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17344

ZIP 17344 is Mc Sherrystown, Pennsylvania, in Adams County; area codes 717 and 223; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Adams
Metro area
Gettysburg, PA
Population
3,719
Coordinates
39.8053, -77.0189
☼ Live from 17344 — Mc Sherrystown, PA

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Where 17344 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 17344
  • 🔢 Type 17344 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hhELI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 17,344 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 271. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100001111000000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 17343 (Mc Knightstown, PA, 17 mi away) and 17345 (Manchester, PA, 24 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 17344 becomes 44371, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13744, 14437, 14743, 31744, 34471, 34714, …). The farthest-flung twin is 73441 in Leon, OK, 1,198 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 55% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 81%.
  • 🎯1,141 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 17344 and you would come out at 39.81°S, 102.98°E — 901 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 00m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 21m.
  • 📏 At 0.748 square miles of land, 17344 is bigger than 7% of ZIP codes — about 362 football fields.
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People and housing

Population3,719This ZIP3,719
Households1,416This ZIP1,416
Housing units1,459This ZIP1,459
Median age33.6This ZIP33.6Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$65,833This ZIP$65,833Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$193,500This ZIP$193,500Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,387This ZIP$1,387Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.8%This ZIP16.8%
Mean commute16.2 minThis ZIP16.2 min
Population density4,971.9 / sq miThis ZIP4,971.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments43This ZIP43
Employees464This ZIP464
Annual payroll$18,354,000This ZIP$18,354,000
Tax returns filed1,800This ZIP1,800
Total adjusted gross income$94,945,000This ZIP$94,945,000

Land area

Land area0.75 sq miThis ZIP0.75 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 17344

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 17344

ZIPCityDistance
17332 Hanover, PA 1.9 mi
17333 Hanover, PA 1.9 mi
17335 Hanover, PA 2.0 mi
17331 Hanover, PA 2.3 mi
17334 Hanover, PA 2.4 mi
17340 Littlestown, PA 6.2 mi
17354 Porters Sideling, PA 6.5 mi
17301 Abbottstown, PA 6.6 mi
17350 New Oxford, PA 6.7 mi
17362 Spring Grove, PA 8.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 17344?

17344 is in Mc Sherrystown, Pennsylvania, in Adams County, part of the Gettysburg, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.8053, -77.0189.

What county is 17344 in?

17344 lies in Adams County.

What area code is 17344?

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

What time zone is 17344 in?

17344 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 17344?

About 3,719 people live in ZIP code 17344, in 1,416 households, at 4,971.9 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 17344?

$65,833 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 17344?

The closest are 17332 (1.9 mi), 17333 (1.9 mi), 17335 (2 mi), 17331 (2.3 mi) and 17334 (2.4 mi).

Is 17344 a PO Box ZIP code?

17344 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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