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17044

ZIP 17044 is Lewistown, 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
20,234
Coordinates
40.5821, -77.5903
☼ Live from 17044 — Lewistown, PA

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Where 17044 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 17044
  • 🔢 Type 17044 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hhOLI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 17,044 = 2 × 2 × 4261. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100001010010100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 17043 (Lemoyne, PA, 43 mi away) and 17045 (Liverpool, PA, 31 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 17044 becomes 44071, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01474, 04417, 04471, 04741, 10474, 14047, …). The farthest-flung twin is 74041 in Kiefer, OK, 1,050 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 79%.
  • 🎯1,106 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 17044 and you would come out at 40.58°S, 102.41°E — 956 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 16m.
  • 📏 At 95.4 square miles of land, 17044 is bigger than 77% of ZIP codes — room for about 72 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population20,234This ZIP20,234
Households8,852This ZIP8,852
Housing units10,185This ZIP10,185
Median age44.4This ZIP44.4Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$59,935This ZIP$59,935Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$142,600This ZIP$142,600Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$814This ZIP$814Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.0%This ZIP16.0%
Mean commute22.9 minThis ZIP22.9 min
Population density212.1 / sq miThis ZIP212.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments485This ZIP485
Employees8,534This ZIP8,534
Annual payroll$412,666,000This ZIP$412,666,000
Tax returns filed9,820This ZIP9,820
Total adjusted gross income$552,783,000This ZIP$552,783,000

Land area

Land area95.39 sq miThis ZIP95.39 sq mi
Water area1.35 sq miThis ZIP1.35 sq mi

Other place names in 17044

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 17044

ZIPCityDistance
17029 Granville, PA 2.2 mi
17099 Yeagertown, PA 3.8 mi
17009 Burnham, PA 4.0 mi
17058 Mifflin, PA 6.0 mi
17084 Reedsville, PA 6.7 mi
17004 Belleville, PA 7.5 mi
17054 Mattawana, PA 9.3 mi
17082 Port Royal, PA 9.6 mi
17059 Mifflintown, PA 10.5 mi
17035 Honey Grove, PA 12.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 17044?

17044 is in Lewistown, Pennsylvania, in Mifflin County, part of the Lewistown, PA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.5821, -77.5903.

What county is 17044 in?

17044 lies in Mifflin County.

What area code is 17044?

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

What time zone is 17044 in?

17044 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 17044?

About 20,234 people live in ZIP code 17044, in 8,852 households, at 212.1 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 17044?

$59,935 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 17044?

The closest are 17029 (2.2 mi), 17099 (3.8 mi), 17009 (4 mi), 17058 (6 mi) and 17084 (6.7 mi).

Is 17044 a PO Box ZIP code?

17044 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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