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17517

ZIP 17517 is Denver, 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
14,686
Coordinates
40.2448, -76.1329
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Where 17517 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 17517
  • 🔢 Type 17517 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LISLI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 17,517 = 3 × 5839. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100010001101101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 17516 (Conestoga, PA, 26 mi away) and 17518 (Drumore, PA, 31 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 17517 becomes 71571, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 11 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11577, 11757, 11775, 15717, 15771, 17751, …). The farthest-flung twin is 77511 in Alvin, TX, 1,314 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 59% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 84%.
  • 🎯1,185 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 17517 and you would come out at 40.24°S, 103.87°E — 880 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 03m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 18m.
  • 📏 At 35.5 square miles of land, 17517 is bigger than 50% of ZIP codes — room for about 27 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population14,686This ZIP14,686
Households5,334This ZIP5,334
Housing units5,590This ZIP5,590
Median age39.7This ZIP39.7Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$99,202This ZIP$99,202Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$296,700This ZIP$296,700Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,224This ZIP$1,224Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.5%This ZIP25.5%
Mean commute22.1 minThis ZIP22.1 min
Population density413.1 / sq miThis ZIP413.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments322This ZIP322
Employees7,216This ZIP7,216
Annual payroll$470,473,000This ZIP$470,473,000
Tax returns filed8,020This ZIP8,020
Total adjusted gross income$703,078,000This ZIP$703,078,000

Land area

Land area35.55 sq miThis ZIP35.55 sq mi
Water area0.94 sq miThis ZIP0.94 sq mi

Other place names in 17517

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

ZIP codes near 17517

ZIPCityDistance
17578 Stevens, PA 2.0 mi
17567 Reamstown, PA 2.6 mi
17569 Reinholds, PA 2.7 mi
19501 Adamstown, PA 3.6 mi
17522 Ephrata, PA 5.3 mi
17039 Kleinfeltersville, PA 6.6 mi
17549 Martindale, PA 6.7 mi
17533 Hopeland, PA 6.8 mi
17507 Bowmansville, PA 6.9 mi
19608 Reading, PA 7.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 17517?

17517 is in Denver, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County, part of the Lancaster, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.2448, -76.1329.

What county is 17517 in?

17517 lies in Lancaster County.

What area code is 17517?

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

What time zone is 17517 in?

17517 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 17517?

About 14,686 people live in ZIP code 17517, in 5,334 households, at 413.1 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 17517?

$99,202 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 17517?

The closest are 17578 (2 mi), 17567 (2.6 mi), 17569 (2.7 mi), 19501 (3.6 mi) and 17522 (5.3 mi).

Is 17517 a PO Box ZIP code?

17517 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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