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17255

ZIP 17255 is Shade Gap, Pennsylvania, mostly in Huntingdon County; area code 814; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Huntingdon +1 more
Metro area
Huntingdon, PA
Population
992
Coordinates
40.1492, -77.8667
☼ Live from 17255 — Shade Gap, PA

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Where 17255 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 17255
  • 🔢 Type 17255 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SSZLI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 17,255 = 5 × 7 × 17 × 29. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100001101100111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 17254 (Scotland, PA, 19 mi away) and 17256 (Shady Grove, PA, 27 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 17255 becomes 55271, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12575, 15257, 15275, 15725, 15752, 17552, …). The farthest-flung twin is 57521 in Belvidere, SD, 1,220 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 58% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 79%.
  • 🎯1,094 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 17255 and you would come out at 40.15°S, 102.13°E — 951 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 02m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 19m.
  • 📏 At 31.6 square miles of land, 17255 is bigger than 47% of ZIP codes — room for about 24 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population992This ZIP992
Households404This ZIP404
Housing units507This ZIP507
Median age50.9This ZIP50.9Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$66,667This ZIP$66,667Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$160,500This ZIP$160,500Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher9.0%This ZIP9.0%
Mean commute49.1 minThis ZIP49.1 min
Population density31.4 / sq miThis ZIP31.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments25This ZIP25
Employees136This ZIP136
Annual payroll$6,310,000This ZIP$6,310,000
Tax returns filed470This ZIP470
Total adjusted gross income$31,709,000This ZIP$31,709,000

Land area

Land area31.56 sq miThis ZIP31.56 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Counties 17255 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Huntingdon County 94.5%
Fulton County 5.5%

Other place names in 17255

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

ZIP codes near 17255

ZIPCityDistance
17239 Neelyton, PA 2.0 mi
17215 Burnt Cabins, PA 4.6 mi
17271 Willow Hill, PA 4.7 mi
17262 Spring Run, PA 5.4 mi
17249 Rockhill Furnace, PA 6.6 mi
17220 Dry Run, PA 7.0 mi
17264 Three Springs, PA 7.0 mi
17223 Fort Littleton, PA 7.1 mi
17221 Fannettsburg, PA 7.3 mi
17253 Saltillo, PA 8.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 17255?

17255 is in Shade Gap, Pennsylvania, in Huntingdon County, part of the Huntingdon, PA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.1492, -77.8667.

What county is 17255 in?

17255 spans 2 counties: Huntingdon County and Fulton County. Most of it falls in Huntingdon County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 17255?

Shade Gap uses area code 814, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 17255 in?

17255 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 17255?

About 992 people live in ZIP code 17255, in 404 households, at 31.4 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 17255?

$66,667 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 17255?

The closest are 17239 (2 mi), 17215 (4.6 mi), 17271 (4.7 mi), 17262 (5.4 mi) and 17249 (6.6 mi).

Is 17255 a PO Box ZIP code?

17255 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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