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17051

ZIP 17051 is Mc Veytown, Pennsylvania, in Mifflin County; area codes 223 and 717; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Mifflin
Metro area
Lewistown, PA
Population
4,352
Coordinates
40.4594, -77.7641
☼ Live from 17051 — Mc Veytown, PA

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Where 17051 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 17051
  • 🔢 Type 17051 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ISOLI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 17,051 = 17 × 17 × 59. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100001010011011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 17050 (Mechanicsburg, PA, 41 mi away) and 17052 (Mapleton Depot, PA, 17 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 17051 becomes 15071 — and that is a real ZIP code: Oakdale, PA, 128 miles away.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01571, 07511, 10157, 10175, 10517, 11507, …). The farthest-flung twin is 75101 in Bardwell, TX, 1,192 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 79%.
  • 🎯1,098 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 17051 and you would come out at 40.46°S, 102.24°E — 959 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 04m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 17m.
  • 📏 At 91.1 square miles of land, 17051 is bigger than 76% of ZIP codes — room for about 69 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,352This ZIP4,352
Households1,868This ZIP1,868
Housing units2,215This ZIP2,215
Median age51.5This ZIP51.5Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$64,079This ZIP$64,079Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$174,900This ZIP$174,900Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$791This ZIP$791Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher9.5%This ZIP9.5%
Mean commute29.3 minThis ZIP29.3 min
Population density47.8 / sq miThis ZIP47.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments68This ZIP68
Employees432This ZIP432
Annual payroll$14,750,000This ZIP$14,750,000
Tax returns filed2,070This ZIP2,070
Total adjusted gross income$125,283,000This ZIP$125,283,000

Land area

Land area91.12 sq miThis ZIP91.12 sq mi
Water area1.31 sq miThis ZIP1.31 sq mi

Other place names in 17051

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ZIP codes near 17051

ZIPCityDistance
17054 Mattawana, PA 3.2 mi
17002 Allensville, PA 5.5 mi
17075 Newton Hamilton, PA 5.9 mi
17060 Mill Creek, PA 6.3 mi
17066 Mount Union, PA 8.4 mi
17004 Belleville, PA 9.9 mi
17021 East Waterford, PA 10.2 mi
17029 Granville, PA 10.3 mi
17035 Honey Grove, PA 10.4 mi
16652 Huntingdon, PA 10.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 17051?

17051 is in Mc Veytown, Pennsylvania, in Mifflin County, part of the Lewistown, PA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.4594, -77.7641.

What county is 17051 in?

17051 lies in Mifflin County.

What area code is 17051?

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

What time zone is 17051 in?

17051 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 17051?

About 4,352 people live in ZIP code 17051, in 1,868 households, at 47.8 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 17051?

$64,079 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 17051?

The closest are 17054 (3.2 mi), 17002 (5.5 mi), 17075 (5.9 mi), 17060 (6.3 mi) and 17066 (8.4 mi).

Is 17051 a PO Box ZIP code?

17051 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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