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17027

ZIP 17027 is Grantham, Pennsylvania, in Cumberland County; area codes 717 and 223; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Cumberland
Population
2,801
Coordinates
40.1574, -76.9821
☼ Live from 17027 — Grantham, PA

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Where 17027 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 17027
  • 🔢 Type 17027 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LZOLI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 17027 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100001010000011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 17026 (Fredericksburg, PA, 36 mi away) and 17028 (Grantville, PA, 23 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 17027 becomes 72071, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 37 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01772, 02717, 02771, 07712, 07721, 10277, …). The farthest-flung twin is 77021 in Houston, TX, 1,263 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 58% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 82%.
  • 🎯1,141 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 17027 and you would come out at 40.16°S, 103.02°E — 913 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 02m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 18m.
  • 📏 At 0.556 square miles of land, 17027 is bigger than 6% of ZIP codes — about 269 football fields.
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People and housing

Population2,801This ZIP2,801
Households197This ZIP197
Housing units201This ZIP201
Median age20.6This ZIP20.6Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$86,513This ZIP$86,513Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$252,400This ZIP$252,400Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,861This ZIP$1,861Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher48.2%This ZIP48.2%
Mean commute12.0 minThis ZIP12.0 min
Population density5,037.8 / sq miThis ZIP5,037.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees1,874This ZIP1,874
Annual payroll$41,687,000This ZIP$41,687,000

Land area

Land area0.56 sq miThis ZIP0.56 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 17027

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ZIP codes near 17027

ZIPCityDistance
17055 Mechanicsburg, PA 1.6 mi
17019 Dillsburg, PA 4.9 mi
17001 Camp Hill, PA 5.0 mi
17339 Lewisberry, PA 5.8 mi
17011 Camp Hill, PA 6.0 mi
17323 Franklintown, PA 6.1 mi
17012 Camp Hill, PA 6.6 mi
17050 Mechanicsburg, PA 6.7 mi
17365 Wellsville, PA 7.0 mi
17072 New Kingstown, PA 7.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 17027?

17027 is in Grantham, Pennsylvania, in Cumberland County, part of the Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.1574, -76.9821.

What county is 17027 in?

17027 lies in Cumberland County.

What area code is 17027?

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

What time zone is 17027 in?

17027 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 17027?

About 2,801 people live in ZIP code 17027, in 197 households, at 5,037.8 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 17027?

$86,513 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 17027?

The closest are 17055 (1.6 mi), 17019 (4.9 mi), 17001 (5 mi), 17339 (5.8 mi) and 17011 (6 mi).

Is 17027 a PO Box ZIP code?

17027 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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