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17501

ZIP 17501 is Akron, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County; area codes 717 and 223; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Lancaster
Metro area
Lancaster, PA
Population
4,614
Coordinates
40.1567, -76.2061
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Where 17501 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 17501
  • 🔢 Type 17501 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOSLI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 17,501 = 11 × 37 × 43. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100010001011101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 17408 (York, PA, 35 mi away) and 17502 (Bainbridge, PA, 25 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 17501 becomes 10571, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01571, 07511, 10157, 10175, 10517, 11507, …). The farthest-flung twin is 75101 in Bardwell, TX, 1,262 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 58% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 84%.
  • 🎯1,181 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 17501 and you would come out at 40.16°S, 103.79°E — 879 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 02m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 18m.
  • 📏 At 1.5 square miles of land, 17501 is bigger than 10% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,614This ZIP4,614
Households1,890This ZIP1,890
Housing units1,916This ZIP1,916
Median age41.3This ZIP41.3Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$78,182This ZIP$78,182Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$258,900This ZIP$258,900Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,174This ZIP$1,174Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.1%This ZIP19.1%
Mean commute24.1 minThis ZIP24.1 min
Population density3,002.0 / sq miThis ZIP3,002.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments97This ZIP97
Employees935This ZIP935
Annual payroll$41,260,000This ZIP$41,260,000
Tax returns filed2,460This ZIP2,460
Total adjusted gross income$159,121,000This ZIP$159,121,000

Land area

Land area1.54 sq miThis ZIP1.54 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 17501

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ZIP codes near 17501

ZIPCityDistance
17522 Ephrata, PA 2.2 mi
17508 Brownstown, PA 2.3 mi
17580 Talmage, PA 2.8 mi
17540 Leola, PA 4.2 mi
17543 Lititz, PA 5.0 mi
17578 Stevens, PA 5.5 mi
17567 Reamstown, PA 6.0 mi
17606 Lancaster, PA 6.0 mi
17533 Hopeland, PA 6.1 mi
17549 Martindale, PA 6.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 17501?

17501 is in Akron, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County, part of the Lancaster, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.1567, -76.2061.

What county is 17501 in?

17501 lies in Lancaster County.

What area code is 17501?

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

What time zone is 17501 in?

17501 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 17501?

About 4,614 people live in ZIP code 17501, in 1,890 households, at 3,002.0 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 17501?

$78,182 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 17501?

The closest are 17522 (2.2 mi), 17508 (2.3 mi), 17580 (2.8 mi), 17540 (4.2 mi) and 17543 (5 mi).

Is 17501 a PO Box ZIP code?

17501 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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