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17340

ZIP 17340 is Littlestown, Pennsylvania, in Adams County; area codes 223 and 717; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Adams
Metro area
Gettysburg, PA
Population
11,405
Coordinates
39.7552, -77.1168
☼ Live from 17340 — Littlestown, PA

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Where 17340 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 17340
  • 🔢 Type 17340 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhELI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 17,340 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 5 × 17 × 17. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100001110111100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 17339 (Lewisberry, PA, 29 mi away) and 17342 (Loganville, PA, 23 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 17340 becomes 04371, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 55 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01347, 01473, 03741, 10473, 13074, 13407, …). The farthest-flung twin is 73041 in Gotebo, OK, 1,235 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 54% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 81%.
  • 🎯1,137 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 17340 and you would come out at 39.76°S, 102.88°E — 903 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 59m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 21m.
  • 📏 At 39.4 square miles of land, 17340 is bigger than 53% of ZIP codes — room for about 30 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population11,405This ZIP11,405
Households4,394This ZIP4,394
Housing units4,533This ZIP4,533
Median age40.6This ZIP40.6Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$90,030This ZIP$90,030Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$298,000This ZIP$298,000Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,167This ZIP$1,167Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.1%This ZIP19.1%
Mean commute33.0 minThis ZIP33.0 min
Population density289.6 / sq miThis ZIP289.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments183This ZIP183
Employees1,714This ZIP1,714
Annual payroll$81,810,000This ZIP$81,810,000
Tax returns filed5,760This ZIP5,760
Total adjusted gross income$429,307,000This ZIP$429,307,000

Land area

Land area39.39 sq miThis ZIP39.39 sq mi
Water area0.08 sq miThis ZIP0.08 sq mi

Other place names in 17340

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ZIP codes near 17340

ZIPCityDistance
21787 Taneytown, MD 6.1 mi
17344 Mc Sherrystown, PA 6.2 mi
17331 Hanover, PA 7.7 mi
17325 Gettysburg, PA 7.7 mi
17332 Hanover, PA 7.8 mi
17333 Hanover, PA 7.8 mi
17335 Hanover, PA 8.2 mi
21158 Westminster, MD 8.2 mi
17334 Hanover, PA 8.3 mi
17350 New Oxford, PA 9.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 17340?

17340 is in Littlestown, Pennsylvania, in Adams County, part of the Gettysburg, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.7552, -77.1168.

What county is 17340 in?

17340 lies in Adams County.

What area code is 17340?

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

What time zone is 17340 in?

17340 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 17340?

About 11,405 people live in ZIP code 17340, in 4,394 households, at 289.6 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 17340?

$90,030 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 17340?

The closest are 21787 (6.1 mi), 17344 (6.2 mi), 17331 (7.7 mi), 17325 (7.7 mi) and 17332 (7.8 mi).

Is 17340 a PO Box ZIP code?

17340 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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