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17243

ZIP 17243 is Orbisonia, Pennsylvania, mostly in Huntingdon County; area codes 814 and 582; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Huntingdon +1 more
Metro area
Huntingdon, PA
Population
1,264
Coordinates
40.2836, -77.8151
☼ Live from 17243 — Orbisonia, PA

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Where 17243 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 17243
  • 🔢 Type 17243 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhZLI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 17,243 = 43 × 401. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100001101011011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 17241 (Newville, PA, 23 mi away) and 17244 (Orrstown, PA, 15 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 17243 becomes 34271, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 54 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12473, 12734, 12743, 13472, 14273, 14723, …). The farthest-flung twin is 73142 in Oklahoma City, OK, 1,125 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 59% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 79%.
  • 🎯1,096 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 17243 and you would come out at 40.28°S, 102.18°E — 954 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 03m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 18m.
  • 📏 At 60.1 square miles of land, 17243 is bigger than 64% of ZIP codes — room for about 46 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,264This ZIP1,264
Households506This ZIP506
Housing units767This ZIP767
Median age54.0This ZIP54.0Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$42,381This ZIP$42,381Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$155,400This ZIP$155,400Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$760This ZIP$760Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.2%This ZIP23.2%
Mean commute30.4 minThis ZIP30.4 min
Population density21.0 / sq miThis ZIP21.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments39This ZIP39
Employees517This ZIP517
Annual payroll$20,682,000This ZIP$20,682,000
Tax returns filed630This ZIP630
Total adjusted gross income$37,763,000This ZIP$37,763,000

Land area

Land area60.06 sq miThis ZIP60.06 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Counties 17243 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Huntingdon County 71.6%
Juniata County 28.4%

Other place names in 17243

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

ZIP codes near 17243

ZIPCityDistance
17213 Blairs Mills, PA 3.1 mi
17260 Shirleysburg, PA 4.2 mi
17249 Rockhill Furnace, PA 5.3 mi
17066 Mount Union, PA 5.6 mi
17217 Concord, PA 5.8 mi
17219 Doylesburg, PA 7.7 mi
17075 Newton Hamilton, PA 7.7 mi
17021 East Waterford, PA 8.4 mi
17220 Dry Run, PA 8.5 mi
17052 Mapleton Depot, PA 9.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 17243?

17243 is in Orbisonia, Pennsylvania, in Huntingdon County, part of the Huntingdon, PA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.2836, -77.8151.

What county is 17243 in?

17243 spans 2 counties: Huntingdon County and Juniata County. Most of it falls in Huntingdon 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 17243?

Orbisonia uses area codes 814 and 582, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 17243 in?

17243 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 17243?

About 1,264 people live in ZIP code 17243, in 506 households, at 21.0 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 17243?

$42,381 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 17243?

The closest are 17213 (3.1 mi), 17260 (4.2 mi), 17249 (5.3 mi), 17066 (5.6 mi) and 17217 (5.8 mi).

Is 17243 a PO Box ZIP code?

17243 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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