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17271

ZIP 17271 is Willow Hill, Pennsylvania, in Franklin County; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Franklin
Metro area
Chambersburg, PA
Population
527
Coordinates
40.1019, -77.8036
☼ Live from 17271 — Willow Hill, PA

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 17271
  • 🔢 Type 17271 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ILZLI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ⇆17271 reads the same backwards. It is one of only 412 palindromic ZIP codes.
  • ➕ As a number, 17,271 = 3 × 3 × 19 × 101. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100001101110111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 17268 (Waynesboro, PA, 26 mi away) and 17272 (Zullinger, PA, 25 mi away).
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11727, 11772, 12177, 12771, 17127, 17217, …). The farthest-flung twin is 71172 in Bossier City, LA, 1,018 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 79%.
  • 🎯1,098 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 17271 and you would come out at 40.10°S, 102.20°E — 947 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 02m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 19m.
  • 📏 At 12.7 square miles of land, 17271 is bigger than 30% of ZIP codes — room for about 9.7 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population527This ZIP527
Households213This ZIP213
Housing units258This ZIP258
Median age33.7This ZIP33.7Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$93,075This ZIP$93,075Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$203,800This ZIP$203,800Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$576This ZIP$576Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher35.6%This ZIP35.6%
Mean commute28.4 minThis ZIP28.4 min
Population density41.4 / sq miThis ZIP41.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments8This ZIP8
Employees31This ZIP31
Annual payroll$1,240,000This ZIP$1,240,000
Tax returns filed200This ZIP200
Total adjusted gross income$11,565,000This ZIP$11,565,000

Land area

Land area12.72 sq miThis ZIP12.72 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

ZIP codes near 17271

ZIPCityDistance
17262 Spring Run, PA 2.6 mi
17239 Neelyton, PA 3.0 mi
17221 Fannettsburg, PA 3.8 mi
17215 Burnt Cabins, PA 4.2 mi
17255 Shade Gap, PA 4.7 mi
17265 Upperstrasburg, PA 5.0 mi
17220 Dry Run, PA 6.1 mi
17244 Orrstown, PA 7.0 mi
17246 Pleasant Hall, PA 7.3 mi
17251 Roxbury, PA 7.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 17271?

17271 is in Willow Hill, Pennsylvania, in Franklin County, part of the Chambersburg, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.1019, -77.8036.

What county is 17271 in?

17271 lies in Franklin County.

What time zone is 17271 in?

17271 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 17271?

About 527 people live in ZIP code 17271, in 213 households, at 41.4 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 17271?

$93,075 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 17271?

The closest are 17262 (2.6 mi), 17239 (3 mi), 17221 (3.8 mi), 17215 (4.2 mi) and 17255 (4.7 mi).

Is 17271 a PO Box ZIP code?

17271 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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