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17560

ZIP 17560 is New Providence, 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
5,460
Coordinates
39.9127, -76.2277
☼ Live from 17560 — New Providence, PA

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Where 17560 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 17560
  • 🔢 Type 17560 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OgSLI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 17,560 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 439. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100010010011000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 17557 (New Holland, PA, 15 mi away) and 17562 (Paradise, PA, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 17560 becomes 06571, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 61 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01756, 05671, 05761, 06517, 06751, 10567, …). The farthest-flung twin is 76501 in Temple, TX, 1,326 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 56% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 84%.
  • 🎯1,182 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 17560 and you would come out at 39.91°S, 103.77°E — 870 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 00m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 20m.
  • 📏 At 15.8 square miles of land, 17560 is bigger than 34% of ZIP codes — room for about 12 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,460This ZIP5,460
Households1,928This ZIP1,928
Housing units1,928This ZIP1,928
Median age41.2This ZIP41.2Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$62,169This ZIP$62,169Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$216,900This ZIP$216,900Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,155This ZIP$1,155Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.0%This ZIP17.0%
Mean commute25.1 minThis ZIP25.1 min
Population density345.5 / sq miThis ZIP345.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments66This ZIP66
Employees326This ZIP326
Annual payroll$15,678,000This ZIP$15,678,000
Tax returns filed2,510This ZIP2,510
Total adjusted gross income$172,269,000This ZIP$172,269,000

Land area

Land area15.80 sq miThis ZIP15.80 sq mi
Water area0.10 sq miThis ZIP0.10 sq mi

Other place names in 17560

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ZIP codes near 17560

ZIPCityDistance
17568 Refton, PA 2.5 mi
17584 Willow Street, PA 3.8 mi
17579 Strasburg, PA 4.1 mi
17532 Holtwood, PA 4.9 mi
17583 West Willow, PA 5.2 mi
17537 Lampeter, PA 5.3 mi
17566 Quarryville, PA 5.3 mi
17565 Pequea, PA 5.9 mi
17602 Lancaster, PA 7.1 mi
17518 Drumore, PA 7.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 17560?

17560 is in New Providence, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County, part of the Lancaster, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.9127, -76.2277.

What county is 17560 in?

17560 lies in Lancaster County.

What area code is 17560?

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

What time zone is 17560 in?

17560 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 17560?

About 5,460 people live in ZIP code 17560, in 1,928 households, at 345.5 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 17560?

$62,169 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 17560?

The closest are 17568 (2.5 mi), 17584 (3.8 mi), 17579 (4.1 mi), 17532 (4.9 mi) and 17583 (5.2 mi).

Is 17560 a PO Box ZIP code?

17560 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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