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17740

ZIP 17740 is in Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania, mostly in Lycoming County; area codes 570 and 272; Eastern time. Jersey Shore has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 17723.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Lycoming +1 more
Metro area
Williamsport, PA
Population
12,017
Coordinates
41.2356, -77.2568
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Where 17740 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 17740
  • 🔢 Type 17740 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhLLI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 17,740 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 887. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100010101001100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 17739 (Jersey Mills, PA, 14 mi away) and 17742 (Lairdsville, PA, 35 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 17740 becomes 04771, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01747, 07417, 14707, 14770, 17047, 17074, …). The farthest-flung twin is 77401 in Bellaire, TX, 1,293 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 80%.
  • 🎯1,121 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 17740 and you would come out at 41.24°S, 102.74°E — 968 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 09m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 12m.
  • 📏 At 136.1 square miles of land, 17740 is bigger than 84% of ZIP codes — room for about 103 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population12,017This ZIP12,017
Households4,557This ZIP4,557
Housing units4,992This ZIP4,992
Median age41.4This ZIP41.4Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$70,236This ZIP$70,236Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$179,600This ZIP$179,600Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$863This ZIP$863Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.7%This ZIP20.7%
Mean commute24.5 minThis ZIP24.5 min
Population density88.3 / sq miThis ZIP88.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments236This ZIP236
Employees2,745This ZIP2,745
Annual payroll$132,787,000This ZIP$132,787,000
Tax returns filed6,090This ZIP6,090
Total adjusted gross income$379,911,000This ZIP$379,911,000

Land area

Land area136.07 sq miThis ZIP136.07 sq mi
Water area2.06 sq miThis ZIP2.06 sq mi

Counties 17740 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Lycoming County 82.9%
Clinton County 17.1%

Other place names in 17740

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 17740

ZIPCityDistance
17720 Antes Fort, PA 4.8 mi
17721 Avis, PA 5.0 mi
17744 Linden, PA 5.4 mi
17779 Woolrich, PA 6.5 mi
17748 Mc Elhattan, PA 7.5 mi
17702 Williamsport, PA 10.0 mi
17728 Cogan Station, PA 11.5 mi
17745 Lock Haven, PA 11.6 mi
17726 Castanea, PA 12.0 mi
17776 Waterville, PA 12.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 17740?

17740 is in Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania, in Lycoming County, part of the Williamsport, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.2356, -77.2568.

What county is 17740 in?

17740 spans 2 counties: Lycoming County and Clinton County. Most of it falls in Lycoming 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 area code is 17740?

Jersey Shore uses area codes 570 and 272, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 17740 in?

17740 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 17740?

About 12,017 people live in ZIP code 17740, in 4,557 households, at 88.3 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 17740?

$70,236 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 17740?

The closest are 17720 (4.8 mi), 17721 (5 mi), 17744 (5.4 mi), 17779 (6.5 mi) and 17748 (7.5 mi).

Is 17740 a PO Box ZIP code?

17740 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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