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17562

ZIP 17562 is Paradise, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Lancaster
Metro area
Lancaster, PA
Population
4,373
Coordinates
39.9700, -76.0916
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Where 17562 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 17562
  • 🔢 Type 17562 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZgSLI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 17,562 = 2 × 3 × 2927. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100010010011010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 17560 (New Providence, PA, 8 mi away) and 17563 (Peach Bottom, PA, 15 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 17562 becomes 26571 — and that is a real ZIP code: Farmington, WV, 224 miles away.
  • 👥 56 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12567, 12765, 15267, 15276, 15627, 15672, …). The farthest-flung twin is 57621 in Bullhead, SD, 1,321 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 56% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 85%.
  • 🎯1,189 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 17562 and you would come out at 39.97°S, 103.91°E — 867 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 01m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 20m.
  • 📏 At 17.2 square miles of land, 17562 is bigger than 35% of ZIP codes — room for about 13 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,373This ZIP4,373
Households1,263This ZIP1,263
Housing units1,284This ZIP1,284
Median age30.1This ZIP30.1Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$108,462This ZIP$108,462Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$390,600This ZIP$390,600Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,170This ZIP$1,170Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.1%This ZIP13.1%
Mean commute23.3 minThis ZIP23.3 min
Population density254.2 / sq miThis ZIP254.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments163This ZIP163
Employees1,582This ZIP1,582
Annual payroll$90,079,000This ZIP$90,079,000
Tax returns filed2,080This ZIP2,080
Total adjusted gross income$145,301,000This ZIP$145,301,000

Land area

Land area17.20 sq miThis ZIP17.20 sq mi
Water area0.08 sq miThis ZIP0.08 sq mi

Other place names in 17562

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ZIP codes near 17562

ZIPCityDistance
17572 Ronks, PA 4.0 mi
17535 Kinzers, PA 4.1 mi
17534 Intercourse, PA 4.7 mi
17579 Strasburg, PA 4.8 mi
17529 Gordonville, PA 5.0 mi
17509 Christiana, PA 5.5 mi
17573 Ronks, PA 5.6 mi
17527 Gap, PA 6.1 mi
19310 Atglen, PA 6.7 mi
17576 Smoketown, PA 7.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 17562?

17562 is in Paradise, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County, part of the Lancaster, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.9700, -76.0916.

What county is 17562 in?

17562 lies in Lancaster County.

What time zone is 17562 in?

17562 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 17562?

About 4,373 people live in ZIP code 17562, in 1,263 households, at 254.2 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 17562?

$108,462 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 17562?

The closest are 17572 (4 mi), 17535 (4.1 mi), 17534 (4.7 mi), 17579 (4.8 mi) and 17529 (5 mi).

Is 17562 a PO Box ZIP code?

17562 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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