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17536

ZIP 17536 is Kirkwood, 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
3,452
Coordinates
39.8480, -76.0738
☼ Live from 17536 — Kirkwood, PA

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Where 17536 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 17536
  • 🔢 Type 17536 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gESLI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 17,536 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 137. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100010010000000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 17535 (Kinzers, PA, 12 mi away) and 17537 (Lampeter, PA, 13 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 17536 becomes 63571, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 62 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13657, 13675, 13756, 15367, 15376, 15637, …). The farthest-flung twin is 76531 in Hamilton, TX, 1,357 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 55% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 85%.
  • 🎯1,191 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 17536 and you would come out at 39.85°S, 103.93°E — 861 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 00m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 20m.
  • 📏 At 20.9 square miles of land, 17536 is bigger than 38% of ZIP codes — room for about 16 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,452This ZIP3,452
Households1,067This ZIP1,067
Housing units1,131This ZIP1,131
Median age39.2This ZIP39.2Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$76,042This ZIP$76,042Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$339,200This ZIP$339,200Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,371This ZIP$1,371Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.9%This ZIP16.9%
Mean commute30.3 minThis ZIP30.3 min
Population density165.0 / sq miThis ZIP165.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments40This ZIP40
Employees316This ZIP316
Annual payroll$14,394,000This ZIP$14,394,000
Tax returns filed1,260This ZIP1,260
Total adjusted gross income$89,567,000This ZIP$89,567,000

Land area

Land area20.92 sq miThis ZIP20.92 sq mi
Water area0.75 sq miThis ZIP0.75 sq mi

Other place names in 17536

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ZIP codes near 17536

ZIPCityDistance
17566 Quarryville, PA 4.1 mi
17509 Christiana, PA 4.7 mi
19362 Nottingham, PA 6.7 mi
19363 Oxford, PA 7.0 mi
19310 Atglen, PA 8.1 mi
17562 Paradise, PA 8.5 mi
19330 Cochranville, PA 8.6 mi
17563 Peach Bottom, PA 8.8 mi
17560 New Providence, PA 9.3 mi
17579 Strasburg, PA 9.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 17536?

17536 is in Kirkwood, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County, part of the Lancaster, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.8480, -76.0738.

What county is 17536 in?

17536 lies in Lancaster County.

What area code is 17536?

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

What time zone is 17536 in?

17536 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 17536?

About 3,452 people live in ZIP code 17536, in 1,067 households, at 165.0 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 17536?

$76,042 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 17536?

The closest are 17566 (4.1 mi), 17509 (4.7 mi), 19362 (6.7 mi), 19363 (7 mi) and 19310 (8.1 mi).

Is 17536 a PO Box ZIP code?

17536 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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