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17522

ZIP 17522 is Ephrata, 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
33,852
Coordinates
40.1737, -76.1705
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Where 17522 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 17522
  • 🔢 Type 17522 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZZSLI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 17,522 = 2 × 8761. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100010001110010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 17521 (Elm, PA, 10 mi away) and 17527 (Gap, PA, 14 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 17522 becomes 22571, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12257, 12527, 12572, 12725, 12752, 15227, …). The farthest-flung twin is 75212 in Dallas, TX, 1,255 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 58% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 84%.
  • 🎯1,183 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 17522 and you would come out at 40.17°S, 103.83°E — 878 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 02m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 18m.
  • 📏 At 43.0 square miles of land, 17522 is bigger than 55% of ZIP codes — room for about 33 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population33,852This ZIP33,852
Households13,813This ZIP13,813
Housing units14,050This ZIP14,050
Median age38.3This ZIP38.3Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$74,828This ZIP$74,828Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$285,200This ZIP$285,200Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,240This ZIP$1,240Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.4%This ZIP24.4%
Mean commute23.6 minThis ZIP23.6 min
Population density787.0 / sq miThis ZIP787.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments950This ZIP950
Employees15,910This ZIP15,910
Annual payroll$854,045,000This ZIP$854,045,000
Tax returns filed16,960This ZIP16,960
Total adjusted gross income$1,248,854,000This ZIP$1,248,854,000

Land area

Land area43.01 sq miThis ZIP43.01 sq mi
Water area0.45 sq miThis ZIP0.45 sq mi

Other place names in 17522

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

ZIP codes near 17522

ZIPCityDistance
17501 Akron, PA 2.2 mi
17567 Reamstown, PA 3.8 mi
17578 Stevens, PA 3.9 mi
17508 Brownstown, PA 4.1 mi
17580 Talmage, PA 4.5 mi
17549 Martindale, PA 4.6 mi
17517 Denver, PA 5.3 mi
17540 Leola, PA 5.4 mi
17581 Terre Hill, PA 6.2 mi
17533 Hopeland, PA 6.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 17522?

17522 is in Ephrata, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County, part of the Lancaster, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.1737, -76.1705.

What county is 17522 in?

17522 lies in Lancaster County.

What area code is 17522?

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

What time zone is 17522 in?

17522 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 17522?

About 33,852 people live in ZIP code 17522, in 13,813 households, at 787.0 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 17522?

$74,828 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 17522?

The closest are 17501 (2.2 mi), 17567 (3.8 mi), 17578 (3.9 mi), 17508 (4.1 mi) and 17580 (4.5 mi).

Is 17522 a PO Box ZIP code?

17522 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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