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17729

ZIP 17729 is Cross Fork, Pennsylvania, mostly in Potter County; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Potter +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
156
Coordinates
41.5112, -77.7361
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Where 17729 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 17729
  • 🔢 Type 17729 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GZLLI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 17729 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100010101000001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 17728 (Cogan Station, PA, 36 mi away) and 17730 (Dewart, PA, 53 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 17729 becomes 92771, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12779, 12977, 17972, 21779, 21797, 27917, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97127 in Lafayette, OR, 2,263 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 79%.
  • 🎯1,096 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 17729 and you would come out at 41.51°S, 102.26°E — 999 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 11m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 10m.
  • 📏 At 110.9 square miles of land, 17729 is bigger than 80% of ZIP codes — room for about 84 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population156This ZIP156
Households98This ZIP98
Housing units579This ZIP579
Median age62.5This ZIP62.5Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$48,333This ZIP$48,333Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$85,000This ZIP$85,000Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$817This ZIP$817Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher11.0%This ZIP11.0%
Mean commute43.3 minThis ZIP43.3 min
Population density1.4 / sq miThis ZIP1.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments6This ZIP6
Employees9This ZIP9
Annual payroll$322,000This ZIP$322,000

Land area

Land area110.89 sq miThis ZIP110.89 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Counties 17729 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Potter County 71.3%
Clinton County 28.7%

ZIP codes near 17729

ZIPCityDistance
17760 North Bend, PA 7.9 mi
16922 Galeton, PA 11.8 mi
17769 Slate Run, PA 12.4 mi
17764 Renovo, PA 12.5 mi
17727 Cedar Run, PA 14.1 mi
17723 Jersey Shore, PA 14.7 mi
16720 Austin, PA 15.5 mi
16921 Gaines, PA 18.3 mi
17739 Jersey Mills, PA 18.9 mi
15861 Sinnamahoning, PA 19.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 17729?

17729 is in Cross Fork, Pennsylvania, in Potter County. Its published point location is 41.5112, -77.7361.

What county is 17729 in?

17729 spans 2 counties: Potter County and Clinton County. Most of it falls in Potter County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What time zone is 17729 in?

17729 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 17729?

About 156 people live in ZIP code 17729, in 98 households, at 1.4 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 17729?

$48,333 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 17729?

The closest are 17760 (7.9 mi), 16922 (11.8 mi), 17769 (12.4 mi), 17764 (12.5 mi) and 17727 (14.1 mi).

Is 17729 a PO Box ZIP code?

17729 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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