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17509

ZIP 17509 is Christiana, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Lancaster
Metro area
Lancaster, PA
Population
5,135
Coordinates
39.9069, -76.0295
☼ Live from 17509 — Christiana, PA

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Where 17509 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 17509
  • 🔢 Type 17509 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GOSLI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 17509 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100010001100101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 17508 (Brownstown, PA, 18 mi away) and 17512 (Columbia, PA, 26 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 17509 becomes 90571, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 41 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (07195, 09157, 09175, 09715, 10579, 10597, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09157 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,114 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 56% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 85%.
  • 🎯1,193 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 17509 and you would come out at 39.91°S, 103.97°E — 862 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 00m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 20m.
  • 📏 At 26.1 square miles of land, 17509 is bigger than 43% of ZIP codes — room for about 20 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,135This ZIP5,135
Households1,473This ZIP1,473
Housing units1,488This ZIP1,488
Median age27.7This ZIP27.7Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$77,238This ZIP$77,238Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$331,600This ZIP$331,600Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,057This ZIP$1,057Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher11.9%This ZIP11.9%
Mean commute27.3 minThis ZIP27.3 min
Population density196.8 / sq miThis ZIP196.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments125This ZIP125
Employees879This ZIP879
Annual payroll$43,616,000This ZIP$43,616,000
Tax returns filed2,070This ZIP2,070
Total adjusted gross income$156,591,000This ZIP$156,591,000

Land area

Land area26.10 sq miThis ZIP26.10 sq mi
Water area0.09 sq miThis ZIP0.09 sq mi

Other place names in 17509

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

ZIP codes near 17509

ZIPCityDistance
19310 Atglen, PA 3.6 mi
17536 Kirkwood, PA 4.7 mi
17562 Paradise, PA 5.5 mi
19330 Cochranville, PA 6.7 mi
17566 Quarryville, PA 6.8 mi
19365 Parkesburg, PA 6.9 mi
17535 Kinzers, PA 7.3 mi
17527 Gap, PA 7.8 mi
19367 Pomeroy, PA 8.6 mi
19369 Sadsburyville, PA 8.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 17509?

17509 is in Christiana, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County, part of the Lancaster, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.9069, -76.0295.

What county is 17509 in?

17509 lies in Lancaster County.

What time zone is 17509 in?

17509 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 17509?

About 5,135 people live in ZIP code 17509, in 1,473 households, at 196.8 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 17509?

$77,238 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 17509?

The closest are 19310 (3.6 mi), 17536 (4.7 mi), 17562 (5.5 mi), 19330 (6.7 mi) and 17566 (6.8 mi).

Is 17509 a PO Box ZIP code?

17509 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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