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17071

ZIP 17071 is New Germantown, Pennsylvania, in Perry County; area codes 717 and 223; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Perry
Population
116
Coordinates
40.2958, -77.6143
☼ Live from 17071 — New Germantown, PA

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 17071
  • 🔢 Type 17071 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ILOLI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ⇆17071 reads the same backwards. It is one of only 412 palindromic ZIP codes.
  • ➕ As a number, 17,071 = 43 × 397. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100001010101111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 17070 (New Cumberland, PA, 41 mi away) and 17072 (New Kingstown, PA, 29 mi away).
  • 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (07711, 10177, 11707, 11770, 17017, 17107, …). The farthest-flung twin is 77011 in Houston, TX, 1,235 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 59% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 79%.
  • 🎯1,107 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 17071 and you would come out at 40.30°S, 102.39°E — 946 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 03m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 18m.
  • 📏 At 10.6 square miles of land, 17071 is bigger than 28% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population116This ZIP116
Households56This ZIP56
Housing units142This ZIP142
Median age44.1This ZIP44.1Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$46,667This ZIP$46,667Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$157,500This ZIP$157,500Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$646This ZIP$646Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.8%This ZIP22.8%
Mean commute44.5 minThis ZIP44.5 min
Population density11.0 / sq miThis ZIP11.0 / sq mi

Land area

Land area10.57 sq miThis ZIP10.57 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

ZIP codes near 17071

ZIPCityDistance
17021 East Waterford, PA 3.7 mi
17219 Doylesburg, PA 6.5 mi
17217 Concord, PA 6.9 mi
17006 Blain, PA 7.0 mi
17210 Amberson, PA 7.6 mi
17035 Honey Grove, PA 7.7 mi
17213 Blairs Mills, PA 8.3 mi
17240 Newburg, PA 10.2 mi
17243 Orbisonia, PA 10.6 mi
17220 Dry Run, PA 10.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 17071?

17071 is in New Germantown, Pennsylvania, in Perry County, part of the Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.2958, -77.6143.

What county is 17071 in?

17071 lies in Perry County.

What area code is 17071?

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

What time zone is 17071 in?

17071 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 17071?

About 116 people live in ZIP code 17071, in 56 households, at 11.0 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 17071?

$46,667 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 17071?

The closest are 17021 (3.7 mi), 17219 (6.5 mi), 17217 (6.9 mi), 17006 (7 mi) and 17210 (7.6 mi).

Is 17071 a PO Box ZIP code?

17071 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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