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zipcodes.pro — ZIP/17090

17090

ZIP 17090 is Shermans Dale, Pennsylvania, in Perry County; area codes 717 and 223; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Perry
Population
5,206
Coordinates
40.3182, -77.1810
☼ Live from 17090 — Shermans Dale, PA

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Where 17090 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 17090
  • 🔢 Type 17090 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OGOLI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 17,090 = 2 × 5 × 1709. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100001011000010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 17089 (Camp Hill, PA, 13 mi away) and 17093 (Summerdale, PA, 13 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 17090 becomes 09071 — and that is a real ZIP code: APO AE, a military post office, 4,146 miles away.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00719, 00791, 00917, 00971, 01079, 01097, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09071 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,146 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 59% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 81%.
  • 🎯1,129 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 17090 and you would come out at 40.32°S, 102.82°E — 928 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 03m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 17m.
  • 📏 At 32.3 square miles of land, 17090 is bigger than 48% of ZIP codes — room for about 25 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,206This ZIP5,206
Households2,346This ZIP2,346
Housing units2,381This ZIP2,381
Median age45.6This ZIP45.6Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$78,281This ZIP$78,281Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$260,700This ZIP$260,700Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$869This ZIP$869Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.2%This ZIP20.2%
Mean commute32.9 minThis ZIP32.9 min
Population density161.0 / sq miThis ZIP161.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments72This ZIP72
Employees269This ZIP269
Annual payroll$9,664,000This ZIP$9,664,000
Tax returns filed2,680This ZIP2,680
Total adjusted gross income$183,300,000This ZIP$183,300,000

Land area

Land area32.33 sq miThis ZIP32.33 sq mi
Water area0.26 sq miThis ZIP0.26 sq mi

ZIP codes near 17090

ZIPCityDistance
17013 Carlisle, PA 5.3 mi
17068 New Bloomfield, PA 5.6 mi
17072 New Kingstown, PA 8.1 mi
17053 Marysville, PA 8.2 mi
17040 Landisburg, PA 8.5 mi
17024 Elliottsburg, PA 9.0 mi
17050 Mechanicsburg, PA 9.3 mi
17015 Carlisle, PA 9.7 mi
17081 Plainfield, PA 9.7 mi
17020 Duncannon, PA 9.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 17090?

17090 is in Shermans Dale, Pennsylvania, in Perry County, part of the Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.3182, -77.1810.

What county is 17090 in?

17090 lies in Perry County.

What area code is 17090?

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

What time zone is 17090 in?

17090 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 17090?

About 5,206 people live in ZIP code 17090, in 2,346 households, at 161.0 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 17090?

$78,281 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 17090?

The closest are 17013 (5.3 mi), 17068 (5.6 mi), 17072 (8.1 mi), 17053 (8.2 mi) and 17040 (8.5 mi).

Is 17090 a PO Box ZIP code?

17090 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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