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17221

ZIP 17221 is Fannettsburg, Pennsylvania, in Franklin County; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Franklin
Metro area
Chambersburg, PA
Population
458
Coordinates
40.0492, -77.8222
☼ Live from 17221 — Fannettsburg, PA

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 17221
  • 🔢 Type 17221 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IZZLI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 17,221 = 17 × 1013. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100001101000101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 17220 (Dry Run, PA, 10 mi away) and 17222 (Fayetteville, PA, 20 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 17221 becomes 12271, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11722, 12172, 12721, 17122, 17212, 21217, …). The farthest-flung twin is 71212 in Monroe, LA, 947 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 79%.
  • 🎯1,097 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 17221 and you would come out at 40.05°S, 102.18°E — 946 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 01m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 19m.
  • 📏 At 11.6 square miles of land, 17221 is bigger than 29% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.8 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population458This ZIP458
Households213This ZIP213
Housing units213This ZIP213
Median age51.8This ZIP51.8Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$62,109This ZIP$62,109Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$203,200This ZIP$203,200Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher12.6%This ZIP12.6%
Mean commute24.7 minThis ZIP24.7 min
Population density39.4 / sq miThis ZIP39.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments8This ZIP8
Employees61This ZIP61
Annual payroll$3,077,000This ZIP$3,077,000
Tax returns filed310This ZIP310
Total adjusted gross income$17,151,000This ZIP$17,151,000

Land area

Land area11.62 sq miThis ZIP11.62 sq mi
Water area0.07 sq miThis ZIP0.07 sq mi

ZIP codes near 17221

ZIPCityDistance
17265 Upperstrasburg, PA 2.8 mi
17271 Willow Hill, PA 3.8 mi
17215 Burnt Cabins, PA 3.8 mi
17224 Fort Loudon, PA 5.9 mi
17262 Spring Run, PA 6.1 mi
17239 Neelyton, PA 6.3 mi
17223 Fort Littleton, PA 6.4 mi
17255 Shade Gap, PA 7.3 mi
17246 Pleasant Hall, PA 7.8 mi
17244 Orrstown, PA 8.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 17221?

17221 is in Fannettsburg, Pennsylvania, in Franklin County, part of the Chambersburg, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.0492, -77.8222.

What county is 17221 in?

17221 lies in Franklin County.

What time zone is 17221 in?

17221 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 17221?

About 458 people live in ZIP code 17221, in 213 households, at 39.4 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 17221?

$62,109 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 17221?

The closest are 17265 (2.8 mi), 17271 (3.8 mi), 17215 (3.8 mi), 17224 (5.9 mi) and 17262 (6.1 mi).

Is 17221 a PO Box ZIP code?

17221 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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