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17048

ZIP 17048 is Lykens, Pennsylvania, in Dauphin County; area codes 223 and 717; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Dauphin
Population
3,870
Coordinates
40.5823, -76.6920
☼ Live from 17048 — Lykens, PA

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Where 17048 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 17048
  • 🔢 Type 17048 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BhOLI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 17,048 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2131. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100001010011000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 17047 (Loysville, PA, 41 mi away) and 17049 (Mc Alisterville, PA, 30 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 17048 becomes 84071 — and that is a real ZIP code: Stockton, UT, 1,857 miles away.
  • 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01748, 01784, 04781, 07184, 07418, 07481, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84710 in Alton, UT, 1,921 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 83%.
  • 🎯1,153 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 17048 and you would come out at 40.58°S, 103.31°E — 917 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 16m.
  • 📏 At 33.7 square miles of land, 17048 is bigger than 49% of ZIP codes — room for about 26 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,870This ZIP3,870
Households1,554This ZIP1,554
Housing units1,753This ZIP1,753
Median age39.9This ZIP39.9Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$73,993This ZIP$73,993Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$144,200This ZIP$144,200Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$788This ZIP$788Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.4%This ZIP12.4%
Mean commute28.6 minThis ZIP28.6 min
Population density114.7 / sq miThis ZIP114.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments68This ZIP68
Employees434This ZIP434
Annual payroll$15,506,000This ZIP$15,506,000
Tax returns filed1,930This ZIP1,930
Total adjusted gross income$111,399,000This ZIP$111,399,000

Land area

Land area33.74 sq miThis ZIP33.74 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 17048

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ZIP codes near 17048

ZIPCityDistance
17097 Wiconisco, PA 1.0 mi
17978 Spring Glen, PA 3.2 mi
17098 Williamstown, PA 3.3 mi
17030 Gratz, PA 3.3 mi
17980 Tower City, PA 5.0 mi
17968 Sacramento, PA 5.4 mi
17023 Elizabethville, PA 6.3 mi
17005 Berrysburg, PA 6.4 mi
17080 Pillow, PA 7.1 mi
17941 Klingerstown, PA 8.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 17048?

17048 is in Lykens, Pennsylvania, in Dauphin County, part of the Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.5823, -76.6920.

What county is 17048 in?

17048 lies in Dauphin County.

What area code is 17048?

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

What time zone is 17048 in?

17048 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 17048?

About 3,870 people live in ZIP code 17048, in 1,554 households, at 114.7 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 17048?

$73,993 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 17048?

The closest are 17097 (1 mi), 17978 (3.2 mi), 17098 (3.3 mi), 17030 (3.3 mi) and 17980 (5 mi).

Is 17048 a PO Box ZIP code?

17048 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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