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17317

ZIP 17317 is East Prospect, Pennsylvania, in York County; area codes 717 and 223; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
York
Metro area
York-Hanover, PA
Population
466
Coordinates
39.9713, -76.5226
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Where 17317 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 17317
  • 🔢 Type 17317 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LIELI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 17317 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100001110100101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 17316 (East Berlin, PA, 26 mi away) and 17318 (Emigsville, PA, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 17317 becomes 71371 — and that is a real ZIP code: Trout, LA, 1,049 miles away.
  • 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11377, 11737, 11773, 17371, 17731, 31771, …). The farthest-flung twin is 73117 in Oklahoma City, OK, 1,183 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 56% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 83%.
  • 🎯1,166 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 17317 and you would come out at 39.97°S, 103.48°E — 885 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 01m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 20m.
  • 📏 At 0.193 square miles of land, 17317 is bigger than 2% of ZIP codes — about 93 football fields.
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People and housing

Population466This ZIP466
Households173This ZIP173
Housing units197This ZIP197
Median age32.7This ZIP32.7Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$88,906This ZIP$88,906Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$220,500This ZIP$220,500Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$783This ZIP$783Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.3%This ZIP21.3%
Mean commute28.5 minThis ZIP28.5 min
Population density2,414.5 / sq miThis ZIP2,414.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments5This ZIP5
Employees18This ZIP18
Annual payroll$414,000This ZIP$414,000

Land area

Land area0.19 sq miThis ZIP0.19 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 17317

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ZIP codes near 17317

ZIPCityDistance
17368 Wrightsville, PA 0.9 mi
17312 Craley, PA 1.9 mi
17366 Windsor, PA 3.2 mi
17582 Washington Boro, PA 3.8 mi
17405 York, PA 4.7 mi
17512 Columbia, PA 5.1 mi
17356 Red Lion, PA 6.0 mi
17406 York, PA 6.9 mi
17554 Mountville, PA 7.1 mi
17402 York, PA 7.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 17317?

17317 is in East Prospect, Pennsylvania, in York County, part of the York-Hanover, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.9713, -76.5226.

What county is 17317 in?

17317 lies in York County.

What area code is 17317?

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

What time zone is 17317 in?

17317 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 17317?

About 466 people live in ZIP code 17317, in 173 households, at 2,414.5 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 17317?

$88,906 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 17317?

The closest are 17368 (0.9 mi), 17312 (1.9 mi), 17366 (3.2 mi), 17582 (3.8 mi) and 17405 (4.7 mi).

Is 17317 a PO Box ZIP code?

17317 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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