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17236

ZIP 17236 is Mercersburg, Pennsylvania, mostly in Franklin County; area codes 717 and 223; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Franklin +1 more
Metro area
Chambersburg, PA
Population
8,845
Coordinates
39.8002, -77.9474
☼ Live from 17236 — Mercersburg, PA

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Where 17236 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 17236
  • 🔢 Type 17236 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gEZLI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 17,236 = 2 × 2 × 31 × 139. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100001101010100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 17235 (Marion, PA, 14 mi away) and 17237 (Mont Alto, PA, 22 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 17236 becomes 63271, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 46 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12736, 12763, 13627, 13672, 13762, 16327, …). The farthest-flung twin is 76123 in Fort Worth, TX, 1,189 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 55% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 79%.
  • 🎯1,093 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 17236 and you would come out at 39.80°S, 102.05°E — 942 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 00m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 21m.
  • 📏 At 125.7 square miles of land, 17236 is bigger than 83% of ZIP codes — room for about 95 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,845This ZIP8,845
Households3,492This ZIP3,492
Housing units3,798This ZIP3,798
Median age45.0This ZIP45.0Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$79,271This ZIP$79,271Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$239,600This ZIP$239,600Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,143This ZIP$1,143Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.9%This ZIP20.9%
Mean commute32.7 minThis ZIP32.7 min
Population density70.4 / sq miThis ZIP70.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments152This ZIP152
Employees2,146This ZIP2,146
Annual payroll$83,817,000This ZIP$83,817,000
Tax returns filed4,250This ZIP4,250
Total adjusted gross income$319,188,000This ZIP$319,188,000

Land area

Land area125.66 sq miThis ZIP125.66 sq mi
Water area0.07 sq miThis ZIP0.07 sq mi

Counties 17236 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Franklin County 95.3%
Fulton County 4.7%

Other place names in 17236

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ZIP codes near 17236

ZIPCityDistance
17212 Big Cove Tannery, PA 6.3 mi
17231 Lemasters, PA 6.3 mi
21722 Clear Spring, MD 9.5 mi
17225 Greencastle, PA 9.9 mi
21711 Big Pool, MD 9.9 mi
17252 Saint Thomas, PA 10.0 mi
17238 Needmore, PA 10.6 mi
17233 Mc Connellsburg, PA 12.3 mi
21767 Maugansville, MD 12.8 mi
17224 Fort Loudon, PA 12.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 17236?

17236 is in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania, in Franklin County, part of the Chambersburg, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.8002, -77.9474.

What county is 17236 in?

17236 spans 2 counties: Franklin County and Fulton 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 17236?

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

What time zone is 17236 in?

17236 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 17236?

About 8,845 people live in ZIP code 17236, in 3,492 households, at 70.4 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 17236?

$79,271 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 17236?

The closest are 17212 (6.3 mi), 17231 (6.3 mi), 21722 (9.5 mi), 17225 (9.9 mi) and 21711 (9.9 mi).

Is 17236 a PO Box ZIP code?

17236 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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