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17098

ZIP 17098 is Williamstown, Pennsylvania, in Dauphin County; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Dauphin
Population
2,618
Coordinates
40.5900, -76.6307
☼ Live from 17098 — Williamstown, PA

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Where 17098 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 17098
  • 🔢 Type 17098 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BGOLI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 17,098 = 2 × 83 × 103. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100001011001010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 17097 (Wiconisco, PA, 3 mi away) and 17099 (Yeagertown, PA, 50 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 17098 becomes 89071, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 43 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01879, 07189, 07198, 07981, 09178, 09187, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09817 in APO AE, a military post office, 5,612 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 83%.
  • 🎯1,156 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 17098 and you would come out at 40.59°S, 103.37°E — 915 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 16m.
  • 📏 At 9.3 square miles of land, 17098 is bigger than 26% of ZIP codes — room for about 7.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,618This ZIP2,618
Households1,130This ZIP1,130
Housing units1,209This ZIP1,209
Median age40.7This ZIP40.7Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$63,041This ZIP$63,041Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$122,000This ZIP$122,000Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$839This ZIP$839Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.5%This ZIP14.5%
Mean commute34.9 minThis ZIP34.9 min
Population density281.0 / sq miThis ZIP281.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments22This ZIP22
Employees244This ZIP244
Annual payroll$10,136,000This ZIP$10,136,000
Tax returns filed1,150This ZIP1,150
Total adjusted gross income$60,819,000This ZIP$60,819,000

Land area

Land area9.32 sq miThis ZIP9.32 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 17098

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ZIP codes near 17098

ZIPCityDistance
17978 Spring Glen, PA 2.2 mi
17097 Wiconisco, PA 2.7 mi
17048 Lykens, PA 3.3 mi
17968 Sacramento, PA 3.6 mi
17980 Tower City, PA 5.0 mi
17983 Valley View, PA 5.6 mi
17957 Muir, PA 6.0 mi
17030 Gratz, PA 6.1 mi
17941 Klingerstown, PA 6.7 mi
17938 Hegins, PA 8.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 17098?

17098 is in Williamstown, Pennsylvania, in Dauphin County, part of the Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.5900, -76.6307.

What county is 17098 in?

17098 lies in Dauphin County.

What time zone is 17098 in?

17098 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 17098?

About 2,618 people live in ZIP code 17098, in 1,130 households, at 281.0 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 17098?

$63,041 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 17098?

The closest are 17978 (2.2 mi), 17097 (2.7 mi), 17048 (3.3 mi), 17968 (3.6 mi) and 17980 (5 mi).

Is 17098 a PO Box ZIP code?

17098 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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