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17244

ZIP 17244 is Orrstown, 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
2,263
Coordinates
40.0903, -77.6723
☼ Live from 17244 — Orrstown, PA

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Where 17244 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 17244
  • 🔢 Type 17244 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hhZLI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 17,244 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 479. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100001101011100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 17243 (Orbisonia, PA, 15 mi away) and 17246 (Pleasant Hall, PA, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 17244 becomes 44271, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 22 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12474, 14427, 14472, 14724, 14742, 24147, …). The farthest-flung twin is 74421 in Beggs, OK, 1,043 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 79%.
  • 🎯1,105 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 17244 and you would come out at 40.09°S, 102.33°E — 941 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 01m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 19m.
  • 📏 At 26.8 square miles of land, 17244 is bigger than 43% of ZIP codes — room for about 20 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,263This ZIP2,263
Households861This ZIP861
Housing units898This ZIP898
Median age39.5This ZIP39.5Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$70,729This ZIP$70,729Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$207,500This ZIP$207,500Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$971This ZIP$971Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher10.1%This ZIP10.1%
Mean commute23.7 minThis ZIP23.7 min
Population density84.6 / sq miThis ZIP84.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments29This ZIP29
Employees172This ZIP172
Annual payroll$6,108,000This ZIP$6,108,000
Tax returns filed1,210This ZIP1,210
Total adjusted gross income$80,089,000This ZIP$80,089,000

Land area

Land area26.76 sq miThis ZIP26.76 sq mi
Water area0.13 sq miThis ZIP0.13 sq mi

Other place names in 17244

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

ZIP codes near 17244

ZIPCityDistance
17246 Pleasant Hall, PA 2.1 mi
17232 Lurgan, PA 2.1 mi
17251 Roxbury, PA 2.3 mi
17262 Spring Run, PA 5.7 mi
17240 Newburg, PA 6.4 mi
17265 Upperstrasburg, PA 6.8 mi
17220 Dry Run, PA 6.8 mi
17271 Willow Hill, PA 7.0 mi
17210 Amberson, PA 7.0 mi
17221 Fannettsburg, PA 8.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 17244?

17244 is in Orrstown, Pennsylvania, in Franklin County, part of the Chambersburg, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.0903, -77.6723.

What county is 17244 in?

17244 lies in Franklin County.

What area code is 17244?

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

What time zone is 17244 in?

17244 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 17244?

About 2,263 people live in ZIP code 17244, in 861 households, at 84.6 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 17244?

$70,729 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 17244?

The closest are 17246 (2.1 mi), 17232 (2.1 mi), 17251 (2.3 mi), 17262 (5.7 mi) and 17240 (6.4 mi).

Is 17244 a PO Box ZIP code?

17244 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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