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17566

ZIP 17566 is Quarryville, 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
12,603
Coordinates
39.8672, -76.1475
☼ Live from 17566 — Quarryville, PA

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Where 17566 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 17566
  • 🔢 Type 17566 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ggSLI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 17,566 = 2 × 8783. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100010010011110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 17565 (Pequea, PA, 10 mi away) and 17567 (Reamstown, PA, 24 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 17566 becomes 66571, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (15676, 16657, 16675, 56167, 56176, 56671, …). The farthest-flung twin is 76561 in Oglesby, TX, 1,331 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 55% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 84%.
  • 🎯1,187 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 17566 and you would come out at 39.87°S, 103.85°E — 865 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 00m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 20m.
  • 📏 At 59.6 square miles of land, 17566 is bigger than 64% of ZIP codes — room for about 45 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population12,603This ZIP12,603
Households4,327This ZIP4,327
Housing units4,462This ZIP4,462
Median age36.9This ZIP36.9Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$78,108This ZIP$78,108Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$306,200This ZIP$306,200Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,297This ZIP$1,297Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.2%This ZIP20.2%
Mean commute25.5 minThis ZIP25.5 min
Population density211.4 / sq miThis ZIP211.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments375This ZIP375
Employees3,992This ZIP3,992
Annual payroll$172,254,000This ZIP$172,254,000
Tax returns filed5,630This ZIP5,630
Total adjusted gross income$442,400,000This ZIP$442,400,000

Land area

Land area59.61 sq miThis ZIP59.61 sq mi
Water area0.23 sq miThis ZIP0.23 sq mi

Other place names in 17566

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 17566

ZIPCityDistance
17536 Kirkwood, PA 4.1 mi
17560 New Providence, PA 5.3 mi
17579 Strasburg, PA 6.7 mi
17509 Christiana, PA 6.8 mi
17518 Drumore, PA 6.9 mi
17568 Refton, PA 7.2 mi
17532 Holtwood, PA 7.5 mi
17562 Paradise, PA 7.7 mi
17563 Peach Bottom, PA 7.7 mi
17584 Willow Street, PA 8.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 17566?

17566 is in Quarryville, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County, part of the Lancaster, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.8672, -76.1475.

What county is 17566 in?

17566 lies in Lancaster County.

What area code is 17566?

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

What time zone is 17566 in?

17566 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 17566?

About 12,603 people live in ZIP code 17566, in 4,327 households, at 211.4 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 17566?

$78,108 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 17566?

The closest are 17536 (4.1 mi), 17560 (5.3 mi), 17579 (6.7 mi), 17509 (6.8 mi) and 17518 (6.9 mi).

Is 17566 a PO Box ZIP code?

17566 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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