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17240

ZIP 17240 is Newburg, Pennsylvania, mostly in Cumberland County; area codes 717 and 223; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Cumberland +1 more
Population
3,241
Coordinates
40.1509, -77.5797
☼ Live from 17240 — Newburg, PA

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Where 17240 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 17240
  • 🔢 Type 17240 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhZLI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 17,240 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 431. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100001101011000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 17239 (Neelyton, PA, 13 mi away) and 17241 (Newville, PA, 9 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 17240 becomes 04271 — and that is a real ZIP code: Paris, ME, 460 miles away.
  • 👥 66 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01247, 01472, 01742, 02471, 02714, 02741, …). The farthest-flung twin is 74102 in Tulsa, OK, 1,036 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 58% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 80%.
  • 🎯1,109 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 17240 and you would come out at 40.15°S, 102.42°E — 939 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 02m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 19m.
  • 📏 At 48.6 square miles of land, 17240 is bigger than 59% of ZIP codes — room for about 37 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,241This ZIP3,241
Households1,192This ZIP1,192
Housing units1,246This ZIP1,246
Median age43.2This ZIP43.2Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$91,429This ZIP$91,429Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$256,300This ZIP$256,300Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,359This ZIP$1,359Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.4%This ZIP15.4%
Mean commute29.0 minThis ZIP29.0 min
Population density66.7 / sq miThis ZIP66.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments71This ZIP71
Employees408This ZIP408
Annual payroll$16,138,000This ZIP$16,138,000
Tax returns filed1,610This ZIP1,610
Total adjusted gross income$107,395,000This ZIP$107,395,000

Land area

Land area48.60 sq miThis ZIP48.60 sq mi
Water area0.19 sq miThis ZIP0.19 sq mi

Counties 17240 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Cumberland County 60.8%
Franklin County 39.2%

Other place names in 17240

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

ZIP codes near 17240

ZIPCityDistance
17232 Lurgan, PA 4.8 mi
17251 Roxbury, PA 5.0 mi
17210 Amberson, PA 5.1 mi
17244 Orrstown, PA 6.4 mi
17219 Doylesburg, PA 7.8 mi
17257 Shippensburg, PA 7.9 mi
17246 Pleasant Hall, PA 8.0 mi
17220 Dry Run, PA 8.5 mi
17241 Newville, PA 9.4 mi
17217 Concord, PA 9.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 17240?

17240 is in Newburg, Pennsylvania, in Cumberland County, part of the Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.1509, -77.5797.

What county is 17240 in?

17240 spans 2 counties: Cumberland County and Franklin County. Most of it falls in Cumberland 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 17240?

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

What time zone is 17240 in?

17240 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 17240?

About 3,241 people live in ZIP code 17240, in 1,192 households, at 66.7 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 17240?

$91,429 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 17240?

The closest are 17232 (4.8 mi), 17251 (5 mi), 17210 (5.1 mi), 17244 (6.4 mi) and 17219 (7.8 mi).

Is 17240 a PO Box ZIP code?

17240 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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