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17049

ZIP 17049 is Mc Alisterville, Pennsylvania, in Juniata County; area codes 717 and 223; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Juniata
Metro area
none
Population
3,046
Coordinates
40.6517, -77.2595
☼ Live from 17049 — Mc Alisterville, PA

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Where 17049 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 17049
  • 🔢 Type 17049 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GhOLI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 17,049 = 3 × 5683. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100001010011001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 17048 (Lykens, PA, 30 mi away) and 17050 (Mechanicsburg, PA, 30 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 17049 becomes 94071, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 45 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01749, 04917, 04971, 07419, 09471, 09714, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09714 in APO AE, a military post office, 3,793 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 80%.
  • 🎯1,123 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 17049 and you would come out at 40.65°S, 102.74°E — 944 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 15m.
  • 📏 At 39.7 square miles of land, 17049 is bigger than 53% of ZIP codes — room for about 30 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,046This ZIP3,046
Households1,240This ZIP1,240
Housing units1,350This ZIP1,350
Median age42.4This ZIP42.4Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$70,109This ZIP$70,109Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$215,800This ZIP$215,800Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$639This ZIP$639Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.5%This ZIP13.5%
Mean commute29.5 minThis ZIP29.5 min
Population density76.7 / sq miThis ZIP76.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments69This ZIP69
Employees681This ZIP681
Annual payroll$23,577,000This ZIP$23,577,000
Tax returns filed1,470This ZIP1,470
Total adjusted gross income$112,954,000This ZIP$112,954,000

Land area

Land area39.69 sq miThis ZIP39.69 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 17049

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ZIP codes near 17049

ZIPCityDistance
17076 Oakland Mills, PA 3.3 mi
17014 Cocolamus, PA 3.5 mi
17094 Thompsontown, PA 4.9 mi
17812 Beaver Springs, PA 5.8 mi
17843 Beaver Springs, PA 7.0 mi
17841 Mc Clure, PA 7.5 mi
17086 Richfield, PA 7.7 mi
17059 Mifflintown, PA 8.1 mi
17062 Millerstown, PA 8.2 mi
17056 Mexico, PA 9.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 17049?

17049 is in Mc Alisterville, Pennsylvania, in Juniata County. Its published point location is 40.6517, -77.2595.

What county is 17049 in?

17049 lies in Juniata County.

What area code is 17049?

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

What time zone is 17049 in?

17049 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 17049?

About 3,046 people live in ZIP code 17049, in 1,240 households, at 76.7 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 17049?

$70,109 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 17049?

The closest are 17076 (3.3 mi), 17014 (3.5 mi), 17094 (4.9 mi), 17812 (5.8 mi) and 17843 (7 mi).

Is 17049 a PO Box ZIP code?

17049 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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