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17088

ZIP 17088 is Schaefferstown, Pennsylvania, in Lebanon County; area codes 717 and 223; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Lebanon
Metro area
Lebanon, PA
Population
459
Coordinates
40.3004, -76.2952
☼ Live from 17088 — Schaefferstown, PA

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Where 17088 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 17088
  • 🔢 Type 17088 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BBOLI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 17,088 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 89. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100001011000000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 17087 (Richland, PA, 7 mi away) and 17089 (Camp Hill, PA, 34 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 17088 becomes 88071, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01887, 07188, 07881, 08817, 08871, 17880, …). The farthest-flung twin is 87801 in Socorro, NM, 1,742 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 59% 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 17088 and you would come out at 40.30°S, 103.70°E — 889 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 03m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 18m.
  • 📏 At 1.7 square miles of land, 17088 is bigger than 11% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population459This ZIP459
Households233This ZIP233
Housing units262This ZIP262
Median age33.1This ZIP33.1Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$113,933This ZIP$113,933Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$219,700This ZIP$219,700Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$964This ZIP$964Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.7%This ZIP12.7%
Mean commute25.1 minThis ZIP25.1 min
Population density277.5 / sq miThis ZIP277.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments37This ZIP37
Employees454This ZIP454
Annual payroll$17,838,000This ZIP$17,838,000

Land area

Land area1.65 sq miThis ZIP1.65 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 17088

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ZIP codes near 17088

ZIPCityDistance
17073 Newmanstown, PA 2.1 mi
17039 Kleinfeltersville, PA 2.9 mi
17533 Hopeland, PA 4.9 mi
17085 Rexmont, PA 5.0 mi
17016 Cornwall, PA 6.2 mi
17067 Myerstown, PA 6.3 mi
17042 Lebanon, PA 6.6 mi
17521 Elm, PA 7.2 mi
17087 Richland, PA 7.3 mi
17083 Quentin, PA 7.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 17088?

17088 is in Schaefferstown, Pennsylvania, in Lebanon County, part of the Lebanon, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.3004, -76.2952.

What county is 17088 in?

17088 lies in Lebanon County.

What area code is 17088?

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

What time zone is 17088 in?

17088 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 17088?

About 459 people live in ZIP code 17088, in 233 households, at 277.5 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 17088?

$113,933 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 17088?

The closest are 17073 (2.1 mi), 17039 (2.9 mi), 17533 (4.9 mi), 17085 (5 mi) and 17016 (6.2 mi).

Is 17088 a PO Box ZIP code?

17088 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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