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17201

ZIP 17201 is in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, in Franklin County; area codes 717 and 223; Eastern time. Chambersburg has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 17202.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Franklin
Metro area
Chambersburg, PA
Population
27,554
Coordinates
39.9601, -77.6572
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Where 17201 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 17201
  • 🔢 Type 17201 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOZLI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 17,201 = 103 × 167. Its digits add up to 11, a total 714 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100001100110001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 17177 (Harrisburg, PA, 49 mi away) and 17202 (Chambersburg, PA, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 17201 becomes 10271 — and that is a real ZIP code: New York, NY, 199 miles away.
  • 👥 40 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01721, 02117, 02171, 07112, 10172, 10271, …). The farthest-flung twin is 71102 in Shreveport, LA, 1,028 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 56% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 79%.
  • 🎯1,107 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 17201 and you would come out at 39.96°S, 102.34°E — 935 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 01m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 20m.
  • 📏 At 19.1 square miles of land, 17201 is bigger than 37% of ZIP codes — room for about 15 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population27,554This ZIP27,554
Households12,244This ZIP12,244
Housing units12,900This ZIP12,900
Median age41.2This ZIP41.2Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$61,234This ZIP$61,234Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$227,800This ZIP$227,800Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,114This ZIP$1,114Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.0%This ZIP29.0%
Mean commute17.5 minThis ZIP17.5 min
Population density1,440.9 / sq miThis ZIP1,440.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,038This ZIP1,038
Employees21,436This ZIP21,436
Annual payroll$1,055,162,000This ZIP$1,055,162,000
Tax returns filed13,950This ZIP13,950
Total adjusted gross income$797,667,000This ZIP$797,667,000

Land area

Land area19.12 sq miThis ZIP19.12 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 17201

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ZIP codes near 17201

ZIPCityDistance
17202 Chambersburg, PA 3.1 mi
17254 Scotland, PA 3.6 mi
17246 Pleasant Hall, PA 7.0 mi
17235 Marion, PA 7.4 mi
17265 Upperstrasburg, PA 8.0 mi
17244 Orrstown, PA 9.0 mi
17232 Lurgan, PA 9.4 mi
17252 Saint Thomas, PA 9.6 mi
17222 Fayetteville, PA 9.7 mi
17261 South Mountain, PA 10.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 17201?

17201 is in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, in Franklin County, part of the Chambersburg, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.9601, -77.6572.

What county is 17201 in?

17201 lies in Franklin County.

What area code is 17201?

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

What time zone is 17201 in?

17201 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 17201?

About 27,554 people live in ZIP code 17201, in 12,244 households, at 1,440.9 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 17201?

$61,234 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 17201?

The closest are 17202 (3.1 mi), 17254 (3.6 mi), 17246 (7 mi), 17235 (7.4 mi) and 17265 (8 mi).

Is 17201 a PO Box ZIP code?

17201 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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