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17237

ZIP 17237 is Mont Alto, Pennsylvania, in Franklin County; area codes 717 and 223; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Franklin
Metro area
Chambersburg, PA
Population
1,759
Coordinates
39.8370, -77.5409
☼ Live from 17237 — Mont Alto, PA

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Where 17237 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 17237
  • 🔢 Type 17237 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LEZLI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 17,237 = 11 × 1567. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100001101010101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 17236 (Mercersburg, PA, 22 mi away) and 17238 (Needmore, PA, 31 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 17237 becomes 73271, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12737, 17327, 17372, 17723, 21737, 21773, …). The farthest-flung twin is 77213 in Houston, TX, 1,224 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 55% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 80%.
  • 🎯1,114 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 17237 and you would come out at 39.84°S, 102.46°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 2.5 square miles of land, 17237 is bigger than 13% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.9 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,759This ZIP1,759
Households669This ZIP669
Housing units687This ZIP687
Median age38.7This ZIP38.7Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$80,903This ZIP$80,903Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$193,600This ZIP$193,600Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,296This ZIP$1,296Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.7%This ZIP16.7%
Mean commute24.9 minThis ZIP24.9 min
Population density715.9 / sq miThis ZIP715.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments16This ZIP16
Employees147This ZIP147
Annual payroll$6,385,000This ZIP$6,385,000
Tax returns filed870This ZIP870
Total adjusted gross income$47,362,000This ZIP$47,362,000

Land area

Land area2.46 sq miThis ZIP2.46 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 17237

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

ZIP codes near 17237

ZIPCityDistance
17261 South Mountain, PA 2.2 mi
17247 Quincy, PA 3.3 mi
17268 Waynesboro, PA 4.7 mi
17222 Fayetteville, PA 4.8 mi
17272 Zullinger, PA 6.4 mi
17250 Rouzerville, PA 7.0 mi
17214 Blue Ridge Summit, PA 7.2 mi
17256 Shady Grove, PA 8.0 mi
17235 Marion, PA 8.4 mi
17353 Orrtanna, PA 8.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 17237?

17237 is in Mont Alto, Pennsylvania, in Franklin County, part of the Chambersburg, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.8370, -77.5409.

What county is 17237 in?

17237 lies in Franklin County.

What area code is 17237?

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

What time zone is 17237 in?

17237 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 17237?

About 1,759 people live in ZIP code 17237, in 669 households, at 715.9 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 17237?

$80,903 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 17237?

The closest are 17261 (2.2 mi), 17247 (3.3 mi), 17268 (4.7 mi), 17222 (4.8 mi) and 17272 (6.4 mi).

Is 17237 a PO Box ZIP code?

17237 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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