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17728

ZIP 17728 is Cogan Station, Pennsylvania, in Lycoming County; area codes 570 and 272; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Lycoming
Metro area
Williamsport, PA
Population
4,675
Coordinates
41.3348, -77.0786
☼ Live from 17728 — Cogan Station, PA

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Where 17728 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 17728
  • 🔢 Type 17728 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BZLLI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 17,728 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 277. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100010101000000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 17727 (Cedar Run, PA, 24 mi away) and 17729 (Cross Fork, PA, 36 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 17728 becomes 82771, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12778, 12787, 17827, 17872, 21778, 21787, …). The farthest-flung twin is 87712 in Buena Vista, NM, 1,555 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 81%.
  • 🎯1,130 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 17728 and you would come out at 41.33°S, 102.92°E — 965 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 10m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 11m.
  • 📏 At 45.4 square miles of land, 17728 is bigger than 57% of ZIP codes — room for about 34 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,675This ZIP4,675
Households1,997This ZIP1,997
Housing units2,182This ZIP2,182
Median age49.6This ZIP49.6Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$77,165This ZIP$77,165Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$235,500This ZIP$235,500Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$802This ZIP$802Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.6%This ZIP24.6%
Mean commute23.2 minThis ZIP23.2 min
Population density103.0 / sq miThis ZIP103.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments68This ZIP68
Employees500This ZIP500
Annual payroll$28,192,000This ZIP$28,192,000
Tax returns filed2,470This ZIP2,470
Total adjusted gross income$191,887,000This ZIP$191,887,000

Land area

Land area45.40 sq miThis ZIP45.40 sq mi
Water area0.24 sq miThis ZIP0.24 sq mi

ZIP codes near 17728

ZIPCityDistance
17705 Williamsport, PA 2.9 mi
17771 Trout Run, PA 7.4 mi
17744 Linden, PA 7.6 mi
17703 Williamsport, PA 7.6 mi
17754 Montoursville, PA 10.0 mi
17702 Williamsport, PA 10.5 mi
17701 Williamsport, PA 11.5 mi
17740 Jersey Shore, PA 11.5 mi
17776 Waterville, PA 12.4 mi
17720 Antes Fort, PA 12.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 17728?

17728 is in Cogan Station, Pennsylvania, in Lycoming County, part of the Williamsport, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.3348, -77.0786.

What county is 17728 in?

17728 lies in Lycoming County.

What area code is 17728?

Cogan Station uses area codes 570 and 272, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 17728 in?

17728 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 17728?

About 4,675 people live in ZIP code 17728, in 1,997 households, at 103.0 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 17728?

$77,165 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 17728?

The closest are 17705 (2.9 mi), 17771 (7.4 mi), 17744 (7.6 mi), 17703 (7.6 mi) and 17754 (10 mi).

Is 17728 a PO Box ZIP code?

17728 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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