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17253

ZIP 17253 is Saltillo, Pennsylvania, in Huntingdon County; area codes 814 and 582; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Huntingdon
Metro area
Huntingdon, PA
Population
433
Coordinates
40.2124, -78.0063
☼ Live from 17253 — Saltillo, PA

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Where 17253 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 17253
  • 🔢 Type 17253 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ESZLI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 17,253 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 71. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100001101100101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 17252 (Saint Thomas, PA, 23 mi away) and 17254 (Scotland, PA, 28 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 17253 becomes 35271, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 56 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12537, 13752, 15237, 15327, 15723, 15732, …). The farthest-flung twin is 73521 in Altus, OK, 1,228 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 58% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 79%.
  • 🎯1,086 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 17253 and you would come out at 40.21°S, 101.99°E — 960 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 02m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 18m.
  • 📏 At 0.276 square miles of land, 17253 is bigger than 3% of ZIP codes — about 134 football fields.
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People and housing

Population433This ZIP433
Households140This ZIP140
Housing units164This ZIP164
Median age27.5This ZIP27.5Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$71,143This ZIP$71,143Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$161,600This ZIP$161,600Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$608This ZIP$608Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher8.5%This ZIP8.5%
Mean commute50.4 minThis ZIP50.4 min
Population density1,568.8 / sq miThis ZIP1,568.8 / sq mi

Land area

Land area0.28 sq miThis ZIP0.28 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 17253

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

ZIP codes near 17253

ZIPCityDistance
17264 Three Springs, PA 2.3 mi
16674 Robertsdale, PA 4.2 mi
17052 Mapleton Depot, PA 4.6 mi
16623 Cassville, PA 4.9 mi
17249 Rockhill Furnace, PA 6.0 mi
16685 Todd, PA 6.1 mi
16621 Broad Top, PA 6.3 mi
16694 Wood, PA 6.9 mi
17260 Shirleysburg, PA 8.3 mi
17255 Shade Gap, PA 8.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 17253?

17253 is in Saltillo, Pennsylvania, in Huntingdon County, part of the Huntingdon, PA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.2124, -78.0063.

What county is 17253 in?

17253 lies in Huntingdon County.

What area code is 17253?

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

What time zone is 17253 in?

17253 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 17253?

About 433 people live in ZIP code 17253, in 140 households, at 1,568.8 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 17253?

$71,143 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 17253?

The closest are 17264 (2.3 mi), 16674 (4.2 mi), 17052 (4.6 mi), 16623 (4.9 mi) and 17249 (6 mi).

Is 17253 a PO Box ZIP code?

17253 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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