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zipcodes.pro — ZIP/17241

17241

ZIP 17241 is Newville, Pennsylvania, in Cumberland County; area codes 223 and 717; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Cumberland
Population
11,181
Coordinates
40.1810, -77.4068
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Where 17241 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 17241
  • 🔢 Type 17241 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IhZLI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 17,241 = 3 × 7 × 821. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100001101011001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 17240 (Newburg, PA, 9 mi away) and 17243 (Orbisonia, PA, 23 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 17241 becomes 14271, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11247, 11427, 11724, 11742, 12147, 12174, …). The farthest-flung twin is 74121 in Tulsa, OK, 1,047 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 58% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 80%.
  • 🎯1,118 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 17241 and you would come out at 40.18°S, 102.59°E — 932 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 02m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 18m.
  • 📏 At 111.7 square miles of land, 17241 is bigger than 80% of ZIP codes — room for about 85 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population11,181This ZIP11,181
Households4,314This ZIP4,314
Housing units4,695This ZIP4,695
Median age41.6This ZIP41.6Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$75,500This ZIP$75,500Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$219,600This ZIP$219,600Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,079This ZIP$1,079Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.4%This ZIP18.4%
Mean commute26.3 minThis ZIP26.3 min
Population density100.1 / sq miThis ZIP100.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments197This ZIP197
Employees2,916This ZIP2,916
Annual payroll$146,863,000This ZIP$146,863,000
Tax returns filed5,870This ZIP5,870
Total adjusted gross income$382,173,000This ZIP$382,173,000

Land area

Land area111.70 sq miThis ZIP111.70 sq mi
Water area0.78 sq miThis ZIP0.78 sq mi

Other place names in 17241

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

ZIP codes near 17241

ZIPCityDistance
17266 Walnut Bottom, PA 6.4 mi
17081 Plainfield, PA 6.7 mi
17040 Landisburg, PA 8.7 mi
17015 Carlisle, PA 9.2 mi
17240 Newburg, PA 9.4 mi
17257 Shippensburg, PA 9.9 mi
17006 Blain, PA 11.6 mi
17065 Mount Holly Springs, PA 12.0 mi
17013 Carlisle, PA 12.5 mi
17047 Loysville, PA 13.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 17241?

17241 is in Newville, Pennsylvania, in Cumberland County, part of the Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.1810, -77.4068.

What county is 17241 in?

17241 lies in Cumberland County.

What area code is 17241?

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

What time zone is 17241 in?

17241 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 17241?

About 11,181 people live in ZIP code 17241, in 4,314 households, at 100.1 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 17241?

$75,500 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 17241?

The closest are 17266 (6.4 mi), 17081 (6.7 mi), 17040 (8.7 mi), 17015 (9.2 mi) and 17240 (9.4 mi).

Is 17241 a PO Box ZIP code?

17241 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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