17506
ZIP 17506 is Blue Ball, 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
- 469
- Coordinates
- 40.1172, -76.0527
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Where 17506 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 17506 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gOSLI — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 17,506 = 2 × 8753. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
100010001100010 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 17505 (Bird In Hand, PA, 8 mi away) and 17507 (Bowmansville, PA, 6 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 17506 becomes 60571, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 61 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01756, 05671, 05761, 06517, 06751, 10567, …). The farthest-flung twin is 76501 in Temple, TX, 1,340 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 58% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 85%.
- 🎯1,190 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 17506 and you would come out at 40.12°S, 103.95°E — 871 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 02m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 19m.
- 📏 At 0.077 square miles of land, 17506 is bigger than 1% of ZIP codes — about 37 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 469This ZIP469 |
|---|---|
| Households | 156This ZIP156 |
| Housing units | 156This ZIP156 |
| Median age | 34.7This ZIP34.7Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9 |
| Median home value | $295,700This ZIP$295,700Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Population density | 6,090.9 / sq miThis ZIP6,090.9 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 15This ZIP15 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 246This ZIP246 |
| Annual payroll | $11,799,000This ZIP$11,799,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.08 sq miThis ZIP0.08 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 17506
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 17506
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
17557 | New Holland, PA | 1.5 mi |
17519 | East Earl, PA | 2.3 mi |
17581 | Terre Hill, PA | 2.7 mi |
17528 | Goodville, PA | 2.7 mi |
17549 | Martindale, PA | 3.2 mi |
17555 | Narvon, PA | 4.9 mi |
17529 | Gordonville, PA | 5.7 mi |
17507 | Bowmansville, PA | 5.9 mi |
17534 | Intercourse, PA | 6.4 mi |
17567 | Reamstown, PA | 7.2 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 17506?
17506 is in Blue Ball, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County, part of the Lancaster, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.1172, -76.0527.
What county is 17506 in?
17506 lies in Lancaster County.
What area code is 17506?
Blue Ball uses area codes 717 and 223, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 17506 in?
17506 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 17506?
About 469 people live in ZIP code 17506, in 156 households, at 6,090.9 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 17506?
The closest are 17557 (1.5 mi), 17519 (2.3 mi), 17581 (2.7 mi), 17528 (2.7 mi) and 17549 (3.2 mi).
Is 17506 a PO Box ZIP code?
17506 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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