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17222

ZIP 17222 is Fayetteville, Pennsylvania, mostly in Franklin County; area codes 223 and 717; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Franklin +1 more
Metro area
Chambersburg, PA
Population
10,550
Coordinates
39.8959, -77.4939
☼ Live from 17222 — Fayetteville, PA

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Where 17222 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 17222
  • 🔢 Type 17222 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZZZLI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 17,222 = 2 × 79 × 109. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100001101000110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 17221 (Fannettsburg, PA, 20 mi away) and 17223 (Fort Littleton, PA, 26 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 17222 becomes 22271, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12227, 12722, 21227, 21722, 22172, 22217, …). The farthest-flung twin is 71222 in Bernice, LA, 973 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 55% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 80%.
  • 🎯1,116 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 17222 and you would come out at 39.90°S, 102.51°E — 925 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 00m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 20m.
  • 📏 At 65.0 square miles of land, 17222 is bigger than 67% of ZIP codes — room for about 49 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population10,550This ZIP10,550
Households4,594This ZIP4,594
Housing units5,205This ZIP5,205
Median age52.9This ZIP52.9Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$80,000This ZIP$80,000Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$255,600This ZIP$255,600Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$890This ZIP$890Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.2%This ZIP26.2%
Mean commute28.1 minThis ZIP28.1 min
Population density162.4 / sq miThis ZIP162.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments96This ZIP96
Employees789This ZIP789
Annual payroll$34,302,000This ZIP$34,302,000
Tax returns filed5,930This ZIP5,930
Total adjusted gross income$421,548,000This ZIP$421,548,000

Land area

Land area64.97 sq miThis ZIP64.97 sq mi
Water area0.27 sq miThis ZIP0.27 sq mi

Counties 17222 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Franklin County 69.0%
Adams County 31.0%

Other place names in 17222

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

ZIP codes near 17222

ZIPCityDistance
17261 South Mountain, PA 2.7 mi
17237 Mont Alto, PA 4.8 mi
17353 Orrtanna, PA 5.4 mi
17254 Scotland, PA 7.1 mi
17310 Cashtown, PA 7.3 mi
17247 Quincy, PA 8.1 mi
17343 Mc Knightstown, PA 8.9 mi
17268 Waynesboro, PA 9.4 mi
17201 Chambersburg, PA 9.7 mi
17214 Blue Ridge Summit, PA 10.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 17222?

17222 is in Fayetteville, Pennsylvania, in Franklin County, part of the Chambersburg, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.8959, -77.4939.

What county is 17222 in?

17222 spans 2 counties: Franklin County and Adams County. Most of it falls in Franklin County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 17222?

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

What time zone is 17222 in?

17222 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 17222?

About 10,550 people live in ZIP code 17222, in 4,594 households, at 162.4 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 17222?

$80,000 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 17222?

The closest are 17261 (2.7 mi), 17237 (4.8 mi), 17353 (5.4 mi), 17254 (7.1 mi) and 17310 (7.3 mi).

Is 17222 a PO Box ZIP code?

17222 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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