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17551

ZIP 17551 is Millersville, 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
11,753
Coordinates
39.9785, -76.3730
☼ Live from 17551 — Millersville, PA

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Where 17551 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 17551
  • 🔢 Type 17551 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ISSLI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 17551 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100010010001111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 17550 (Maytown, PA, 13 mi away) and 17552 (Mount Joy, PA, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 17551 becomes 15571, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 9 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11557, 11575, 11755, 15715, 51571, 55117, …). The farthest-flung twin is 75115 in Desoto, TX, 1,246 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 56% 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 17551 and you would come out at 39.98°S, 103.63°E — 879 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 01m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 20m.
  • 📏 At 10.6 square miles of land, 17551 is bigger than 28% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population11,753This ZIP11,753
Households3,608This ZIP3,608
Housing units3,725This ZIP3,725
Median age23.1This ZIP23.1Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$68,661This ZIP$68,661Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$287,900This ZIP$287,900Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,485This ZIP$1,485Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher43.5%This ZIP43.5%
Mean commute21.7 minThis ZIP21.7 min
Population density1,107.6 / sq miThis ZIP1,107.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments116This ZIP116
Employees916This ZIP916
Annual payroll$33,184,000This ZIP$33,184,000
Tax returns filed4,370This ZIP4,370
Total adjusted gross income$362,418,000This ZIP$362,418,000

Land area

Land area10.61 sq miThis ZIP10.61 sq mi
Water area0.18 sq miThis ZIP0.18 sq mi

Other place names in 17551

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ZIP codes near 17551

ZIPCityDistance
17516 Conestoga, PA 3.6 mi
17504 Bausman, PA 4.0 mi
17603 Lancaster, PA 4.3 mi
17582 Washington Boro, PA 4.4 mi
17583 West Willow, PA 4.6 mi
17503 Bart, PA 4.9 mi
17564 Penryn, PA 4.9 mi
17605 Lancaster, PA 4.9 mi
17607 Lancaster, PA 4.9 mi
17608 Lancaster, PA 4.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 17551?

17551 is in Millersville, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County, part of the Lancaster, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.9785, -76.3730.

What county is 17551 in?

17551 lies in Lancaster County.

What area code is 17551?

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

What time zone is 17551 in?

17551 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 17551?

About 11,753 people live in ZIP code 17551, in 3,608 households, at 1,107.6 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 17551?

$68,661 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 17551?

The closest are 17516 (3.6 mi), 17504 (4 mi), 17603 (4.3 mi), 17582 (4.4 mi) and 17583 (4.6 mi).

Is 17551 a PO Box ZIP code?

17551 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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