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17543

ZIP 17543 is Lititz, 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
45,912
Coordinates
40.1810, -76.2954
☼ Live from 17543 — Lititz, PA

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Where 17543 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 17543
  • 🔢 Type 17543 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhSLI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 17,543 = 53 × 331. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100010010000111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 17540 (Leola, PA, 8 mi away) and 17545 (Manheim, PA, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 17543 becomes 34571, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 54 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13457, 13475, 13745, 13754, 14537, 14735, …). The farthest-flung twin is 73541 in Fletcher, OK, 1,253 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 58% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 84%.
  • 🎯1,177 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 17543 and you would come out at 40.18°S, 103.70°E — 884 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 02m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 18m.
  • 📏 At 66.0 square miles of land, 17543 is bigger than 67% of ZIP codes — room for about 50 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population45,912This ZIP45,912
Households18,263This ZIP18,263
Housing units18,819This ZIP18,819
Median age43.6This ZIP43.6Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$97,435This ZIP$97,435Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$348,400This ZIP$348,400Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,440This ZIP$1,440Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher41.9%This ZIP41.9%
Mean commute23.3 minThis ZIP23.3 min
Population density696.1 / sq miThis ZIP696.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,026This ZIP1,026
Employees19,486This ZIP19,486
Annual payroll$1,116,325,000This ZIP$1,116,325,000
Tax returns filed23,990This ZIP23,990
Total adjusted gross income$2,776,193,000This ZIP$2,776,193,000

Land area

Land area65.96 sq miThis ZIP65.96 sq mi
Water area0.58 sq miThis ZIP0.58 sq mi

Other place names in 17543

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ZIP codes near 17543

ZIPCityDistance
17521 Elm, PA 3.1 mi
17533 Hopeland, PA 4.1 mi
17606 Lancaster, PA 4.7 mi
17501 Akron, PA 5.0 mi
17508 Brownstown, PA 5.8 mi
17580 Talmage, PA 6.2 mi
17520 East Petersburg, PA 6.4 mi
17522 Ephrata, PA 6.6 mi
17545 Manheim, PA 6.7 mi
17601 Lancaster, PA 7.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 17543?

17543 is in Lititz, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County, part of the Lancaster, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.1810, -76.2954.

What county is 17543 in?

17543 lies in Lancaster County.

What area code is 17543?

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

What time zone is 17543 in?

17543 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 17543?

About 45,912 people live in ZIP code 17543, in 18,263 households, at 696.1 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 17543?

$97,435 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 17543?

The closest are 17521 (3.1 mi), 17533 (4.1 mi), 17606 (4.7 mi), 17501 (5 mi) and 17508 (5.8 mi).

Is 17543 a PO Box ZIP code?

17543 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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