17246
ZIP 17246 is Pleasant Hall, 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
- 542
- Coordinates
- 40.0607, -77.6758
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Where 17246 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 17246 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ghZLI — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 17,246 = 2 × 8623. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
100001101011110 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 17244 (Orrstown, PA, 2 mi away) and 17247 (Quincy, PA, 19 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 17246 becomes 64271, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 52 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12746, 12764, 14267, 14276, 14627, 14726, …). The farthest-flung twin is 76124 in Fort Worth, TX, 1,198 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 17246 and you would come out at 40.06°S, 102.32°E — 940 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 01m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 19m.
- 📏 At 2.2 square miles of land, 17246 is bigger than 12% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.7 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 542This ZIP542 |
|---|---|
| Households | 164This ZIP164 |
| Housing units | 183This ZIP183 |
| Median age | 29.9This ZIP29.9Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $74,713This ZIP$74,713Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Mean commute | 19.2 minThis ZIP19.2 min |
| Population density | 248.5 / sq miThis ZIP248.5 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 3This ZIP3 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 10This ZIP10 |
| Annual payroll | $467,000This ZIP$467,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 2.18 sq miThis ZIP2.18 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 17246
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
17244 | Orrstown, PA | 2.1 mi |
17232 | Lurgan, PA | 3.2 mi |
17251 | Roxbury, PA | 4.3 mi |
17265 | Upperstrasburg, PA | 5.6 mi |
17262 | Spring Run, PA | 6.7 mi |
17201 | Chambersburg, PA | 7.0 mi |
17271 | Willow Hill, PA | 7.3 mi |
17221 | Fannettsburg, PA | 7.8 mi |
17254 | Scotland, PA | 7.8 mi |
17240 | Newburg, PA | 8.0 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 17246?
17246 is in Pleasant Hall, Pennsylvania, in Franklin County, part of the Chambersburg, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.0607, -77.6758.
What county is 17246 in?
17246 lies in Franklin County.
What area code is 17246?
Pleasant Hall uses area codes 717 and 223, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 17246 in?
17246 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 17246?
About 542 people live in ZIP code 17246, in 164 households, at 248.5 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 17246?
$74,713 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.
What ZIP codes are near 17246?
The closest are 17244 (2.1 mi), 17232 (3.2 mi), 17251 (4.3 mi), 17265 (5.6 mi) and 17262 (6.7 mi).
Is 17246 a PO Box ZIP code?
17246 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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