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17202

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

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Franklin
Metro area
Chambersburg, PA
Population
33,566
Coordinates
39.9232, -77.6905
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Where 17202 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 17202
  • 🔢 Type 17202 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZOZLI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 17,202 = 2 × 3 × 47 × 61. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100001100110010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 17201 (Chambersburg, PA, 3 mi away) and 17210 (Amberson, PA, 19 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 17202 becomes 20271, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 37 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01227, 02127, 02217, 02712, 02721, 10272, …). The farthest-flung twin is 70122 in New Orleans, LA, 978 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 56% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 79%.
  • 🎯1,105 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 17202 and you would come out at 39.92°S, 102.31°E — 935 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 00m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 20m.
  • 📏 At 118.1 square miles of land, 17202 is bigger than 82% of ZIP codes — room for about 90 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population33,566This ZIP33,566
Households12,631This ZIP12,631
Housing units13,171This ZIP13,171
Median age40.3This ZIP40.3Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$96,318This ZIP$96,318Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$278,700This ZIP$278,700Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,229This ZIP$1,229Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher28.1%This ZIP28.1%
Mean commute22.0 minThis ZIP22.0 min
Population density284.1 / sq miThis ZIP284.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments477This ZIP477
Employees8,425This ZIP8,425
Annual payroll$403,491,000This ZIP$403,491,000
Tax returns filed16,200This ZIP16,200
Total adjusted gross income$1,300,437,000This ZIP$1,300,437,000

Land area

Land area118.13 sq miThis ZIP118.13 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Other place names in 17202

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ZIP codes near 17202

ZIPCityDistance
17201 Chambersburg, PA 3.1 mi
17235 Marion, PA 4.6 mi
17254 Scotland, PA 6.2 mi
17252 Saint Thomas, PA 7.3 mi
17265 Upperstrasburg, PA 8.8 mi
17246 Pleasant Hall, PA 9.5 mi
17256 Shady Grove, PA 9.7 mi
17231 Lemasters, PA 9.9 mi
17237 Mont Alto, PA 9.9 mi
17225 Greencastle, PA 10.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 17202?

17202 is in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, in Franklin County, part of the Chambersburg, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.9232, -77.6905.

What county is 17202 in?

17202 lies in Franklin County.

What area code is 17202?

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

What time zone is 17202 in?

17202 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 17202?

About 33,566 people live in ZIP code 17202, in 12,631 households, at 284.1 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 17202?

$96,318 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 17202?

The closest are 17201 (3.1 mi), 17235 (4.6 mi), 17254 (6.2 mi), 17252 (7.3 mi) and 17265 (8.8 mi).

Is 17202 a PO Box ZIP code?

17202 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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