA, 42 mi away) and 17010 (Campbelltown, PA, 57 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 17009 becomes 90071 — and that is a real ZIP code: Los Angeles, CA, 2,260 miles away.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00719, 00791, 00917, 00971, 01079, 01097, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09071 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,147 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 80%.
  • 🎯1,107 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 17009 and you would come out at 40.64°S, 102.43°E — 957 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 16m.
  • 📏 At 1.5 square miles of land, 17009 is bigger than 10% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,765This ZIP1,765
Households806This ZIP806
Housing units914This ZIP914
Median age38.3This ZIP38.3Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$73,088This ZIP$73,088Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$145,700This ZIP$145,700Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$785This ZIP$785Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.4%This ZIP14.4%
Mean commute18.4 minThis ZIP18.4 min
Population density1,175.1 / sq miThis ZIP1,175.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments80This ZIP80
Employees1,809This ZIP1,809
Annual payroll$96,866,000This ZIP$96,866,000
Tax returns filed980This ZIP980
Total adjusted gross income$50,250,000This ZIP$50,250,000

Land area

Land area1.50 sq miThis ZIP1.50 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 17009

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ZIP codes near 17009

ZIPCityDistance
17099 Yeagertown, PA 0.8 mi
17044 Lewistown, PA 4.0 mi
17084 Reedsville, PA 4.2 mi
17029 Granville, PA 6.0 mi
17004 Belleville, PA 9.0 mi
17058 Mifflin, PA 9.4 mi
17063 Milroy, PA 9.6 mi
17059 Mifflintown, PA 9.7 mi
17082 Port Royal, PA 11.5 mi
17841 Mc Clure, PA 12.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 17009?

17009 is in Burnham, Pennsylvania, in Mifflin County, part of the Lewistown, PA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.6361, -77.5653.

What county is 17009 in?

17009 lies in Mifflin County.

What area code is 17009?

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

What time zone is 17009 in?

17009 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 17009?

About 1,765 people live in ZIP code 17009, in 806 households, at 1,175.1 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 17009?

$73,088 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 17009?

The closest are 17099 (0.8 mi), 17044 (4 mi), 17084 (4.2 mi), 17029 (6 mi) and 17004 (9 mi).

Is 17009 a PO Box ZIP code?

17009 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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