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17254

ZIP 17254 is Scotland, 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
362
Coordinates
39.9685, -77.5893
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Where 17254 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 17254
  • 🔢 Type 17254 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hSZLI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 17,254 = 2 × 8627. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100001101100110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 17253 (Saltillo, PA, 28 mi away) and 17255 (Shade Gap, PA, 19 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 17254 becomes 45271 — and that is a real ZIP code: Cincinnati, OH, 374 miles away.
  • 👥 63 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12457, 12475, 12547, 12574, 12745, 12754, …). The farthest-flung twin is 75241 in Dallas, TX, 1,177 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 56% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 79%.
  • 🎯1,110 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 17254 and you would come out at 39.97°S, 102.41°E — 932 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 01m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 20m.
  • 📏 At 0.435 square miles of land, 17254 is bigger than 5% of ZIP codes — about 211 football fields.
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People and housing

Population362This ZIP362
Households138This ZIP138
Housing units138This ZIP138
Median age40.2This ZIP40.2Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$140,100This ZIP$140,100Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$252,000This ZIP$252,000Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher35.2%This ZIP35.2%
Mean commute28.0 minThis ZIP28.0 min
Population density832.2 / sq miThis ZIP832.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments8This ZIP8
Employees71This ZIP71
Annual payroll$2,578,000This ZIP$2,578,000

Land area

Land area0.44 sq miThis ZIP0.44 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 17254

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

ZIP codes near 17254

ZIPCityDistance
17201 Chambersburg, PA 3.6 mi
17202 Chambersburg, PA 6.2 mi
17222 Fayetteville, PA 7.1 mi
17257 Shippensburg, PA 7.8 mi
17246 Pleasant Hall, PA 7.8 mi
17261 South Mountain, PA 8.6 mi
17232 Lurgan, PA 9.0 mi
17237 Mont Alto, PA 9.4 mi
17244 Orrstown, PA 9.5 mi
17235 Marion, PA 9.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 17254?

17254 is in Scotland, Pennsylvania, in Franklin County, part of the Chambersburg, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.9685, -77.5893.

What county is 17254 in?

17254 lies in Franklin County.

What area code is 17254?

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

What time zone is 17254 in?

17254 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 17254?

About 362 people live in ZIP code 17254, in 138 households, at 832.2 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 17254?

$140,100 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 17254?

The closest are 17201 (3.6 mi), 17202 (6.2 mi), 17222 (7.1 mi), 17257 (7.8 mi) and 17246 (7.8 mi).

Is 17254 a PO Box ZIP code?

17254 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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