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zipcodes.pro — ZIP/17247

17247

ZIP 17247 is Quincy, 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
629
Coordinates
39.7988, -77.5794
☼ Live from 17247 — Quincy, PA

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Where 17247 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 17247
  • 🔢 Type 17247 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LhZLI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 17,247 = 3 × 5749. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100001101011111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 17246 (Pleasant Hall, PA, 19 mi away) and 17249 (Rockhill Furnace, PA, 35 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 17247 becomes 74271, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12477, 12747, 14727, 14772, 17724, 17742, …). The farthest-flung twin is 77412 in Altair, TX, 1,281 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 55% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 80%.
  • 🎯1,112 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 17247 and you would come out at 39.80°S, 102.42°E — 926 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 00m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 21m.
  • 📏 At 0.145 square miles of land, 17247 is bigger than 2% of ZIP codes — about 70 football fields.
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People and housing

Population629This ZIP629
Households191This ZIP191
Housing units191This ZIP191
Median age82.4This ZIP82.4Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$52,159This ZIP$52,159Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median gross rent$1,679This ZIP$1,679Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher10.2%This ZIP10.2%
Population density4,337.9 / sq miThis ZIP4,337.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments5This ZIP5
Employees12This ZIP12
Annual payroll$787,000This ZIP$787,000

Land area

Land area0.15 sq miThis ZIP0.15 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

ZIP codes near 17247

ZIPCityDistance
17268 Waynesboro, PA 1.7 mi
17272 Zullinger, PA 3.2 mi
17237 Mont Alto, PA 3.3 mi
17256 Shady Grove, PA 5.2 mi
17250 Rouzerville, PA 5.3 mi
17261 South Mountain, PA 5.5 mi
17214 Blue Ridge Summit, PA 6.8 mi
17235 Marion, PA 7.5 mi
21719 Cascade, MD 7.7 mi
17222 Fayetteville, PA 8.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 17247?

17247 is in Quincy, Pennsylvania, in Franklin County, part of the Chambersburg, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.7988, -77.5794.

What county is 17247 in?

17247 lies in Franklin County.

What area code is 17247?

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

What time zone is 17247 in?

17247 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 17247?

About 629 people live in ZIP code 17247, in 191 households, at 4,337.9 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 17247?

$52,159 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 17247?

The closest are 17268 (1.7 mi), 17272 (3.2 mi), 17237 (3.3 mi), 17256 (5.2 mi) and 17250 (5.3 mi).

Is 17247 a PO Box ZIP code?

17247 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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