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17520

ZIP 17520 is East Petersburg, 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
5,040
Coordinates
40.0975, -76.3492
☼ Live from 17520 — East Petersburg, PA

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Where 17520 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 17520
  • 🔢 Type 17520 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OZSLI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 17,520 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 5 × 73. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100010001110000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 17519 (East Earl, PA, 17 mi away) and 17521 (Elm, PA, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 17520 becomes 02571 — and that is a real ZIP code: Wareham, MA, 316 miles away.
  • 👥 65 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01257, 01527, 01752, 02571, 02715, 07512, …). The farthest-flung twin is 75102 in Barry, TX, 1,257 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 57% 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 17520 and you would come out at 40.10°S, 103.65°E — 883 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 02m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 19m.
  • 📏 At 1.8 square miles of land, 17520 is bigger than 11% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.4 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,040This ZIP5,040
Households2,212This ZIP2,212
Housing units2,228This ZIP2,228
Median age46.1This ZIP46.1Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$93,235This ZIP$93,235Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$265,700This ZIP$265,700Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,362This ZIP$1,362Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher35.9%This ZIP35.9%
Mean commute22.3 minThis ZIP22.3 min
Population density2,748.1 / sq miThis ZIP2,748.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments143This ZIP143
Employees3,663This ZIP3,663
Annual payroll$229,477,000This ZIP$229,477,000
Tax returns filed2,800This ZIP2,800
Total adjusted gross income$226,425,000This ZIP$226,425,000

Land area

Land area1.83 sq miThis ZIP1.83 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 17520

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

ZIP codes near 17520

ZIPCityDistance
17604 Lancaster, PA 2.4 mi
17601 Lancaster, PA 2.5 mi
17606 Lancaster, PA 2.6 mi
17538 Landisville, PA 3.6 mi
17622 Lancaster, PA 4.6 mi
17603 Lancaster, PA 4.7 mi
17611 Lancaster, PA 4.7 mi
17575 Silver Spring, PA 5.0 mi
17504 Bausman, PA 5.2 mi
17554 Mountville, PA 5.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 17520?

17520 is in East Petersburg, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County, part of the Lancaster, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.0975, -76.3492.

What county is 17520 in?

17520 lies in Lancaster County.

What area code is 17520?

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

What time zone is 17520 in?

17520 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 17520?

About 5,040 people live in ZIP code 17520, in 2,212 households, at 2,748.1 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 17520?

$93,235 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 17520?

The closest are 17604 (2.4 mi), 17601 (2.5 mi), 17606 (2.6 mi), 17538 (3.6 mi) and 17622 (4.6 mi).

Is 17520 a PO Box ZIP code?

17520 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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