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17579

ZIP 17579 is Strasburg, 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
6,875
Coordinates
39.9604, -76.1808
☼ Live from 17579 — Strasburg, PA

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Where 17579 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 17579
  • 🔢 Type 17579 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GLSLI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 17579 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100010010101011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 17578 (Stevens, PA, 19 mi away) and 17580 (Talmage, PA, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 17579 becomes 97571, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (15779, 17957, 57197, 57719, 57791, 59717, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95717 in Gold Run, CA, 2,355 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 56% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 84%.
  • 🎯1,184 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 17579 and you would come out at 39.96°S, 103.82°E — 870 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 01m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 20m.
  • 📏 At 14.6 square miles of land, 17579 is bigger than 32% of ZIP codes — room for about 11 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,875This ZIP6,875
Households2,288This ZIP2,288
Housing units2,322This ZIP2,322
Median age37.9This ZIP37.9Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$91,621This ZIP$91,621Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$349,400This ZIP$349,400Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,048This ZIP$1,048Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.2%This ZIP27.2%
Mean commute24.8 minThis ZIP24.8 min
Population density469.5 / sq miThis ZIP469.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments143This ZIP143
Employees1,305This ZIP1,305
Annual payroll$56,330,000This ZIP$56,330,000
Tax returns filed3,240This ZIP3,240
Total adjusted gross income$319,609,000This ZIP$319,609,000

Land area

Land area14.64 sq miThis ZIP14.64 sq mi
Water area0.08 sq miThis ZIP0.08 sq mi

Other place names in 17579

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ZIP codes near 17579

ZIPCityDistance
17568 Refton, PA 3.0 mi
17572 Ronks, PA 3.5 mi
17537 Lampeter, PA 3.6 mi
17560 New Providence, PA 4.1 mi
17584 Willow Street, PA 4.5 mi
17573 Ronks, PA 4.6 mi
17562 Paradise, PA 4.8 mi
17602 Lancaster, PA 5.1 mi
17576 Smoketown, PA 5.4 mi
17583 West Willow, PA 5.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 17579?

17579 is in Strasburg, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County, part of the Lancaster, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.9604, -76.1808.

What county is 17579 in?

17579 lies in Lancaster County.

What area code is 17579?

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

What time zone is 17579 in?

17579 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 17579?

About 6,875 people live in ZIP code 17579, in 2,288 households, at 469.5 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 17579?

$91,621 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 17579?

The closest are 17568 (3 mi), 17572 (3.5 mi), 17537 (3.6 mi), 17560 (4.1 mi) and 17584 (4.5 mi).

Is 17579 a PO Box ZIP code?

17579 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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