17078
ZIP 17078 is Palmyra, Pennsylvania, mostly in Lebanon County; area codes 717 and 223; Eastern time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- County
- Lebanon +1 more
- Metro area
- Lebanon, PA
- Population
- 23,840
- Coordinates
- 40.2876, -76.5809
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Where 17078 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 17078 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BLOLI — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 17,078 = 2 × 8539. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
100001010110110 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 17077 (Ono, PA, 8 mi away) and 17080 (Pillow, PA, 27 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 17078 becomes 87071, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01778, 07718, 07871, 17087, 17870, 18077, …). The farthest-flung twin is 87107 in Albuquerque, NM, 1,673 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 59% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 83%.
- 🎯1,161 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 17078 and you would come out at 40.29°S, 103.42°E — 901 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 03m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 18m.
- 📏 At 30.1 square miles of land, 17078 is bigger than 46% of ZIP codes — room for about 23 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 23,840This ZIP23,840 |
|---|---|
| Households | 9,603This ZIP9,603 |
| Housing units | 9,900This ZIP9,900 |
| Median age | 41.8This ZIP41.8Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $93,135This ZIP$93,135Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $305,700This ZIP$305,700Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,247This ZIP$1,247Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 38.8%This ZIP38.8% |
| Mean commute | 20.5 minThis ZIP20.5 min |
| Population density | 792.4 / sq miThis ZIP792.4 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 389This ZIP389 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 5,978This ZIP5,978 |
| Annual payroll | $282,759,000This ZIP$282,759,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 12,380This ZIP12,380 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $1,007,759,000This ZIP$1,007,759,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 30.09 sq miThis ZIP30.09 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.10 sq miThis ZIP0.10 sq mi |
Counties 17078 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Lebanon County | 83.6% |
| Dauphin County | 16.4% |
Other place names in 17078
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 17078
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
17010 | Campbelltown, PA | 0.7 mi |
17033 | Hershey, PA | 2.8 mi |
17003 | Annville, PA | 5.0 mi |
17041 | Lawn, PA | 5.4 mi |
17064 | Mount Gretna, PA | 6.4 mi |
17083 | Quentin, PA | 7.5 mi |
17036 | Hummelstown, PA | 7.6 mi |
17077 | Ono, PA | 8.3 mi |
17042 | Lebanon, PA | 8.4 mi |
17022 | Elizabethtown, PA | 8.5 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 17078?
17078 is in Palmyra, Pennsylvania, in Lebanon County, part of the Lebanon, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.2876, -76.5809.
What county is 17078 in?
17078 spans 2 counties: Lebanon County and Dauphin County. Most of it falls in Lebanon County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.
What area code is 17078?
Palmyra uses area codes 717 and 223, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 17078 in?
17078 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 17078?
About 23,840 people live in ZIP code 17078, in 9,603 households, at 792.4 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 17078?
$93,135 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.
What ZIP codes are near 17078?
The closest are 17010 (0.7 mi), 17033 (2.8 mi), 17003 (5 mi), 17041 (5.4 mi) and 17064 (6.4 mi).
Is 17078 a PO Box ZIP code?
17078 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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