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zipcodes.pro — ZIP/17024

17024

ZIP 17024 is Elliottsburg, Pennsylvania, in Perry County; area codes 717 and 223; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Perry
Population
1,734
Coordinates
40.4069, -77.3068
☼ Live from 17024 — Elliottsburg, PA

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Where 17024 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 17024
  • 🔢 Type 17024 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hZOLI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 17,024 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 7 × 19. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100001010000000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 17023 (Elizabethville, PA, 29 mi away) and 17025 (Enola, PA, 19 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 17024 becomes 42071 — and that is a real ZIP code: Murray, KY, 648 miles away.
  • 👥 66 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01247, 01472, 01742, 02471, 02714, 02741, …). The farthest-flung twin is 74102 in Tulsa, OK, 1,053 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 60% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 80%.
  • 🎯1,122 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 17024 and you would come out at 40.41°S, 102.69°E — 937 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 04m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 17m.
  • 📏 At 32.1 square miles of land, 17024 is bigger than 47% of ZIP codes — room for about 24 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,734This ZIP1,734
Households665This ZIP665
Housing units726This ZIP726
Median age49.2This ZIP49.2Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$79,292This ZIP$79,292Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$295,100This ZIP$295,100Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,025This ZIP$1,025Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.8%This ZIP14.8%
Mean commute31.9 minThis ZIP31.9 min
Population density54.0 / sq miThis ZIP54.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments36This ZIP36
Employees306This ZIP306
Annual payroll$11,943,000This ZIP$11,943,000
Tax returns filed950This ZIP950
Total adjusted gross income$74,973,000This ZIP$74,973,000

Land area

Land area32.09 sq miThis ZIP32.09 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi

ZIP codes near 17024

ZIPCityDistance
17047 Loysville, PA 6.1 mi
17068 New Bloomfield, PA 6.6 mi
17037 Ickesburg, PA 6.6 mi
17040 Landisburg, PA 7.8 mi
17090 Shermans Dale, PA 9.0 mi
17056 Mexico, PA 9.1 mi
17082 Port Royal, PA 9.6 mi
17074 Newport, PA 9.7 mi
17006 Blain, PA 10.9 mi
17062 Millerstown, PA 11.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 17024?

17024 is in Elliottsburg, Pennsylvania, in Perry County, part of the Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.4069, -77.3068.

What county is 17024 in?

17024 lies in Perry County.

What area code is 17024?

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

What time zone is 17024 in?

17024 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 17024?

About 1,734 people live in ZIP code 17024, in 665 households, at 54.0 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 17024?

$79,292 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 17024?

The closest are 17047 (6.1 mi), 17068 (6.6 mi), 17037 (6.6 mi), 17040 (7.8 mi) and 17090 (9 mi).

Is 17024 a PO Box ZIP code?

17024 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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