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17038

ZIP 17038 is Jonestown, Pennsylvania, in Lebanon County; area codes 717 and 223; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Lebanon
Metro area
Lebanon, PA
Population
8,394
Coordinates
40.4678, -76.5382
☼ Live from 17038 — Jonestown, PA

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Where 17038 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 17038
  • 🔢 Type 17038 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BEOLI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 17,038 = 2 × 7 × 1217. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100001010001110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 17037 (Ickesburg, PA, 47 mi away) and 17039 (Kleinfeltersville, PA, 20 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 17038 becomes 83071, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 52 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01378, 03781, 03817, 03871, 07831, 08317, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83701 in Boise, ID, 2,031 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 83%.
  • 🎯1,162 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 17038 and you would come out at 40.47°S, 103.46°E — 906 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 04m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 17m.
  • 📏 At 66.2 square miles of land, 17038 is bigger than 67% of ZIP codes — room for about 50 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,394This ZIP8,394
Households3,401This ZIP3,401
Housing units3,471This ZIP3,471
Median age37.6This ZIP37.6Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$75,417This ZIP$75,417Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$252,600This ZIP$252,600Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$977This ZIP$977Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.4%This ZIP15.4%
Mean commute22.3 minThis ZIP22.3 min
Population density126.7 / sq miThis ZIP126.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments153This ZIP153
Employees5,268This ZIP5,268
Annual payroll$282,864,000This ZIP$282,864,000
Tax returns filed4,160This ZIP4,160
Total adjusted gross income$277,574,000This ZIP$277,574,000

Land area

Land area66.23 sq miThis ZIP66.23 sq mi
Water area0.06 sq miThis ZIP0.06 sq mi

Other place names in 17038

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ZIP codes near 17038

ZIPCityDistance
17077 Ono, PA 4.5 mi
17026 Fredericksburg, PA 5.3 mi
17980 Tower City, PA 6.6 mi
17003 Annville, PA 7.7 mi
17046 Lebanon, PA 8.3 mi
17028 Grantville, PA 8.5 mi
17957 Muir, PA 8.8 mi
17098 Williamstown, PA 9.7 mi
17963 Pine Grove, PA 9.9 mi
17966 Ravine, PA 10.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 17038?

17038 is in Jonestown, Pennsylvania, in Lebanon County, part of the Lebanon, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.4678, -76.5382.

What county is 17038 in?

17038 lies in Lebanon County.

What area code is 17038?

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

What time zone is 17038 in?

17038 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 17038?

About 8,394 people live in ZIP code 17038, in 3,401 households, at 126.7 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 17038?

$75,417 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 17038?

The closest are 17077 (4.5 mi), 17026 (5.3 mi), 17980 (6.6 mi), 17003 (7.7 mi) and 17046 (8.3 mi).

Is 17038 a PO Box ZIP code?

17038 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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