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17229

ZIP 17229 is Hustontown, Pennsylvania, mostly in Fulton County; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Fulton +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
1,253
Coordinates
40.0840, -78.0101
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Where 17229 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 17229
  • 🔢 Type 17229 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GZZLI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 17,229 = 3 × 5743. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100001101001101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 17228 (Harrisonville, PA, 8 mi away) and 17231 (Lemasters, PA, 17 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 17229 becomes 92271, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12729, 12792, 12927, 12972, 17922, 21279, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97122 in Hebo, OR, 2,324 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 79%.
  • 🎯1,087 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 17229 and you would come out at 40.08°S, 101.99°E — 956 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 01m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 19m.
  • 📏 At 28.7 square miles of land, 17229 is bigger than 45% of ZIP codes — room for about 22 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,253This ZIP1,253
Households570This ZIP570
Housing units687This ZIP687
Median age39.2This ZIP39.2Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$70,313This ZIP$70,313Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$201,600This ZIP$201,600Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$875This ZIP$875Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.0%This ZIP22.0%
Mean commute33.2 minThis ZIP33.2 min
Population density43.6 / sq miThis ZIP43.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments16This ZIP16
Employees106This ZIP106
Annual payroll$6,841,000This ZIP$6,841,000
Tax returns filed590This ZIP590
Total adjusted gross income$34,328,000This ZIP$34,328,000

Land area

Land area28.74 sq miThis ZIP28.74 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Counties 17229 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Fulton County 90.4%
Huntingdon County 9.6%

ZIP codes near 17229

ZIPCityDistance
17223 Fort Littleton, PA 3.8 mi
16689 Waterfall, PA 4.0 mi
17264 Three Springs, PA 6.7 mi
17215 Burnt Cabins, PA 7.0 mi
16691 Wells Tannery, PA 7.3 mi
17233 Mc Connellsburg, PA 7.6 mi
17228 Harrisonville, PA 7.7 mi
16674 Robertsdale, PA 8.0 mi
17255 Shade Gap, PA 8.8 mi
17253 Saltillo, PA 8.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 17229?

17229 is in Hustontown, Pennsylvania, in Fulton County. Its published point location is 40.0840, -78.0101.

What county is 17229 in?

17229 spans 2 counties: Fulton County and Huntingdon County. Most of it falls in Fulton 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 time zone is 17229 in?

17229 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 17229?

About 1,253 people live in ZIP code 17229, in 570 households, at 43.6 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 17229?

$70,313 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 17229?

The closest are 17223 (3.8 mi), 16689 (4 mi), 17264 (6.7 mi), 17215 (7 mi) and 16691 (7.3 mi).

Is 17229 a PO Box ZIP code?

17229 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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