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Where 17056 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 17056 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSOLI — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 17,056 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 13 × 41. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
100001010100000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 17055 (Mechanicsburg, PA, 31 mi away) and 17057 (Middletown, PA, 41 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 17056 becomes 65071, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 61 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01756, 05671, 05761, 06517, 06751, 10567, …). The farthest-flung twin is 76501 in Temple, TX, 1,288 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 80%.
- 🎯1,119 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 17056 and you would come out at 40.53°S, 102.64°E — 944 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 04m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 16m.
- 📏 At 0.060 square miles of land, 17056 is bigger than 1% of ZIP codes — about 29 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 27This ZIP27 |
|---|---|
| Households | 13This ZIP13 |
| Housing units | 13This ZIP13 |
| Median age | 29.3This ZIP29.3Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 56.2%This ZIP56.2% |
| Population density | 450.0 / sq miThis ZIP450.0 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 3This ZIP3 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 39This ZIP39 |
| Annual payroll | $1,099,000This ZIP$1,099,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.06 sq miThis ZIP0.06 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 17056
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 17056
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
17059 | Mifflintown, PA | 4.3 mi |
17082 | Port Royal, PA | 5.6 mi |
17076 | Oakland Mills, PA | 6.5 mi |
17094 | Thompsontown, PA | 7.9 mi |
17037 | Ickesburg, PA | 7.9 mi |
17062 | Millerstown, PA | 8.9 mi |
17024 | Elliottsburg, PA | 9.1 mi |
17049 | Mc Alisterville, PA | 9.6 mi |
17058 | Mifflin, PA | 10.4 mi |
17074 | Newport, PA | 11.5 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 17056?
17056 is in Mexico, Pennsylvania, in Juniata County. Its published point location is 40.5335, -77.3556.
What county is 17056 in?
17056 lies in Juniata County.
What area code is 17056?
Mexico uses area codes 717 and 223, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 17056 in?
17056 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 17056?
About 27 people live in ZIP code 17056, in 13 households, at 450.0 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 17056?
The closest are 17059 (4.3 mi), 17082 (5.6 mi), 17076 (6.5 mi), 17094 (7.9 mi) and 17037 (7.9 mi).
Is 17056 a PO Box ZIP code?
17056 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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