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Where 17606 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 17606 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gOgLI — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 17,606 = 2 × 8803. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
100010011000110 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 17605 (Lancaster, PA, 7 mi away) and 17607 (Lancaster, PA, 7 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 17606 becomes 60671, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (06167, 06176, 06716, 07661, 16670, 17066, …). The farthest-flung twin is 76061 in Lillian, TX, 1,273 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 58% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 84%.
- 🎯1,177 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 17606 and you would come out at 40.11°S, 103.70°E — 882 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 02m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 19m.
- 📏 At 0.043 square miles of land, 17606 is bigger than 0% of ZIP codes — about 21 football fields.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 404This ZIP404 |
|---|---|
| Households | 195This ZIP195 |
| Housing units | 204This ZIP204 |
| Median age | 91.1This ZIP91.1Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9 |
| Median gross rent | $2,208This ZIP$2,208Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 45.8%This ZIP45.8% |
| Population density | 9,395.3 / sq miThis ZIP9,395.3 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 8This ZIP8 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 94This ZIP94 |
| Annual payroll | $4,076,000This ZIP$4,076,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 17606
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
17520 | East Petersburg, PA | 2.6 mi |
17601 | Lancaster, PA | 2.8 mi |
17604 | Lancaster, PA | 3.7 mi |
17543 | Lititz, PA | 4.7 mi |
17580 | Talmage, PA | 4.8 mi |
17508 | Brownstown, PA | 4.9 mi |
17622 | Lancaster, PA | 4.9 mi |
17611 | Lancaster, PA | 5.2 mi |
17603 | Lancaster, PA | 5.8 mi |
17501 | Akron, PA | 6.0 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 17606?
17606 is in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County, part of the Lancaster, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.1127, -76.3047.
What county is 17606 in?
17606 lies in Lancaster County.
What area code is 17606?
Lancaster uses area codes 717 and 223, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 17606 in?
17606 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 17606?
About 404 people live in ZIP code 17606, in 195 households, at 9,395.3 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 17606?
The closest are 17520 (2.6 mi), 17601 (2.8 mi), 17604 (3.7 mi), 17543 (4.7 mi) and 17580 (4.8 mi).
Is 17606 a PO Box ZIP code?
17606 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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