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17268

ZIP 17268 is Waynesboro, 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
29,362
Coordinates
39.7749, -77.5756
☼ Live from 17268 — Waynesboro, PA

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Where 17268 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 17268
  • 🔢 Type 17268 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BgZLI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 17,268 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 1439. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100001101110100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 17267 (Warfordsburg, PA, 35 mi away) and 17271 (Willow Hill, PA, 26 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 17268 becomes 86271, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 42 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12768, 12786, 16728, 16827, 16872, 17862, …). The farthest-flung twin is 82716 in Gillette, WY, 1,467 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 54% 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 17268 and you would come out at 39.77°S, 102.42°E — 925 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 59m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 21m.
  • 📏 At 77.8 square miles of land, 17268 is bigger than 72% of ZIP codes — room for about 59 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population29,362This ZIP29,362
Households11,784This ZIP11,784
Housing units12,432This ZIP12,432
Median age40.5This ZIP40.5Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$73,161This ZIP$73,161Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$237,000This ZIP$237,000Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,121This ZIP$1,121Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.0%This ZIP21.0%
Mean commute26.8 minThis ZIP26.8 min
Population density377.6 / sq miThis ZIP377.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments518This ZIP518
Employees7,062This ZIP7,062
Annual payroll$312,115,000This ZIP$312,115,000
Tax returns filed14,930This ZIP14,930
Total adjusted gross income$1,030,379,000This ZIP$1,030,379,000

Land area

Land area77.77 sq miThis ZIP77.77 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 17268

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ZIP codes near 17268

ZIPCityDistance
17247 Quincy, PA 1.7 mi
17272 Zullinger, PA 2.7 mi
17250 Rouzerville, PA 3.9 mi
17237 Mont Alto, PA 4.7 mi
17256 Shady Grove, PA 5.3 mi
17214 Blue Ridge Summit, PA 5.9 mi
21719 Cascade, MD 6.3 mi
17261 South Mountain, PA 6.8 mi
21742 Hagerstown, MD 7.8 mi
17263 State Line, PA 8.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 17268?

17268 is in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, in Franklin County, part of the Chambersburg, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.7749, -77.5756.

What county is 17268 in?

17268 lies in Franklin County.

What area code is 17268?

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

What time zone is 17268 in?

17268 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 17268?

About 29,362 people live in ZIP code 17268, in 11,784 households, at 377.6 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 17268?

$73,161 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 17268?

The closest are 17247 (1.7 mi), 17272 (2.7 mi), 17250 (3.9 mi), 17237 (4.7 mi) and 17256 (5.3 mi).

Is 17268 a PO Box ZIP code?

17268 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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