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17518

ZIP 17518 is Drumore, 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
1,360
Coordinates
39.8089, -76.2530
☼ Live from 17518 — Drumore, PA

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Where 17518 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 17518
  • 🔢 Type 17518 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BISLI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 17,518 = 2 × 19 × 461. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100010001101110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 17517 (Denver, PA, 31 mi away) and 17519 (East Earl, PA, 26 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 17518 becomes 81571, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 19 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11758, 15781, 17581, 17815, 17851, 18517, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85711 in Tucson, AZ, 1,992 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 55% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 84%.
  • 🎯1,182 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 17518 and you would come out at 39.81°S, 103.75°E — 867 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 00m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 21m.
  • 📏 At 13.8 square miles of land, 17518 is bigger than 32% of ZIP codes — room for about 10 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,360This ZIP1,360
Households429This ZIP429
Housing units467This ZIP467
Median age37.8This ZIP37.8Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$64,875This ZIP$64,875Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$381,900This ZIP$381,900Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$727This ZIP$727Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.0%This ZIP12.0%
Mean commute34.5 minThis ZIP34.5 min
Population density98.5 / sq miThis ZIP98.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments19This ZIP19
Employees89This ZIP89
Annual payroll$4,170,000This ZIP$4,170,000
Tax returns filed540This ZIP540
Total adjusted gross income$38,145,000This ZIP$38,145,000

Land area

Land area13.81 sq miThis ZIP13.81 sq mi
Water area4.67 sq miThis ZIP4.67 sq mi

ZIP codes near 17518

ZIPCityDistance
17532 Holtwood, PA 3.9 mi
17563 Peach Bottom, PA 4.6 mi
17314 Delta, PA 5.6 mi
17566 Quarryville, PA 6.9 mi
17565 Pequea, PA 7.1 mi
17560 New Providence, PA 7.3 mi
21160 Whiteford, MD 8.0 mi
17302 Airville, PA 8.5 mi
17568 Refton, PA 9.7 mi
17536 Kirkwood, PA 9.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 17518?

17518 is in Drumore, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County, part of the Lancaster, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.8089, -76.2530.

What county is 17518 in?

17518 lies in Lancaster County.

What area code is 17518?

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

What time zone is 17518 in?

17518 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 17518?

About 1,360 people live in ZIP code 17518, in 429 households, at 98.5 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 17518?

$64,875 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 17518?

The closest are 17532 (3.9 mi), 17563 (4.6 mi), 17314 (5.6 mi), 17566 (6.9 mi) and 17565 (7.1 mi).

Is 17518 a PO Box ZIP code?

17518 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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