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17563

ZIP 17563 is Peach Bottom, 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
3,952
Coordinates
39.7607, -76.1933
☼ Live from 17563 — Peach Bottom, PA

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Where 17563 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 17563
  • 🔢 Type 17563 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EgSLI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 17,563 = 7 × 13 × 193. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100010010011011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 17562 (Paradise, PA, 15 mi away) and 17564 (Penryn, PA, 19 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 17563 becomes 36571 — and that is a real ZIP code: Saraland, AL, 910 miles away.
  • 👥 62 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13657, 13675, 13756, 15367, 15376, 15637, …). The farthest-flung twin is 76531 in Hamilton, TX, 1,349 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 54% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 84%.
  • 🎯1,185 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 17563 and you would come out at 39.76°S, 103.81°E — 863 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 59m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 21m.
  • 📏 At 32.3 square miles of land, 17563 is bigger than 48% of ZIP codes — room for about 25 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,952This ZIP3,952
Households1,212This ZIP1,212
Housing units1,235This ZIP1,235
Median age28.4This ZIP28.4Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$94,167This ZIP$94,167Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$318,300This ZIP$318,300Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,374This ZIP$1,374Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher10.1%This ZIP10.1%
Mean commute30.2 minThis ZIP30.2 min
Population density122.2 / sq miThis ZIP122.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments66This ZIP66
Employees401This ZIP401
Annual payroll$17,200,000This ZIP$17,200,000
Tax returns filed1,670This ZIP1,670
Total adjusted gross income$109,278,000This ZIP$109,278,000

Land area

Land area32.34 sq miThis ZIP32.34 sq mi
Water area3.47 sq miThis ZIP3.47 sq mi

Other place names in 17563

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ZIP codes near 17563

ZIPCityDistance
17518 Drumore, PA 4.6 mi
21918 Conowingo, MD 5.8 mi
19362 Nottingham, PA 6.6 mi
17314 Delta, PA 7.1 mi
21160 Whiteford, MD 7.3 mi
17566 Quarryville, PA 7.7 mi
21917 Colora, MD 8.0 mi
17532 Holtwood, PA 8.4 mi
21034 Darlington, MD 8.5 mi
17536 Kirkwood, PA 8.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 17563?

17563 is in Peach Bottom, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County, part of the Lancaster, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.7607, -76.1933.

What county is 17563 in?

17563 lies in Lancaster County.

What area code is 17563?

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

What time zone is 17563 in?

17563 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 17563?

About 3,952 people live in ZIP code 17563, in 1,212 households, at 122.2 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 17563?

$94,167 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 17563?

The closest are 17518 (4.6 mi), 21918 (5.8 mi), 19362 (6.6 mi), 17314 (7.1 mi) and 21160 (7.3 mi).

Is 17563 a PO Box ZIP code?

17563 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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