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17212

ZIP 17212 is Big Cove Tannery, Pennsylvania, in Fulton County; area codes 223 and 717; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Fulton
Metro area
none
Population
750
Coordinates
39.8126, -78.0643
☼ Live from 17212 — Big Cove Tannery, PA

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Where 17212 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 17212
  • 🔢 Type 17212 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZIZLI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 17,212 = 2 × 2 × 13 × 331. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100001100111100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 17211 (Artemas, PA, 19 mi away) and 17213 (Blairs Mills, PA, 35 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 17212 becomes 21271, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11722, 12172, 12721, 17122, 17221, 21217, …). The farthest-flung twin is 71212 in Monroe, LA, 928 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 55% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 78%.
  • 🎯1,086 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 17212 and you would come out at 39.81°S, 101.94°E — 948 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 00m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 21m.
  • 📏 At 37.0 square miles of land, 17212 is bigger than 51% of ZIP codes — room for about 28 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population750This ZIP750
Households273This ZIP273
Housing units273This ZIP273
Median age42.6This ZIP42.6Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$84,205This ZIP$84,205Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$255,700This ZIP$255,700Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$959This ZIP$959Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.6%This ZIP21.6%
Mean commute33.1 minThis ZIP33.1 min
Population density20.3 / sq miThis ZIP20.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments5This ZIP5
Employees12This ZIP12
Annual payroll$344,000This ZIP$344,000
Tax returns filed330This ZIP330
Total adjusted gross income$21,213,000This ZIP$21,213,000

Land area

Land area37.02 sq miThis ZIP37.02 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

ZIP codes near 17212

ZIPCityDistance
17238 Needmore, PA 4.8 mi
17236 Mercersburg, PA 6.3 mi
17267 Warfordsburg, PA 9.3 mi
21711 Big Pool, MD 10.2 mi
17231 Lemasters, PA 11.4 mi
15536 Crystal Spring, PA 11.5 mi
17233 Mc Connellsburg, PA 12.0 mi
17228 Harrisonville, PA 12.7 mi
21722 Clear Spring, MD 13.0 mi
21750 Hancock, MD 13.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 17212?

17212 is in Big Cove Tannery, Pennsylvania, in Fulton County. Its published point location is 39.8126, -78.0643.

What county is 17212 in?

17212 lies in Fulton County.

What area code is 17212?

Big Cove Tannery uses area codes 223 and 717, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 17212 in?

17212 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 17212?

About 750 people live in ZIP code 17212, in 273 households, at 20.3 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 17212?

$84,205 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 17212?

The closest are 17238 (4.8 mi), 17236 (6.3 mi), 17267 (9.3 mi), 21711 (10.2 mi) and 17231 (11.4 mi).

Is 17212 a PO Box ZIP code?

17212 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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