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17059

ZIP 17059 is Mifflintown, Pennsylvania, in Juniata County; area codes 717 and 223; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Juniata
Metro area
none
Population
8,013
Coordinates
40.5891, -77.3906
☼ Live from 17059 — Mifflintown, PA

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Where 17059 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 17059
  • 🔢 Type 17059 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GSOLI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 17,059 = 7 × 2437. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100001010100011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 17058 (Mifflin, PA, 10 mi away) and 17060 (Mill Creek, PA, 25 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 17059 becomes 95071 — and that is a real ZIP code: Saratoga, CA, 2,385 miles away.
  • 👥 41 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (07195, 09157, 09175, 09715, 10579, 10597, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09157 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,139 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 80%.
  • 🎯1,117 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 17059 and you would come out at 40.59°S, 102.61°E — 947 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 16m.
  • 📏 At 79.4 square miles of land, 17059 is bigger than 72% of ZIP codes — room for about 60 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,013This ZIP8,013
Households3,138This ZIP3,138
Housing units3,500This ZIP3,500
Median age42.6This ZIP42.6Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$64,970This ZIP$64,970Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$223,000This ZIP$223,000Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$784This ZIP$784Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.0%This ZIP18.0%
Mean commute26.5 minThis ZIP26.5 min
Population density101.0 / sq miThis ZIP101.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments256This ZIP256
Employees2,961This ZIP2,961
Annual payroll$140,568,000This ZIP$140,568,000
Tax returns filed3,610This ZIP3,610
Total adjusted gross income$236,664,000This ZIP$236,664,000

Land area

Land area79.38 sq miThis ZIP79.38 sq mi
Water area0.80 sq miThis ZIP0.80 sq mi

Other place names in 17059

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ZIP codes near 17059

ZIPCityDistance
17056 Mexico, PA 4.3 mi
17076 Oakland Mills, PA 4.9 mi
17082 Port Royal, PA 7.2 mi
17049 Mc Alisterville, PA 8.1 mi
17094 Thompsontown, PA 8.8 mi
17841 Mc Clure, PA 9.5 mi
17009 Burnham, PA 9.7 mi
17058 Mifflin, PA 10.3 mi
17099 Yeagertown, PA 10.5 mi
17044 Lewistown, PA 10.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 17059?

17059 is in Mifflintown, Pennsylvania, in Juniata County. Its published point location is 40.5891, -77.3906.

What county is 17059 in?

17059 lies in Juniata County.

What area code is 17059?

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

What time zone is 17059 in?

17059 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 17059?

About 8,013 people live in ZIP code 17059, in 3,138 households, at 101.0 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 17059?

$64,970 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 17059?

The closest are 17056 (4.3 mi), 17076 (4.9 mi), 17082 (7.2 mi), 17049 (8.1 mi) and 17094 (8.8 mi).

Is 17059 a PO Box ZIP code?

17059 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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