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17101

ZIP 17101 is in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, in Dauphin County; area codes 717 and 223; Eastern time. Harrisburg has 26 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Dauphin
Population
2,722
Coordinates
40.2584, -76.8929
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Where 17101 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 17101
  • 🔢 Type 17101 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOILI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 17,101 = 7 × 7 × 349. Its digits add up to 10, a total 513 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100001011001101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 17099 (Yeagertown, PA, 45 mi away) and 17102 (Harrisburg, PA, 1 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 17101 becomes 10171 — and that is a real ZIP code: New York, NY, 157 miles away.
  • 👥 9 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (07111, 10117, 10171, 11701, 11710, 17011, …). The farthest-flung twin is 71101 in Shreveport, LA, 1,077 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 59% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 82%.
  • 🎯1,145 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 17101 and you would come out at 40.26°S, 103.11°E — 913 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 03m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 18m.
  • 📏 At 0.521 square miles of land, 17101 is bigger than 5% of ZIP codes — about 252 football fields.
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People and housing

Population2,722This ZIP2,722
Households1,914This ZIP1,914
Housing units2,097This ZIP2,097
Median age33.3This ZIP33.3Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$50,878This ZIP$50,878Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median gross rent$1,107This ZIP$1,107Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher44.3%This ZIP44.3%
Mean commute15.1 minThis ZIP15.1 min
Population density5,224.6 / sq miThis ZIP5,224.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments500This ZIP500
Employees11,962This ZIP11,962
Annual payroll$947,911,000This ZIP$947,911,000
Tax returns filed1,180This ZIP1,180
Total adjusted gross income$58,577,000This ZIP$58,577,000

Land area

Land area0.52 sq miThis ZIP0.52 sq mi
Water area0.58 sq miThis ZIP0.58 sq mi

Other place names in 17101

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

ZIP codes near 17101

ZIPCityDistance
17127 Harrisburg, PA 0.7 mi
17129 Harrisburg, PA 0.7 mi
17120 Harrisburg, PA 0.7 mi
17126 Harrisburg, PA 0.7 mi
17124 Harrisburg, PA 0.7 mi
17125 Harrisburg, PA 0.8 mi
17123 Harrisburg, PA 0.8 mi
17102 Harrisburg, PA 0.8 mi
17043 Lemoyne, PA 0.8 mi
17130 Harrisburg, PA 1.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 17101?

17101 is in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, in Dauphin County, part of the Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.2584, -76.8929.

What county is 17101 in?

17101 lies in Dauphin County.

What area code is 17101?

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

What time zone is 17101 in?

17101 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 17101?

About 2,722 people live in ZIP code 17101, in 1,914 households, at 5,224.6 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 17101?

$50,878 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 17101?

The closest are 17127 (0.7 mi), 17129 (0.7 mi), 17120 (0.7 mi), 17126 (0.7 mi) and 17124 (0.7 mi).

Is 17101 a PO Box ZIP code?

17101 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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