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17516

ZIP 17516 is Conestoga, 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
5,180
Coordinates
39.9269, -76.3850
☼ Live from 17516 — Conestoga, PA

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Where 17516 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 17516
  • 🔢 Type 17516 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gISLI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 17,516 = 2 × 2 × 29 × 151. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100010001101100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 17512 (Columbia, PA, 9 mi away) and 17517 (Denver, PA, 26 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 17516 becomes 61571 — and that is a real ZIP code: Washington, IL, 688 miles away.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11576, 11756, 11765, 15617, 15671, 15716, …). The farthest-flung twin is 76511 in Bartlett, TX, 1,338 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 56% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 84%.
  • 🎯1,174 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 17516 and you would come out at 39.93°S, 103.62°E — 878 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 00m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 20m.
  • 📏 At 20.5 square miles of land, 17516 is bigger than 38% of ZIP codes — room for about 16 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,180This ZIP5,180
Households2,029This ZIP2,029
Housing units2,099This ZIP2,099
Median age48.5This ZIP48.5Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$103,942This ZIP$103,942Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$313,500This ZIP$313,500Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,293This ZIP$1,293Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.9%This ZIP26.9%
Mean commute30.0 minThis ZIP30.0 min
Population density252.3 / sq miThis ZIP252.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments68This ZIP68
Employees1,213This ZIP1,213
Annual payroll$63,071,000This ZIP$63,071,000
Tax returns filed2,190This ZIP2,190
Total adjusted gross income$191,267,000This ZIP$191,267,000

Land area

Land area20.53 sq miThis ZIP20.53 sq mi
Water area7.20 sq miThis ZIP7.20 sq mi

Other place names in 17516

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ZIP codes near 17516

ZIPCityDistance
17551 Millersville, PA 3.6 mi
17565 Pequea, PA 3.6 mi
17309 Brogue, PA 5.0 mi
17582 Washington Boro, PA 5.6 mi
17583 West Willow, PA 6.1 mi
17312 Craley, PA 6.6 mi
17584 Willow Street, PA 6.8 mi
17532 Holtwood, PA 7.0 mi
17504 Bausman, PA 7.4 mi
17302 Airville, PA 7.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 17516?

17516 is in Conestoga, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County, part of the Lancaster, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.9269, -76.3850.

What county is 17516 in?

17516 lies in Lancaster County.

What area code is 17516?

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

What time zone is 17516 in?

17516 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 17516?

About 5,180 people live in ZIP code 17516, in 2,029 households, at 252.3 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 17516?

$103,942 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 17516?

The closest are 17551 (3.6 mi), 17565 (3.6 mi), 17309 (5 mi), 17582 (5.6 mi) and 17583 (6.1 mi).

Is 17516 a PO Box ZIP code?

17516 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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