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17260

ZIP 17260 is Shirleysburg, 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
1,090
Coordinates
40.2960, -77.8937
☼ Live from 17260 — Shirleysburg, PA

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Where 17260 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 17260
  • 🔢 Type 17260 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OgZLI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 17,260 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 863. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100001101101100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 17257 (Shippensburg, PA, 27 mi away) and 17261 (South Mountain, PA, 36 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 17260 becomes 06271, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 62 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01267, 02176, 02671, 02761, 06127, 06712, …). The farthest-flung twin is 76102 in Fort Worth, TX, 1,195 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 59% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 79%.
  • 🎯1,092 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 17260 and you would come out at 40.30°S, 102.11°E — 958 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 03m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 18m.
  • 📏 At 35.7 square miles of land, 17260 is bigger than 50% of ZIP codes — room for about 27 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,090This ZIP1,090
Households447This ZIP447
Housing units539This ZIP539
Median age56.6This ZIP56.6Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$45,324This ZIP$45,324Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$203,100This ZIP$203,100Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher4.3%This ZIP4.3%
Mean commute30.2 minThis ZIP30.2 min
Population density30.6 / sq miThis ZIP30.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments18This ZIP18
Employees113This ZIP113
Annual payroll$3,870,000This ZIP$3,870,000
Tax returns filed570This ZIP570
Total adjusted gross income$31,816,000This ZIP$31,816,000

Land area

Land area35.67 sq miThis ZIP35.67 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 17260

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ZIP codes near 17260

ZIPCityDistance
17249 Rockhill Furnace, PA 3.8 mi
17243 Orbisonia, PA 4.2 mi
17066 Mount Union, PA 4.8 mi
17052 Mapleton Depot, PA 5.1 mi
17213 Blairs Mills, PA 7.2 mi
17075 Newton Hamilton, PA 7.4 mi
16623 Cassville, PA 8.1 mi
17253 Saltillo, PA 8.3 mi
16660 Mc Connellstown, PA 8.3 mi
16622 Calvin, PA 9.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 17260?

17260 is in Shirleysburg, Pennsylvania, in Huntingdon County, part of the Huntingdon, PA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.2960, -77.8937.

What county is 17260 in?

17260 lies in Huntingdon County.

What area code is 17260?

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

What time zone is 17260 in?

17260 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 17260?

About 1,090 people live in ZIP code 17260, in 447 households, at 30.6 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 17260?

$45,324 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 17260?

The closest are 17249 (3.8 mi), 17243 (4.2 mi), 17066 (4.8 mi), 17052 (5.1 mi) and 17213 (7.2 mi).

Is 17260 a PO Box ZIP code?

17260 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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