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17086

ZIP 17086 is Richfield, Pennsylvania, mostly in Snyder County; area codes 717 and 223; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Snyder +1 more
Metro area
Selinsgrove, PA
Population
1,982
Coordinates
40.6906, -77.1220
☼ Live from 17086 — Richfield, PA

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Where 17086 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 17086
  • 🔢 Type 17086 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gBOLI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 17,086 = 2 × 8543. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100001010111110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 17085 (Rexmont, PA, 48 mi away) and 17087 (Richland, PA, 49 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 17086 becomes 68071 — and that is a real ZIP code: Winnebago, NE, 1,006 miles away.
  • 👥 42 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01867, 01876, 06781, 06817, 16870, 17068, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86017 in Munds Park, AZ, 1,915 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 81%.
  • 🎯1,130 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 17086 and you would come out at 40.69°S, 102.88°E — 940 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 15m.
  • 📏 At 36.8 square miles of land, 17086 is bigger than 51% of ZIP codes — room for about 28 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,982This ZIP1,982
Households812This ZIP812
Housing units943This ZIP943
Median age48.5This ZIP48.5Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$61,875This ZIP$61,875Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$194,200This ZIP$194,200Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$698This ZIP$698Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher8.2%This ZIP8.2%
Mean commute32.6 minThis ZIP32.6 min
Population density53.9 / sq miThis ZIP53.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments52This ZIP52
Employees346This ZIP346
Annual payroll$13,879,000This ZIP$13,879,000
Tax returns filed1,120This ZIP1,120
Total adjusted gross income$67,542,000This ZIP$67,542,000

Land area

Land area36.79 sq miThis ZIP36.79 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Counties 17086 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Snyder County 64.1%
Juniata County 35.9%

Other place names in 17086

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 17086

ZIPCityDistance
17014 Cocolamus, PA 4.3 mi
17853 Mount Pleasant Mills, PA 5.8 mi
17843 Beaver Springs, PA 6.0 mi
17861 Paxtonville, PA 6.3 mi
17812 Beaver Springs, PA 6.6 mi
17813 Beavertown, PA 7.4 mi
17049 Mc Alisterville, PA 7.7 mi
17842 Middleburg, PA 8.7 mi
17882 Troxelville, PA 8.9 mi
17094 Thompsontown, PA 8.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 17086?

17086 is in Richfield, Pennsylvania, in Snyder County, part of the Selinsgrove, PA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.6906, -77.1220.

What county is 17086 in?

17086 spans 2 counties: Snyder County and Juniata County. Most of it falls in Snyder 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 17086?

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

What time zone is 17086 in?

17086 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 17086?

About 1,982 people live in ZIP code 17086, in 812 households, at 53.9 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 17086?

$61,875 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 17086?

The closest are 17014 (4.3 mi), 17853 (5.8 mi), 17843 (6 mi), 17861 (6.3 mi) and 17812 (6.6 mi).

Is 17086 a PO Box ZIP code?

17086 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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