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17540

ZIP 17540 is Leola, 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
10,728
Coordinates
40.0976, -76.1900
☼ Live from 17540 — Leola, PA

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Where 17540 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 17540
  • 🔢 Type 17540 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhSLI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 17,540 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 877. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100010010000100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 17538 (Landisville, PA, 12 mi away) and 17543 (Lititz, PA, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 17540 becomes 04571 — and that is a real ZIP code: Trevett, ME, 425 miles away.
  • 👥 64 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01475, 01745, 01754, 04571, 04751, 05471, …). The farthest-flung twin is 75104 in Cedar Hill, TX, 1,264 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 57% 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 17540 and you would come out at 40.10°S, 103.81°E — 876 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 02m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 19m.
  • 📏 At 20.9 square miles of land, 17540 is bigger than 38% of ZIP codes — room for about 16 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population10,728This ZIP10,728
Households3,875This ZIP3,875
Housing units4,008This ZIP4,008
Median age37.3This ZIP37.3Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$91,895This ZIP$91,895Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$339,200This ZIP$339,200Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,441This ZIP$1,441Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher30.9%This ZIP30.9%
Mean commute21.7 minThis ZIP21.7 min
Population density512.6 / sq miThis ZIP512.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments284This ZIP284
Employees6,170This ZIP6,170
Annual payroll$349,119,000This ZIP$349,119,000
Tax returns filed5,280This ZIP5,280
Total adjusted gross income$408,842,000This ZIP$408,842,000

Land area

Land area20.93 sq miThis ZIP20.93 sq mi
Water area0.18 sq miThis ZIP0.18 sq mi

Other place names in 17540

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

ZIP codes near 17540

ZIPCityDistance
17580 Talmage, PA 1.8 mi
17508 Brownstown, PA 2.3 mi
17505 Bird In Hand, PA 2.4 mi
17585 Witmer, PA 3.6 mi
17501 Akron, PA 4.2 mi
17576 Smoketown, PA 4.2 mi
17573 Ronks, PA 5.1 mi
17522 Ephrata, PA 5.4 mi
17534 Intercourse, PA 5.9 mi
17557 New Holland, PA 6.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 17540?

17540 is in Leola, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County, part of the Lancaster, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.0976, -76.1900.

What county is 17540 in?

17540 lies in Lancaster County.

What area code is 17540?

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

What time zone is 17540 in?

17540 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 17540?

About 10,728 people live in ZIP code 17540, in 3,875 households, at 512.6 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 17540?

$91,895 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 17540?

The closest are 17580 (1.8 mi), 17508 (2.3 mi), 17505 (2.4 mi), 17585 (3.6 mi) and 17501 (4.2 mi).

Is 17540 a PO Box ZIP code?

17540 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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