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17087

ZIP 17087 is Richland, Pennsylvania, mostly in Berks County; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Berks +1 more
Metro area
Reading, PA
Population
2,370
Coordinates
40.4040, -76.2684
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Where 17087 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 17087
  • 🔢 Type 17087 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LBOLI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 17,087 = 7 × 2441. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100001010111111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 17086 (Richfield, PA, 49 mi away) and 17088 (Schaefferstown, PA, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 17087 becomes 78071 — and that is a real ZIP code: Three Rivers, TX, 1,490 miles away.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01778, 07718, 07871, 17078, 17870, 18077, …). The farthest-flung twin is 87107 in Albuquerque, NM, 1,690 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 60% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 84%.
  • 🎯1,176 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 17087 and you would come out at 40.40°S, 103.73°E — 892 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 04m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 17m.
  • 📏 At 12.7 square miles of land, 17087 is bigger than 30% of ZIP codes — room for about 9.7 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,370This ZIP2,370
Households901This ZIP901
Housing units936This ZIP936
Median age39.2This ZIP39.2Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$93,150This ZIP$93,150Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$225,200This ZIP$225,200Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$903This ZIP$903Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.9%This ZIP21.9%
Mean commute23.3 minThis ZIP23.3 min
Population density186.0 / sq miThis ZIP186.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments63This ZIP63
Employees555This ZIP555
Annual payroll$29,051,000This ZIP$29,051,000
Tax returns filed1,370This ZIP1,370
Total adjusted gross income$106,194,000This ZIP$106,194,000

Land area

Land area12.74 sq miThis ZIP12.74 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi

Counties 17087 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Berks County 68.0%
Lebanon County 32.0%

Other place names in 17087

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

ZIP codes near 17087

ZIPCityDistance
19544 Mount Aetna, PA 1.7 mi
17067 Myerstown, PA 2.6 mi
19567 Womelsdorf, PA 3.1 mi
19550 Rehrersburg, PA 3.6 mi
19507 Bethel, PA 7.0 mi
17073 Newmanstown, PA 7.0 mi
17088 Schaefferstown, PA 7.3 mi
19551 Robesonia, PA 7.5 mi
19559 Strausstown, PA 7.6 mi
17039 Kleinfeltersville, PA 7.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 17087?

17087 is in Richland, Pennsylvania, in Berks County, part of the Reading, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.4040, -76.2684.

What county is 17087 in?

17087 spans 2 counties: Berks County and Lebanon County. Most of it falls in Berks 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 time zone is 17087 in?

17087 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 17087?

About 2,370 people live in ZIP code 17087, in 901 households, at 186.0 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 17087?

$93,150 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 17087?

The closest are 19544 (1.7 mi), 17067 (2.6 mi), 19567 (3.1 mi), 19550 (3.6 mi) and 19507 (7 mi).

Is 17087 a PO Box ZIP code?

17087 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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