17568
ZIP 17568 is Refton, 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
- 0
- Coordinates
- 39.9480, -76.2341
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Where 17568 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 17568 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BgSLI — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 17,568 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 61. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
100010010100000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 17567 (Reamstown, PA, 19 mi away) and 17569 (Reinholds, PA, 23 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 17568 becomes 86571, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 42 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (15678, 15687, 16875, 17856, 17865, 18657, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85716 in Tucson, AZ, 1,995 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 17568 and you would come out at 39.95°S, 103.77°E — 872 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 01m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 20m.
- 📏 At 0.072 square miles of land, 17568 is bigger than 1% of ZIP codes — about 35 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 0 |
|---|---|
| Households | 0 |
| Housing units | 0 |
| Population density | 0.0 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 5This ZIP5 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 33This ZIP33 |
| Annual payroll | $1,716,000This ZIP$1,716,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.07 sq miThis ZIP0.07 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 17568
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 17568
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
17584 | Willow Street, PA | 1.8 mi |
17560 | New Providence, PA | 2.5 mi |
17537 | Lampeter, PA | 2.8 mi |
17579 | Strasburg, PA | 3.0 mi |
17583 | West Willow, PA | 3.3 mi |
17602 | Lancaster, PA | 4.6 mi |
17572 | Ronks, PA | 5.9 mi |
17503 | Bart, PA | 5.9 mi |
17564 | Penryn, PA | 5.9 mi |
17605 | Lancaster, PA | 5.9 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 17568?
17568 is in Refton, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County, part of the Lancaster, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.9480, -76.2341.
What county is 17568 in?
17568 lies in Lancaster County.
What area code is 17568?
Refton uses area codes 717 and 223, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 17568 in?
17568 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 17568?
About 0 people live in ZIP code 17568. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 17568?
The closest are 17584 (1.8 mi), 17560 (2.5 mi), 17537 (2.8 mi), 17579 (3 mi) and 17583 (3.3 mi).
Is 17568 a PO Box ZIP code?
17568 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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