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17512

ZIP 17512 is Columbia, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County; area codes 223 and 717; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Lancaster
Metro area
Lancaster, PA
Population
18,148
Coordinates
40.0401, -76.4860
☼ Live from 17512 — Columbia, PA

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Where 17512 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 17512
  • 🔢 Type 17512 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZISLI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 17,512 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 11 × 199. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100010001101000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 17509 (Christiana, PA, 26 mi away) and 17516 (Conestoga, PA, 9 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 17512 becomes 21571, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11572, 11725, 11752, 12157, 12175, 12517, …). The farthest-flung twin is 75211 in Dallas, TX, 1,239 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 83%.
  • 🎯1,168 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 17512 and you would come out at 40.04°S, 103.51°E — 887 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 01m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 19m.
  • 📏 At 16.0 square miles of land, 17512 is bigger than 34% of ZIP codes — room for about 12 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population18,148This ZIP18,148
Households7,692This ZIP7,692
Housing units8,127This ZIP8,127
Median age43.6This ZIP43.6Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$66,684This ZIP$66,684Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$245,200This ZIP$245,200Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,072This ZIP$1,072Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.7%This ZIP23.7%
Mean commute23.5 minThis ZIP23.5 min
Population density1,133.6 / sq miThis ZIP1,133.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments309This ZIP309
Employees4,099This ZIP4,099
Annual payroll$189,911,000This ZIP$189,911,000
Tax returns filed9,070This ZIP9,070
Total adjusted gross income$560,047,000This ZIP$560,047,000

Land area

Land area16.01 sq miThis ZIP16.01 sq mi
Water area4.86 sq miThis ZIP4.86 sq mi

Other place names in 17512

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ZIP codes near 17512

ZIPCityDistance
17575 Silver Spring, PA 3.2 mi
17554 Mountville, PA 3.3 mi
17582 Washington Boro, PA 3.9 mi
17368 Wrightsville, PA 4.2 mi
17538 Landisville, PA 4.8 mi
17552 Mount Joy, PA 4.9 mi
17317 East Prospect, PA 5.1 mi
17547 Marietta, PA 5.6 mi
17550 Maytown, PA 5.7 mi
17405 York, PA 6.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 17512?

17512 is in Columbia, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County, part of the Lancaster, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.0401, -76.4860.

What county is 17512 in?

17512 lies in Lancaster County.

What area code is 17512?

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

What time zone is 17512 in?

17512 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 17512?

About 18,148 people live in ZIP code 17512, in 7,692 households, at 1,133.6 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 17512?

$66,684 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 17512?

The closest are 17575 (3.2 mi), 17554 (3.3 mi), 17582 (3.9 mi), 17368 (4.2 mi) and 17538 (4.8 mi).

Is 17512 a PO Box ZIP code?

17512 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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